Fry hard: It turns out McDonald’s fries have more than three times as many ingredients in the US than the UK January 23, 2015 McDonald's has released the recipe to its fries – and it turns out UK chip-lovers are getting a vastly different item to their US counterparts. For the UK's version of the McDonald's fry – 337 calories for a medium-sized box – diners are treated to a heady mix of potatoes, two kinds of vegetable oil, [...]
Starbucks, Costa, Caffe Nero, Wild Bean Cafe and Pret A Manger compared: Where does your morning coffee cost the most? October 12, 2015 The United Kingdom adores coffee: a cup of java can now be sought out on almost every street in London, and there is no shortage of punters. That's why coffee enthusiasts can choose from (wait for it): Starbucks, Costa, Caffe Nero, Wild Bean Cafe, Pret A Manger, and a range of smaller independent coffee shops. Read more: Starbucks lets [...]
Halfords share price plummets on poor summer bike sales September 2, 2015 Shares in car and bike maintenance retailer Halfords fell more than 7.7 per cent to 470.6p in early trading, after this summer's soggy weather hit its bicycle sales. The figures Like-for-like sales at the company dropped 1.3 per cent in the eight weeks to the end of August – although for cycling specifically the fall was 11 [...]
Brit upsizes to chief exec job at Mcdonald’s January 28, 2015 FAST FOOD giant McDonald’s yesterday announced chief executive Don Thompson would retire at the end of February after two and a half years and be succeeded by Watford-born Steve Easterbrook, the company’s branding chief and former boss of McDonald’s UK.
Where can I use Apple Pay in the UK? The A-Z of shops, restaurants and apps which will accept mobile payment with iPhone 6 and 6 Plus November 17, 2015 Apple launched its mobile payment service, Apple Pay, in the UK in its first mobile payment move beyond the US, capitalising on the boom in mobile and contactless payments among consumers. iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users can now pay with just the tap of a smartphone, or Apple Watch, across the high street and [...]
The next Fifa president? Three potential obstacles for Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa in his bid to replace Sepp Blatter October 16, 2015 With Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini currently serving 90-day suspensions from football, a new candidate is set to stake his claim for the Fifa throne – Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa. According to reports, the member of the Bahrain royal family is set on replacing the outgoing Blatter as president of Fifa after receiving support [...]
Venezuela: Oil rich nation is sinking deeper into crisis – and could be heading for a default on its debt February 26, 2016 Once the leading light of Latin America, low oil prices and state overspending have left the economy shattered. Now it’s heading for default on its debts. “I don’t think the market’s in any doubt that it will default, they just don’t know when,” says Paul Wetterwald, chief economist of Indosuez Wealth Management. “It is impossible to [...]
Halfords shares in a spin after poor cycle sales September 3, 2015 SHARES in bikes-to-car parts retailer Halfords took a downhill course yesterday after this summer’s wet weather hit cycling sales in the second quarter. Group like-for-like sales dropped 1.3 per cent in the eight weeks to the end of August – with cycling recording a sharp fall of 11 per cent. The company blamed the poor [...]
Restaurateur Des McDonald discusses the burger revolution, forests and what it means to have cooking in your blood December 7, 2014 Sitting in your own month-old restaurant would be extremely exciting for most people. It is for Des McDonald too, except this is one of six – and they’ve all opened within the last two years. His second branch of The Fish & Chip Shop is the latest, and it’s bringing the City what McDonald describes [...]
McDonald’s made bubblegum flavoured broccoli to get kids to eat healthier November 16, 2014 How to get children hooked on healthy food? McDonald’s attempted to solve that conundrum by making it taste like unhealthy food. The company's chief executive, Don Thompson, has been quoted as admitting that the restaurant tried to get kids to eat healthier by designing broccoli that tasted like bubblegum. According to reports [...]