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Sainsbury's pizzas now available on Deliveroo
23 Jul 19
The supermarket group wants a slice of the £8 billion food delivery market.
The Fulham Shore reports double-digit rise in revenue
23 Jul 19
Shares jumped more than 5% in early trading as a result.
Uber Eats to partner with Karma Kitchens to pilot restaurant ‘accelerator' programme
23 Jul 19
The company expects to partner with up to ten restaurants in the initiative.
Black Sheep Coffee buys rival chain Taylor St: report
23 Jul 19
The move comes a month after the business secured £13 million in funding.
The Halal Guys considering “alternative services” following Uber Eats delisting
23 Jul 19
The chain was briefly removed from the platform due to not having a food hygiene rating.
Pure opens 21st UK store in Liverpool Street Station
23 Jul 19
The new outlet looks to service passengers commuting into London and working in Broadgate Circle.
Sukho Restaurant Group to open Zaap Thai site in York
23 Jul 19
The company looks to open 3-4 more sites over the next 3 years.
YO! Sushi eyes a bigger lunch crowd with new food-to-go range
23 Jul 19
The items are available for pick-up or delivery via Deliveroo.
Papa John's celebrates latest menu addition with first pizza for bees
23 Jul 19
The one-inch ‘Beezza’ was made to raise awareness for its partnership with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.
Wagamama introduces a trio of vegan desserts
23 Jul 19
The vegan desserts are part of the chain’s summer menu.
Just Eat starts display of UK restaurants' food hygiene ratings
23 Jul 19
The move will give customers direct access to independent data on restaurants’ hygiene standards.
SSP Group sees revenues grow by 10.3% in Q3
23 Jul 19
Like-for-like sales growth in the UK was in line with their expectations.
Coca-Cola HBC to introduce Costa Coffee products in several markets in 2020
23 Jul 19
The move comes months after the beverage company bought the cafe chain.
HMSHost to bring five stores to Manchester Airport's ‘super terminal'
23 Jul 19
The stores are set to open in 2020.
Café Rouge to publish ‘detailed' access guides from AccessAble
23 Jul 19
The guides will be available in the companies’ websites and apps.
More Brits using plant-based milk alternatives: Mintel
22 Jul 19
33% of customers aged 16-24 use plant-based milk alternatives in 2019.
Deliveroo's rolls out ‘Food Procurement' service nationwide
19 Jul 19
The service allows restaurants to purchase cooking ingredients and supplies at reduced prices via deals negotiated by the delivery company.
Roasters anticipating brewing growth amid strong market demand: study
19 Jul 19
Almost half of UK roasters say they are planning operational expansion.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Taco Bell's hotel menu revealed; Plant-based meat sales predicted to reach US$85 billion by 2030; Slim Chickens' 600-store plan
19 Jul 19
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Social Media Wrap Up: LEON bound for Wimbledon; Bubbleology going to Oxford; Frankie and Benny's vegan items return
19 Jul 19
 Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week.
Mariage Frères unveils its 2019 Christmas Collection
17 Jul 19
The holiday-themed offerings are also available for nationwide delivery.
Executives to hold talks with Gove to raise recycling scheme concerns: report
17 Jul 19
The scheme is aimed at cutting the 3 billion plastic drinks bottles incinerated, sent to landfill or left to litter.
Wheyhey to launch pop-up shop at Oxford Street East
17 Jul 19
The brand wants another 20 stand alone stores in the UK & Ireland in 2020.
SSP opens first Burger King at Brussels South Charleroi Airport
16 Jul 19
The chain looks to get a share of the 25,000 travellers that come through the airport daily.
Butcher and the Farmer set to make international debut at The O2
16 Jul 19
The farm-to-table concept will open its doors in September.
Santander trials first ‘work cafe' in the UK for small businesses, entrepreneurs
16 Jul 19
The cafe, launching on 18 July, will also be open to customers of other banks.
Wok&Go opens first branch in Portugal
16 Jul 19
Its founder plans to establish 20 new stores over the next 10 years.
Homeslice Pizza to host pop up in Greece
16 Jul 19
The chain will serve their 20" pizzas during a three-day festival in September.
Just Eat enters the catering market with EUR 18m acquisition of City Pantry
16 Jul 19
The purchased startup currently feeds over 120,000 people monthly.
Domino's Pizza operator in Turkey, Russia reports 26.4% system sales growth in H1 2019
15 Jul 19
The pizza chain says digital is driving the business forward.
Restaurant chains enjoyed collective 6.1% like-for-like sales boost in cooler June: study
15 Jul 19
Pubs, meanwhile, suffered a hangover from last year’s heat-wave and football fever.
The Cheese Bar creators to launch 40-metre cheese conveyor belt restaurant
15 Jul 19
Pick & Cheese is slated to open at the new KERB street food market in Seven Dials.
Pret A Manger in exclusive tie-up with Deliveroo
15 Jul 19
Both companies will be giving away thousands of free treats throughout the month.
WowYauChow launches its first online and mobile ordering service
15 Jul 19
A third site by the British-Chinese concept is slated to open later this year.
200 Degrees opens new outlet in Liverpool's Metquarter centre
15 Jul 19
It will also to open second coffee shop in central Birmingham next month.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Tim Hortons' secret menu goes ‘Beyond'; Burger King's US$1 tacos; Starbucks' ‘tie-dye' frappuccino gets mixed reception
12 Jul 19
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Social Media Wrap Up: MOD Pizza's baked halloumi sticks; Chilango's plant-based burrito; Newcastle's first Greggs drive-thru
12 Jul 19
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Patisserie Valerie closing 14 more stores
12 Jul 19
Up to 100 job losses are expected.
Pubs and bars “more upbeat” as restaurant confidence falters: study
11 Jul 19
A new survey from CGA and Fourth shows “patchy optimism” amid major challenges.
Subway introduces new vegan wrap, gluten-free bread
11 Jul 19
The sandwich chain continues its meat-free movement.

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