Designing kitchens for a QSR environment is a fine art, but chain’s European boss explains why he thinks the company has found the right formula
Chopstix launches Westfield branch with new design concepts
Fast-expanding noodle bar chain plans to replicate new formatting across future outlets
Jollibee on the cusp of opening first UK branch after three-year wait
Asia’s largest restaurant operator is finally set to open its first site in the UK this month in what may prove to be a watershed moment for its European expansion plans. Jollibee Foods Corporation, which has grown from a small ice cream parlour in the Philippines to more than 1,300 stores throughout 14 countries, will…
Night owls and early birds account for more than three quarters of growth in UK foodservice market
257 million people visit food outlets between midnight and 7am each year, according to figures released by The NDP Group. The number accounts for 83% of growth in the foodservice market. The 257m people are a small proportion of Britain’s out-of-home (OOH) foodservice industry, which registered more than 11.3 billion visits for year ending May…
QSR chief sets up personal consultancy to steer operators through tough times
Max Hilton Jenvey, the former chief operating officer of QSR chain Chopstix and a 30-year veteran of the foodservice sector, is setting up his own consultancy to help steer troubled and fledgling operators through difficult times. Mr Jenvey, whose business will trade under the name ‘Oxxygen’, said he had spotted “both a gap and requirement”…
EXCLUSIVE: Taco Bell will ring the changes if new equipment boosts kitchen productivity
Taco Bell, the world’s largest Mexican-inspired restaurant chain, says it is constantly on the look-out for innovations that can boost kitchen productivity in a bid to enhance the successful QSR template it has spent years honing. Although the chain operates just 24 stores in the UK, versus the 7,000 that it runs in the US…
McDonald’s reveals size of capital budget for 2018
Ever wondered what the capital budget might be for a global fast food behemoth like McDonald’s? The answer, for 2018 at least, is a whopping $2.4 billion (£1.7 billion). The chain has allocated the spend to its ‘Experience of the Future’ strategy, which will see it reshape the way customers place orders and put technology…
Ex-Whitbread and Punch head takes over at QSR chain
A veteran of the hospitality sector with senior management experience at Punch and Whitbread has been named as the managing director of fast-growing QSR chain Chopstix Group. Jon Lake has taken over the business with immediate effect with a remit to steer the chain through its next stage of growth. It recently bought rival operator…
Discounting taking ‘heavy toll’ on casual dining sector
Discounting within the hospitality sector is coming at the expense of operational productivity, a global software partner for the industry has warned. Fourth, has revealed that productivity across the UK hospitality industry has fallen, with the key measure of ‘sales per labour hour sitting’ dropping 62p to £34.01 over the last six months, with the rate…
Business growth spurt with QSRs prompts rebrand for tech solutions company
A Stoke-on-Trent-based tech-solutions company that supports quick service restaurants (QSR) has announced a rebranding scheme off the back of rapid expansion. Fifteen Digital, which has forged business relationships with QSR chains such as KFC, Taco Bell, Costa Coffee and Dunkin’ Donuts, has renamed itself as the Fifteen Group in a bid to expand the company.…
