All Balans Restaurant Group articles
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Qatari restaurant concept eyes five for London
A Qatari restaurant concept called Apple Butter is looking to open five sites in London, with the first secured in Covent Garden for a launch later this year. The business, which was established in Qatar’s capital Doha, is based around homemade desserts with a twist and speciality coffee, alongside gourmet ...
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Analysis & InsightMastering menu design
MCA’s Menu & Food Trends report provides some valuable insight into emerging and established fashions in dish description. MCA market insight director Steve Gotham digs deeper and reveals the most commonly used phrases, the most popular indicators of provenance and also examines the latest movements in the psychology of pricing.
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Analysis & InsightPremium casual is the future
In order for operators to boost their profit margins, is going premium casual the answer? David Abramson, CEO of leisure property consultant Cedar Dean Group believes it could be
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Balans to add two this year
Balans, the London-based restaurant and café group, is to open two new sites this year, MCA has learnt.
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NewsBookatable Diner Awards revealed
Online restaurant booking service, Bookatable has named Aqua Shard as ‘Best Restaurant in London 2018’ its Diner Awards.
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Balans poised for next stage of growth
David Taylor, the co-founder of Balans, has told MCA the group has the firepower to expand and is aiming to hit all points of the compass in London after its first foray south of the river next month.
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Balans lfls up 18.3% in 2016
Balans, the London-based restaurant and café group, has reported like-for-like sales up 18.3% for the year ending 31 December.
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Balans set for Clapham
Balans, the six-strong restaurant and café group, is set to make its first move into south west London
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Feast HQ targets restaurant deliveries to hotels
The founder of a late night food delivery service is targeting hotels to help them offer quality room service without running their kitchens after 11pm.
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Balans eyes growth for café concept
David Taylor, co-founder of Balans Soho Society, says he hopes to roll out the company’s dawn till dusk café format, which he described as “the original casual dining concept”.
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Balans confirmed for ex-Kopapa site
Balans Soho Society has been confirmed as the new owners of the ex-Kopapa site in London’s Covent Garden
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Analysis & InsightMexican food grows and evolves on UK menus
Burritos and enchiladas were the fastest rising items on menus at UK restaurants and pubs in the fourth quarter of 2014, as Mexican food evolves into barbecue-inspired and other fusion formats, new research from Technomic shows
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NewsBill's FY EBITDA more than doubles
Bill’s Restaurants saw EBITDA (pre-opening costs) grow 125.5% to £3.7m in the year to 28 July 2013 on the back of like-for-like sales growth of 9.2% and new openings, which helped lift turnover by 175.6% to £27.6m
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NewsBill’s secures Tunbridge Wells site
Bill’s Restaurants, the fast-growing Richard Caring-backed chain, has further strengthened its openings pipeline, after securing the Dame Tartine site in Tunbridge Wells
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NewsBill’s eyes Bluewater opening
Bill’s Restaurants, the fast-growing Richard Caring-backed chain, is closing in on a site in Bluewater, Kent, M&C Report understands
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NewsComptoir Libanais opens at Bluewater
Comptoir Libanais, the London-based Lebanese fast-casual concept, has opened its latest site in Bluewater, its seventh it total, as it continues to ramp up its rollout program