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Glasgow Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Glasgow Times
Award-winning restaurant to open in Glasgow's St Enoch Centre
Monterey Jack's will make a 'much-anticipated' return to the city centre later this month. The American-style eatery, known for its 'bold flavours', announced it will be opening a brand-new venue in the St Enoch Shopping Centre. READ MORE: 'Viral' food spot opened in Glasgow's St Enoch's Centre READ MORE: Shoppers buzzing as new food spot to open in Glasgow centre Famous for its 'gourmet burgers', and being voted Scotland's best for five consecutive years, Monterey Jack's already has several venues across the country, including one at Glasgow Fort, M&D's theme park in Motherwell, and another in XSite Braehead in Renfrewshire. Its new venue in the St Enoch Centre is expected to create around 20 jobs for the city. Bosses of the eatery revealed it is expected to open in late June. It comes after the firm closed its restaurant in the Merchant City in 2023. (Image: Supplied) Ian Shorrock, Head of Retail at Praxis, which recently acquired St. Enoch Centre, said: 'We're delighted to welcome Monterey Jack's to St. Enoch Centre. "Fans of the acclaimed chain will no doubt be thrilled to have this award-winning restaurant return to the city centre. 'With multiple new jobs created, this is another positive step forward for Glasgow's hospitality sector and will strengthen the city's diverse F&B offering.' Gary Marshall, owner of Monterey Jacks in Glasgow, said: 'It's a pleasure to be returning to Glasgow city centre with our new location in the iconic St. Enoch Centre. "Since closing our Merchant Square branch in 2023, we have had countless requests to return to the centre of Glasgow. "We have built a loyal fanbase here and are happy to be making our big comeback later this June!'
Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Burger chain which suddenly closed restaurants making shock return to Scots city
They had previously blamed the cost-of-living crisis for closing their previous city restaurant WE'RE BACK Burger chain which suddenly closed restaurants making shock return to Scots city Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A POPULAR restaurant chain, which abruptly closed several of its Scottish locations earlier this year, is set to make a comeback. Monterey Jack's is renowned for its gourmet American-style burgers, hot dogs, nachos, and cocktails. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 They are set to reopen in Glasgow this month Credit: Scottish Sun 4 Signage has appeared in the shopping centre Credit: Scottish Sun 4 Monterey Jack's announces return of their restaurant to Glasgow Credit: Scottish Sun However, over the past year, the franchise lost several locations, including Dunfermline, East Kilbride, and Glasgow City Centre. At the time, bosses attributed the closures to the cost-of-living crisis, staffing challenges, and tough economic conditions. The chain currently operates six locations across Scotland. But there is good news on the horizon for the burger brand, as it prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Monterey Jack's is set to make a significant return to the country's largest city after losing its central Glasgow location. The new venue is expected to open this month. Signage has already appeared in the St Enoch Centre, indicating a new location is on its way. Large branding has been installed in the shopping precinct's newest food court, accompanied by a "coming soon" sign that reads: "It's happening." The sign also states: "Award-winning, 100 per cent fresh, prime beef burgers. Succulent chicken, gourmet dawgs, delicious fresh shakes and desserts, and a bucket load of sides. You lucky things!" The firm confirmed via its Facebook page that the site is set to open in June 2025 though the exact opening date remains unclear. The Sun tries Wetherspoons' new menu Fans of the chain have taken to the comments to share their excitement about its return. One wrote: "Love MJ's! This will be great when we're shopping in Glasgow!" Another commented: "As centre staff myself, I actually can't wait to try Monterey Jack's UK – never tried it before!" A third added: "I loved the one in Merchant Square. "Such a shame it closed, like most places in there recently. "Looking forward to it opening."
