All Brasserie Blanc articles – Page 4
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NewsSeafood Pub Co secures £18m funding packaging
Seafood Pub Company has secured an £18m funding package from former EAT and La Tasca backer Penta Capital
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Brasserie Blanc aiming to 'double in size' by 2019
Brasserie Blanc, the restaurant chain fronted by celebrity chef Raymond Blanc, is aiming to double in size in the next three years.
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NewsBrasserie Bar Co eyes cluster approach for pubs
Brasserie Bar Co is eyeing a cluster approach for the expansion of its White Brasseries portfolio as the pub operation gears up to make its debut in the North West
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Analysis & InsightOnly 18% of top brands vary prices across country
There are significant opportunities for the sector to use regional price differentiation as a way of offsetting rising costs, research by MCA has shown.
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Analysis & InsightHad their fill?
Did the recovery in the wider economy mean that timing was always against Red Hot World Buffet emerging from the swathe of all-you-can-eat buffet operators that sprung up during the downturn? At the same time, Mark Wingett looks at the upcoming change at the top at Young’s and whether anyone will take up the challenge of unlocking the potential of Loch Fyne from Greene King.
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Lights go out in restaurants to mark Earth Hour
Thousands of people enjoyed candlelit dinners to mark Earth Hour this weekend, as restaurants across the UK and beyond turned out their lights to celebrate the planet
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Aquavit secures London site
Two-Michelin starred, New York-based restaurant Aquavit plans to open a UK outpost in London, MCA understands.
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Samba Brands lines up St James’s Duck & Waffle
Samba Brands, owners of the Sushisamba brand, are set to launch a second site in London under its Duck & Waffle concept
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Blanc refresh broadens demographic
Brasserie Bar Co’s rebrand of its Brasserie Blanc estate has led to the 17-strong restaurant chain appealing to a younger consumer set
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Samba Brands plans Raw & BBQ for Mayfair
The new concept from Samba Brands, owners of the Sushisamba brand, which is set to open in London’s Mayfair later this year, will be called Raw & BBQ
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NewsFY restaurant EBITDA up 9% at Brasserie Bar Co
Brasserie Bar Co saw turnover increase 14% to £37.2m in the year to 30 June 2015, with restaurant EBITDA up 9% from £5.2m to £5.7m
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Restaurants need to be more adventurous
Nearly two thirds (62%) of consumers believe that food from many high street restaurant chains is far too basic
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Sushisamba confirms Covent Garden opening
Sushisamba has confirmed it will replace Brasserie Blanc at Covent Garden’s Opera Terrace
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Brasserie Blanc Southbank confirms relaunch plans
Brasserie Blanc has confirmed that its flagship restaurant and bar on London’s Southbank will close at the end of January to facilitate a refurbishment
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NewsBrasserie Bar Co grows pipeline
Brasserie Bar Co has reported a 6% increase in like-for-like sales across its Brasserie Blanc chain and a 9% rise across its White Brasserie Pub Company during December.
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NewsBrasserie Bar Co secures Loch Fyne sites
Brasserie Bar Co is to launch its White Brasserie Pubs format and Brasserie Blanc brand in the North West
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NewsETI: Managed growth; segmentation and re-launch of tied offer
M&C speaks to Enterprise Inns’ chief executive Simon Townsend and chief financial officer Neil Smith about the potential for operating brands and for working with branded food operators. They reveal the 12 segments which will underpin growth across the estate as well as informing disposal decisions, and explain why they are varying the agreements in the Managed Expert division to appeal to more operators. Townsend also talks about how under-performing pubs opting for MRO will go into ‘a holding tank’ and explains why the company will be re-launching its tied offer prior to the introduction of the pubs code.
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NewsGiggling Squid secures Farnham site
Giggling Squid has exchanged contracts on a fourth site in Surrey, this time in Farnham
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Analysis & InsightFocused on being simply the best
Forty one years on from managing Whitbread’s Bull Inn in the village of Barming, near Maidstone, Kent, Ian Payne, the chairman of Stonegate Pub Company, is still as enthusiastic about the pub sector as he ever has been
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Analysis & InsightBlanc canvas for future star
Rising Star award winner Richard Ferrier tells Ruth Williams about his how his career at Brasserie Blanc has taken off thanks to the belief shown by bosses at the restaurant chain.