Sustainable procurement can be expensive, especially for small companies without the financial clout to buy products and services in bulk. But for independent restaurants and fish and chip shops help is at hand thanks to a new “group certificate” initiative set up by a former employee of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The ROC Group, run by Ruth Westcott, will open up the … [Read more...]
SUBWAY® Brand maintains Number 1 spot as top global franchise
In the UK and Ireland, the SUBWAY® brand has already surpassed 1700 stores in 2013 and has recently announced plans to increase this to 3000 over the next six years, creating around 13,000 new jobs. Now, Franchise Direct, a leading online resource for global franchise opportunities, has named the SUBWAY® brand as the Number 1 franchise opportunity for the fourth year in a … [Read more...]
Domino’s goes back to front to focus on quality ingredients
Domino’s Pizza has unveiled a new marketing campaign, spanning TV, VOD, mobile, PR and social media, to promote the quality of its ingredients and bring to life the fact that every pizza is made by hand and made fresh to order. The campaign kicks off with a 30 second TV ad which shows the pizza making process played back to front from delicious slices of pizza in the hand of a … [Read more...]
From Pelican to Red Lemon
The Pelican in Notting Hill is now under new ownership after DCL - the leisure specialists - sold the remainder of a 20 year free of tie lease from April 2012 to private operator Alli Kyle for an undisclosed sum. The vendor - Gareth Lloyd-Jones - is the former CEO of Gourmet Holdings and former owner of dining pub group Bel & The Dragon. He continues to operate two … [Read more...]
YO! Sushi sets sights on London to drive growth
YO! Sushi, the leading Japanese restaurant group, has its eyes firmly set on the capital in 2014 as it prepares to take London by storm with the launch of five new London area restaurants. The new openings come after a decade long expansion outside London with key sites now established in Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Glasgow totalling 67 in the UK and 11 restaurants … [Read more...]