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NewsMiddletons secures fifth site and closes in on sixth
Stephen Hutton, managing director of Middletons Steakhouse, has told M&C the company has secured its fifth site for an opening in Watford and is in negotiations on a site in Leicester, which would become the group’s flagship.
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Analysis & InsightSpeaking up on tipping
After being listed in a further report on tipping by the Evening Standard as one of the restaurant groups using the service charge to increase their staff salaries, Banana Tree co-founder Anne Chow addresses the issue and defends the system the growing brand has in place, which it believes is better for its staff and for the industry in general.
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NewsBanana Tree to focus growth in London
Pan-Asian restaurant concept Banana Tree will turn its attention back to London after the opening of its third regional restaurant in Oxford at the end of the summer
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Analysis & InsightDiners remain reluctant to ‘trade up’
The latest pricing analysis conducted by M&C Allegra Foodservice has highlighted an ongoing reluctance by consumers to trade up
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Analysis & InsightSouth East Asian chains to reach value of £107m
Branded Thai, Vietnamese and other South East Asian chains are set to reach a value of £107m in 2015
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OpinionCareful what you wish for
The dam has broken on M&A activity in the sector and the next 12 months could see an unprecedented number of businesses changing hands and securing new investment, but has the market learnt its lesson from the downturn when it comes to debt?
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Food success the Malaysian way
Anne Chow’s husband William missed Malaysian food so much when he moved to England that he taught himself to cook his native dishes – a skill that proved more than useful when the pair set up the successful chain of Banana Tree restaurants. Mel Flaherty reports
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Banana Tree could reach 50 sites
William and Anne Chow, the husband and wife team behind the Banana Tree brand, believe the concept is strong enough to grow to between 30 and 50 sites in the UK
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Banana Tree appoints new ops director
Banana Tree has hired Scott Bradley, formerly of PizzaExpress, as its new operations director
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NewsZonal FY revenue expected to top £50m
Zonal, the electronic point of sale (EPOS) supplier to the hospitality and leisure sector, expects full-year turnover to grow from £41.3m to £52m in the year to 30 June 2014 as the group expands its operations and continues to innovate
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Banana Tree continues regional expansion
Banana Tree, the pan-Oriental restaurant operator, is to continue its regional expansion, after securing its third site outside of London, in Oxford
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Unveiling the sector’s star performers
Paul Hemming at Zolfo Cooper discusses the trends in this year’s Profit Tracker and looks to the future
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Keeping track of the flyers
This year’s Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker highlights the fact that those high-quality operators that made the right calls during the downturn are perfectly placed to reap the benefits in any upturn in the general economy, writes Mark Wingett
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NewsNatwest and RBS to add £150m to Leisure Fund
NatWest and RBS have added a further £150m to their dedicated Leisure Fund aimed at small and medium-sized businesses after receiving “incredible” demand from across the industry
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Banana Tree secures largest site
Banana Tree, the pan-Oriental restaurant operator, has secured its largest restaurant site to date in Milton Keynes
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NatWest strengthens leisure team
NatWest has continued its commitment to the leisure sector with the addition of three new members to its specialist team based in central London
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Banana Tree secures expansion fund
Banana Tree, the pan-Oriental restaurant operator, plans to open a further five to six sites over the next two years after securing a new £2m bank facility
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Banana Tree set for next stage of development
Banana Tree is set to embark on its next stage of development with the opening of its first site outside of London
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