Stunts like Burger King’s McWhopper mashup are PR at its tastiest September 4, 2015 When Burger King put its best brains to work on a novel way of promoting the little known International Day of Peace on 21 September, the result probably went way beyond the expectations of anyone at either that brand or their number one competitor, McDonald’s. By proposing – through the pages of the New York [...]
Does the acquisition of Harris and Hoole from Tesco mean Caffe Nero is entering a new era? June 29, 2016 Last week's announcement that Caffe Nero has acquired in-supermarket coffee chain Harris and Hoole from Tesco sent a strong signal that the brand is committed to modernisation. This is vital in a market where casual dining brands have to fight huge levels of competition and a fast-moving, fickle audience base that will often be swayed by promotions and [...]
Focus On Brixton: David Bowie, buzzing nightlife and honest burgers keep average house prices at around £550,000 July 27, 2017 In many ways, Brixton is the capital of south London. With its excellent transport links into central London and exhaustive range of shopping, dining and nightlife options, if you didn’t have to work, you probably wouldn’t need to leave. It even has its own currency. Over 250 businesses accept the Brixton Pound and around £50,000 [...]
Before the bell: What you need to know before the US market open August 4, 2016 The Bank of England has cut interest rates and markets are loving it. Here's what you need to know before the US market open at 2:30pm London time. US stock futures are pointing up ahead of the open. The S&P is up by 0.15 per cent, the Nasdaq is up by 0.05 per cent, while [...]
McWhopper 2.0: Burger King wants to make a mash-up with Denny’s, Wayback Burger, Krystal and Giraffas – and McDonald’s is still invited September 4, 2015 A new twist in the McWhopper tale: Burger King’s McWhopper PR stunt, which was immediately shut down by its rival McDonald’s has been resurrected, after several other fast food chains "begged" to collaborate on its Peace Day campaign, it said. Burger King had an innovative idea for Peace Day. The fast food company held out [...]
Meet the “McWhopper”: Burger King proposes joining forces with McDonald’s to create hybrid burger ending decades of rivalry on Peace Day August 26, 2015 Burger King is taking on the role of Frankenstein and wants to create a (delicious) monster hybrid burger combining the best bits of its Whopper and the McDonald's Big Mac – aka, the McWhopper. The burger chain has offered an olive branch to its rival, calling for them to join forces and create the burger [...]
This app lets you book hotel rooms by the hour…but the staff promise it’s all innocent March 30, 2016 From City grandees in speedos to the side-effects of Burger King’s spicy burger, The Capitalist is all about striking mental images today. With that in mind, City A.M. has the pleasure of being invited to a "revealing insight" into Dayuse.com – a website that lets you book hotels throughout the day, by the hour…but staff promise [...]
High street restaurant dishes from Pizza Express and Barburrito have more salt than a McDonald’s Big Mac February 16, 2016 Popular dishes at some of Britain's best-known high street chains actually contain more salt than junk food favourites like a Big Mac and regular fries from McDonalds. That's according to research by Treated.com, which found some main course menu items on offer in high street chains such as Pizza Express and Barburrito "out-salt" what's generally seen as less [...]
Dunkin Donuts surprises with US sales dip as Baskin Robins ice cream demand grows February 4, 2016 Dunkin' Brands Group, the owner of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has reported expectation beating results for the fourth quarter, despite its key US sales declining. The company posted a loss of $8.9m (£6.1m) for the period, down from a profit of $52.5m in the same three months last year. Global revenue climbed 5.5 per cent to [...]
Food deliveries roll out at Uber and Burger King February 19, 2015 CONTROVERSIAL ride hire firm Uber yesterday launched its latest experiment in delivering more than just people with UberEATS in Barcelona. UberEATS works with local restaurants in the Spanish city to put together a daily selection of meals that can be ordered to arrive in under 10 minutes. Meanwhile, US fast food chain Burger King has [...]