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At the start of July, Subway announced plans to open up to 500 stores over the next three years, taking its potential estate to 3,000 in the UK and Ireland by 2020. Is the shopper appetite there to support this growth? The short answer is yes, particularly as the business evolves its proposition to take new shopper priorities into account. Here, Rhian Thomas, Shopper Insight Manager at IGD, looks at the top three considerations for Subway as it rolls out its plans.

It introduces the Big Top Muffin to add to its Curious Creation range this summer.

The Italian all-day restaurant group has appointed Peter Casey to the position.

Scottish and English cod boats of the Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group are now MSC certified.

The newly-opened fried chicken brand will be closed for two days to debrief.

It has achieved significant growth and has created more than 1,500 jobs in Northern Ireland.

SOHO Coffee Co. opened the door to its seventh store in London.

As uncertainty brought by Brexit sets in, the UK finds itself in turbulence.

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The takeaway sector has been one of the strongest performing areas of the UK economy over the last decade.

The sandwich brand has secured a new partnership with the NFL London Games for three years.

It’s been a busy time at LEON. Having moved to renewable energy last August, they recently announced that they would become 100 percent solar powered, just as they began offering up more environmentally friendly menu choices.

Fulman Shore has so far opened 13 new Franco Manca pizzerias during the year.

The former Pizza Express exec Nick Young will join Byron as its new COO.

Effective immediately, Lucy Lee Helm will serve as the brand’s leading PRO.