UK

Papa John's launches Kirkcaldy site in Scotland

The owner plans to open four further stores in Scotland over the next few months.

Starbucks launches £3.99 lunch bundle for London's office workers

The offer includes the new hot Christmas sandwich range.

Starbucks introduces stylish bottles for the holiday

The limited-edition Liberty Fabrics & S’well bottles feature iconic prints by luxury design house Liberty London Fabrics.

Pizza Express adds twist to its Christmas offerings

Aside from the new offers, the Christmas Specials 2017 menu will see classic dishes make a resurgence.

Greggs' Roger Whiteside appointed as non-executive director of Card Factory

Greggs plc advises that, in accordance with LR 9.6.14(2) of the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rules, Roger Whiteside, Chief Executive, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Card Factory.

Some bidders propose to pay £25m for burger chain Byron

A former owner of Little Chef is amongst the bidders plotting a cut-price takeover of Byron.

Patisserie's profit up 9.8% to £89.3m

Its online sales are up 26% to £4.8m from £3.8m in 2016.

Krispy Kreme CEO steps down

Mike Dowell will be stepping down after four and a half years in the post.

Do your menus deliver on their promise?

It’s a fact – consumer tastes are changing.

Pizza Hut adds vegan cheese to menus nationwide

The brand now serves vegan-friendly toppings and bases.

Grind smashes £750,000 fund raising target on Crowdcube

They have now raised £1.65m against a target of £750,000, from 1102 investors.

Russian lawmaker proposes labeling fast food chains as foreign agents

He described advertisements made by US restaurants for Russian consumers as manipulative and nontransparent about their longterm health effects.

Dirty Bones to launch first site outside London

It will open its in Westgate Oxford store on the 7th of December.