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Fast food gets gentrified
17 June, 2013
Fast food has shaken off its unhealthy and cheap image to move way upmarket, says the Observer in some analysis of eating out trends. more...
McDonald’s lays supply tracks with app
17 June, 2013
The Australian operation of McDonald’s has launched a new app to let people track the progress of the food they eat through the supply chain, the Telegraph reports. The ‘Track My Macca’s’ app shows customers the supply chain of menu items including burgers, chicken nuggets and fries.
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Dunstone ready to roll with Five Guys
17 June, 2013
US burger concept Five Guys is primed to make a big splash in the UK, says Charles Dunstone in the Evening Standard. The first London branch will open in Covent Garden 4 July, with four more lined up for central London. more...
New glass to hang up mobile phones
17 June, 2013
A Brazilian design company has found an imaginative way to combat the social trend of people fiddling with their phones in pubs and bars—a glass that only works when it is placed on a mobile.more...
Byron off the block
17 June, 2013
Fast-growing ‘better burger’ chain Byron is no longer for sale, according to Dominic Walsh in the Times. Owner Gondola has pulled the plug on the process after bids fell short of the £100m that had been estimated as an asking price. more...
Smartphones to get breath test gadget
12 June, 2013
Breathalysers will soon enter the smartphone age, reports the Huffington Post. It looks at the forthcoming launch of Alcohoot, a gadget that plugs into the top of a smartphone to calculate blood alcohol levels via sensors.more...
B&K raises money for more sites
12 June, 2013
The Brewhouse & Kitchen concept has picked up £5m in fundraising to step up its pace of expansion. The company will us some of the money to acquire three more pubs by the end of the year. It launched its first venture on the site of a former Wetherspoon pub in Portsmouth this year. more...
Ministry of Sound strikes TV placement deal
11 June, 2013
Renowned London nightclub Ministry of Sound has agreed a deal to have a product placement in TV show The Only Way is Essex, according to Brand Republic. more...
Panera backs pay-what-you-can
11 June, 2013
Top US chain Panera Bread is sticking to its pay-what-you-can concept, says chief executive Ron Shaich in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.more...
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