The Courier
14-05-2025
- The Courier
Wednesday court round-up — Onlyfans threat and glazed eyes
A Broughty Ferry driver high on cannabis was caught behind the wheel on the A90 at almost double the drug-drive limit. First offender , of King Street, appeared at Forfar Sheriff Court to admit driving with excess Delta-9-THC (3.9mics/ 2). Police pulled him over near Muiryfaulds at 12.50pm on May 14 last year due to a minor vehicle defect and noticed a smell of cannabis. They noted the 27-year-old's eyes were glazed over. Solicitor Billy Rennie said: 'His position is he'd used it the night before.' Sheriff Mark Thorley disqualified Ramsay, who works in social media, from driving for a year and fined him £640. Three men have appeared in court following alleged break-ins at Perth city centre establishments. Police said arrests were made after incidents at Monterey Jack's and the Sandeman pub in the early hours of Saturday and Monday morning respectively. Laptops, money and alcohol were reportedly taken. Brothers , 32, and , 28, and 33-year-old appeared on petition at Perth Sheriff Court. The trio face multiple charges of theft by housebreaking. Zack De Schafta also faces an allegation of assault. The men made no plea and were remanded in custody. They are likely to make a follow-up appearance at the same court next week. Shamed Perth Scoutmaster was placed on a four-month curfew and the sex offenders register for five years. He was found guilty after a trial of pestering teenage boys with sexual messages, leaving them confused and frightened. A man has been fined after threatening to expose a woman's OnlyFans account to her father over a child maintenance dispute. Groundworker , of Hindley Green near Wigan, appeared at Forfar Sheriff Court to admit acting in a threating or abusive manner on May 25 last year. The 34-year-old pled guilty to making offensive remarks towards the woman in Forfar, threatening to advise her father of her use of the internet and attempting to coerce her into cancelling a child maintenance claim. During a phone call, he said: 'I have a lot on you, I'm giving you 48 hours to cancel the claim or I'm going to social services. 'I could be a c**t and ruin you with the evidence I have.' Prosecutor Lissie Cook added: 'He further threatened to tell the complainer's father that she was the owner of an OnlyFans account.' Solicitor Kyra Strachan said: 'He ultimately lost his temper and made threats.' Sheriff Mark Thorley fined first offender Abram £420 and said: 'I'm sure you appreciate you went about this the wrong way.' A pair of teenagers battered a man they lured to a Fife viaduct in the dead of night in a dispute over 'stolen cigarettes'. Masked and left their victim bloodied after attacking with a spanner on July 1 last year. A Dundee driver who crashed into an oncoming car after veering into the wrong lane has been banned from the road. was motoring along the A926 Alyth to Blairgowrie route in Perthshire when the collision happened on June 22 last year. The 26-year-old's Hyundai was seen by witnesses crossing the central line several times. At about 3pm, he drove into the opposing carriageway, into the path of a Volvo. Prosecutor Jill Drummond said Rehman's car struck the rear offside of the vehicle, causing damage to the side panel and causing a tyre to blow out. Rehman's car then mounted a grass verge. He appeared at Perth Sheriff Court and admitted a charge of dangerous driving. Sheriff Alison McKay told him his driving was 'well below the standard of a competent driver.' She fined him £750 and disqualified him for a year.
