Although challenged by the recession the number of restaurants, takeaways and other catering outlets across Britain has continued to rise for almost two decades. According to a new survey by the real estate services advisor, CBRE, catering... Read More
Harry Ramsden’s — which boasts that it serves the world’s most famous fish and chips — is set to return to the roots of its eponymous founder with the biggest franchise deal in the company’s 87 year history. The agreement, which includes the... Read More
Thanks to an increase in the number of consumers in possession of smartphones or tablet computers, the retail industry is seeing a huge rise in online orders. This has proved to be good news for takeaway chain Domino’s Pizza which, thanks to strong... Read More
When Hugh Osmond, along with entrepreneur Luke Johnson, purchased the Pizza Express chain in 1993 for £18 million, he ushered in an era which would see the Italian restaurant brand float on the stock market and expand its commercial property portfolio to 367... Read More
Although Chinese takeaways are popular fixtures of almost every high street the length and breadth of the country, these outlets tend to be independent and do not utilise the “strength in numbers” marketing technique of rival chain food stores such as... Read More
In the midst of the obesity epidemic which has affected the Western world for the past decade or so, fast food restaurants have been demonised, by some health experts, as one of the driving forces behind Britain’s expanding waistlines. As a result, campaign... Read More
The high street has struggled greatly in the past few years, with poor weather driving customers indoors and into the arms of e-tailers only exacerbating the issue of the economic crisis. As a result, chains which previously enjoyed huge success in town... Read More
