A few years back, Abu Dhabi was a mere question mark. ABU WHERE? 100 km down the road was the shining star of the Gulf, Dubai – the city where bling never sleeps. Loud, bombastic and dominant, Dubai was the brash city cousin with the biggest, tallest and meanest of everything from malls to towers, islands to glitzy events | more |
The Horeca top 100, which ranks the top-selling companies/brands in the Netherlands, achieved a total turnover of some half a billion euros in 2009. The front runner, McDonald’s, managed to extend the lead it had established last year, recording an increase of 5.5% to V558 m (previous year V529 m) with 221 outlets |
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The world’s local restaur ant: the market leader serves 60 m customers per day. With system-wide sales of more than US$72 bn, McDonald’s Corporation announced another strong year for 2009, driven by global comparable sales growth. When set against those of the other foodservice giants, McD’s figures for the most recent business year appear excellent |
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They have never provided an easily exportable model but pubs continue to be major players in UK foodservice. Despite ever-tougher trading conditions, one business in particular – the 783-unit J D Wetherspoon chain – has kept on growing its estate and profits by giving customers what they want |
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