Just A Minute
| Often accompanied by: | Oasis |
| Used by: | Top Rank |
| Introduced: | 1980s |
| Removed: | 1992 |
| Predecessors: | Highway Express |
| Successors: | Pavilion Snack Cafe |
| See also: | Burger Express, Julie's Pantry |
The name Just A Minute was a takeaway burger bar created by Rank in the late 1980s, as part of an overhaul of all their internal branding.
Until then, some Rank service areas had a takeaway counter branded 'Highway Express'. Just A Minute was designed to look fresher and carry fewer motorway connotations, in an era where their rivals were also rolling out burger bars. The emblem was a forefinger next to a speech-mark uttering the name.
Just A Minute was rolled out to most, if not all, Rank sites, including the A-road sites.
After Rank was sold to Pavilion in 1991, the old trademarks had to be removed within a few months. The Just A Minute units became Pavilion Snack Cafe, and were later refurbished to have a more enclosed seating area.
Locations
It's assumed that Just A Minute made it to all Top Rank sites. These were:
- Anderton (M61)
- Aust (M4)
- Bangor (A55)
- Cardiff West (M4)
- Farthing Corner (M2)
- Forton (M6)
- Hilton Park (M6)
- Knutsford (M6)
- Newark (A1/A46)
- Scotch Corner (A1)
- Swansea West (M4)