Daily Record
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
M&D's Highly Recommended for ‘Best Day Out category' at Scottish Entertainment & Hospitality Awards
The family favourite destination was also short-listed for 'Best Hospitality Employer' and 'Best Casual Dining' for its Monterey Jack's American themed diner. M&D's Scotland's Theme Park was Highly Recommended for the 'Best Day Out category' at the 13th Scottish Entertainment & Hospitality Awards. The family favourite destination was also short-listed for 'Best Hospitality Employer' and 'Best Casual Dining' for its Monterey Jack's American themed diner. Jensen Taylor Connelly, M&D's director, said: 'It's fantastic to be recognised by your peers in this way especially when so many organisations are short-listed across Scotland. 'We had a terrific time celebrating at the awards ceremony and will continue to ensure we offer our visitors the best value and day out possible.' Located next to Strathclyde Country Park, M&D's is one of Scotland's top visitor attractions. The Theme Park features thrill rides and family rides, as well as a host of activities, for all age groups.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Signs Jack In The Box Is Struggling
Jack in the Box has survived in one form or another since the 1950s. While it initially started out as a hamburger stand, it later toyed with the idea of being an upscale and mature chain called Monterey Jack's before finally taking its place among the icons of fast food. How did the company do it? Part of its success comes down to the fact that it has always been willing to try new things. Jack in the Box may sell burgers and fries like McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's, but it's also a place where consumers can find very special tacos with a cult following, an array of chicken products, rice bowls, egg rolls, and churros. It's also responsible for some of the most consistently offbeat yet hilarious advertisements in the fast food industry. There are still thousands of Jack in the Box stores around the U.S. open for business. These restaurants typically operate from breakfast through the late-night -- which, coincidentally, seems to be when Jack in the Box comes to life, with the fast food chain doing notably well between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. Its menu remains consistent, and it still produces a steady stream of entertaining commercials. However, there have been a few signs lately that the chain is struggling. Whether it's moving into a rut or veering towards something more permanent, we're growing concerned about the fast food chain. Here's why the future isn't looking so bright for Jack in the Box. Read more: Fast Food Chains That Serve The Highest And Lowest Quality Burgers In the first quarter of 2025, Americans spent less money than they had in four years. Rising costs, impending tariffs on international goods, and shaky confidence in the domestic economy inspired millions to cut back on their purchases, with fast food chains feeling the sting and, in turn, closing restaurants. Jack in the Box, which boasts more than 2,000 restaurants, experienced such a speedy loss of business that in April 2025, it announced a plan to quickly shut down somewhere between 150 and 200 locations. The company explained that it would close the restaurants generating the least profits, despite a significant chunk of this lineup being in operation for more than three decades. While Jack in the Box didn't immediately announce which spots would close down, it did reveal that the plans will affect 80 to 120 restaurants by the end of 2025. The remaining targeted outlets will close on a looser timeline, as per the terms of franchisee contracts. Altogether, about 1% of Jack in the Box's footprint will disappear in order to make conditions more economically agreeable. The company doesn't think the first round of closures will fully fix its problems, either. It aims to reduce its store count by another 1% in 2026 and maintain this annual rate for the foreseeable future. Mexican-inspired fast food got its start in the United States in Southern California. That's where Taco Bell opened its first store, as did Jack in the Box, which is arguably just as popular for its unique deep-fried tacos as it is for its burgers. The chain has tried on multiple occasions to claim a bigger piece of the Tex-Mex market, and then come to regret it. It bought, expanded, and sold off Qdoba in 2017 after sales dropped abruptly. Just five years later, Jack in the Box Inc. completed its acquisition of the entirety of California-founded Del Taco. The new owners spent $585 million on the fast food company, acquiring around 600 restaurants. Less than three years later, a beleaguered Jack in the Box is ready to bail on its latest fast food Mexican subsidiary. In fiscal year 2024, sales at Del Taco locations fell by 1.5%. Del Taco also closed its restaurants in Colorado in early 2025. Blaming the desire to pay off $300 million or more of its debt by mid-2026, Jack in the Box declared in April 2025 that it was officially exploring sale options for Del Taco. A confident company with a solid financial outlook is one with a clear and unified marketing plan. Jack in the Box has seemingly been faltering in this area. As recently as a few years ago, its advertising was humorous with a strong narrative that revolved around Jack Box, the company's eager (and slightly unhinged) CEO, portrayed