Food Services
NPD Group sees growth in delivery in 2018
NPD Group sees growth in delivery in 2018
The delivery service has seen a boom, despite the high inflation and stagnant wage growth.
HMRC imposes sugar tax on the soft drinks industry
This new levy will apply to the production and importation of soft drinks containing added sugar.
Starbucks appoints new creative account in EMEA region
Iris' first work for the coffee brand will launch next year and run across 41 markets.
Global News Wrap Up: KFC's Escape Pod; McDonald's Korea novelty building; Coffee retailers supermarket ambitions
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.
Sainsbury trials pizza pre-ordering service in three sites
Customers can order a personalised takeaway pizza by telephone and pick it up in-store 30 minutes later.
Deliveroo raises almost $500m in new funding
Deliveroo is now valued at over $2 billion dollars.
Deliveroo, Dubai Airports launch the region's first airport food delivery
DeliverooDXB enables passengers to order food straight to their boarding gates.
Nando's partners with Waterscan for water procurement work
Waterscan will conduct margin analysis to assist in the bid evalution.
Burger King UK set for rapid expansion following Bridgepoint investment
It will simultaneously acquire Caspian UK Group, one of the UK’s Burger King franchisees with 74 restaurants.
New York stock listing for Pret A Manger faces delay
A spokesman for Bridgepoint however insisted that work on a float is still underway.
Yo! Sushi buys Bento Sushi to kick start North American expansion
The deal will value YO! at £81 million.
Zing Zing plans suburban London strategy to take bite out of £1.5 bn Chinese market
The brand looks to take on an industry that is hugely popular in the UK, with their principles of great quality food, fresh flavours and simplicity...
CMA clears Just Eat/Hungryhouse transaction
Just Eat expects the transaction to be completed on the 31st of January 2018.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Starbucks to roll out Princi bakery and café globally; Deliveroo offers free unlimited delivery service; Moringa is the next matcha, says research
Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.
Chopstix concludes first acquisition
It purchased the Yangtze chain of restaurants from The Wok Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
Busaba Eathai report £18m pre-tax loss
The loss was 239% up on last year’s figure of -£5 million.
Key takeaways from the IGD Food-to-Go Conference
IGD estimate the out of home market will be worth £17.4b in 2017, growing to £23.5b in 2022.