by an actor wearing a clown headpiece designed to look like Jack in the Box's logo and antenna toppers. In the last few years, Jack in the Box has moved away from that very entrenched campaign and instead started targeting a new niche audience. The Jack Box character still narrates its ads, but is rarely seen. Jack in the Box advertisements have focused more on food, deals, and bargain boxes. Many of these are somewhat audaciously marketed to marijuana aficionados, stressing that most stores are open late at night and that they sell a variety of Munchie Meals. In 2025, the company gave a nod to the subculture with a line of pineapple-based drinks and desserts sold under the "Pineapple Express" umbrella title, alluding to the stoner comedy of the same name. At the end of the day, a fast food chain's fortunes are only as good as its food. Regular Jack in the Box customers have reported growing tired with the chain's offerings and instead moving on to get their burgers, tacos, and chicken sandwiches elsewhere, having been deterred by menu changes and the use of new ingredients. Jack in the Box customers have flocked online to debate whether the company has quietly changed the shells used in its tacos. "Today I bought 6 tacos and the shells were entirely different," posted one user on Reddit. "Way thicker, less crunchy and bland with burn marks all over them. I called the local restaurant and they agreed the shells looked different." Other Jack in the Box regular customers agreed that something seemed amiss. In the summer of 2024, another Jack in the Box fan noticed a supposed shift in the chain's barbecue sauce. "Today I went and the label on the sauce was different, it was only 3/4 of the way full and WAY sweeter [than] before," they wrote on Reddit. An alleged Jack in the Box employee confirmed that the company had begun serving different barbecue and sweet and sour dipping sauces, much to the chagrin of other customers. A suite of international economic issues in recent years has manifested in the form of price increases on many consumer goods, including food. The impact is clear at some fast food restaurants. Jack in the Box is one of the many chains affected. According to The Street, items on the fast food giant's menu sustained an average cost increase of 45% between 2019 and 2024. For customers who are still content with the quality of food at Jack in the Box, pricing is a factor that still pushes them to eat elsewhere. Until a few years ago, the restaurant chain was among the least expensive fast food purveyors. "I would order from Jack to save money and get a quick meal like [every day] a year and a half ago. Now it feels not worth it," one Reddit user wrote. Using the Jack in the Box app offers some discounts, but even those deals seem lackluster to customers. "I used to be able to get a good deal on the 'App only' section or their coupons because there was variety. Now they just force you to spend $10+ in order to get something," alleged another Reddit user. Potentially closing down hundreds of stores and getting rid of Del Taco are just two items in a far-reaching self-preservation plan adopted by Jack in the Box in 2025. Jack in the Box's "Jack on Track" plan was unveiled to shareholders in April 2025. It's a complex series of business and corporate moves that will theoretically reverse Jack in the Box's slide by improving cash flow and reorganizing its real estate portfolio, adding it to the list of restaurant chains making big changes in 2025. As part of a capital allocation program, Jack in the Box hopes to produce fresh income by selling off properties and then immediately use that money to reduce its accrued debts. The fast food chain will also forgo paying dividends to stockholders for now and instead use those funds to tackle its debts, plus reacquire as many shares as possible. As far as growth is concerned, Jack in the Box will hold off building new restaurants from 2026 and instead take on the less costly move of revamping existing locations. At least Jack in the Box knows it needs to change and is trying to course-correct. The "Jack on Track" agenda directly acknowledges some qualms that customers and fast food industry experts have voiced about the fast food chain. Chick-fil-A, Raising Cane's, and McDonald's are growing despite operating under the same economic conditions, and yet Jack in the Box's numbers are falling or standing still. According to Steven Johnson -- known as the Grocerant Guru with consultancy Foodservice Solutions -- the issue is that Jack in the Box's operations are similarly not moving forward. Other brands generate interest and business with limited offers and specials, while Jack in the Box's pursuit of the stoner segment operates at the expense of attracting new customers. Research also suggests that Jack in the Box is lagging in efficiency, which can lead to customer dissatisfaction. Its average wait time in the drive-thru is about five minutes, far longer than that of competitors like McDonald's and Chick-fil-A. Also making a visit to Jack in the Box more clunky and unattractive is its failure to utilize emerging technology. While Jack in the Box has an app, it rates low in customer satisfaction and is subject to glitches. For more food and drink goodness, join The Takeout's newsletter. Get taste tests, food & drink news, deals from your favorite chains, recipes, cooking tips, and more! Read the original article on The Takeout.
