All Chop’d articles – Page 4
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News
National Restaurant Award winners 2017 revealed
The Sportsman in Kent has been named the UK’s best restaurant in the 2017 National Restaurant Awards.
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NewsTempleman to become Chop’d chairman
Miles Templeman, the former director general of the Institute of Directors, is to become the new chairman of Chop’d, the salad bar chain
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Analysis & InsightVital part to play
The last fortnight has seen two deals in the UK’s food-to-go sector, which I believe will mark the start of a period of M&A and consolidation across the category, as more investors and companies look to take advantage of a market that is outperforming the wider eating-out industry
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News
ES London Restaurant Awards shortlist revealed
The Evening Standard has revealed the shortlist for its London Restaurant Awards.
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NewsWhitbread enters food to go sector with Pure acquisition
Whitbread has made a move into the UK’s food-to-go sector with the acquisition of a 49% stake in London based company, Healthy Retail Ltd, trading as ‘Pure’, for £6.8m
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NewsNew campaign targets VAT change in this Parliament
The head of the new campaign to cut VAT for the hospitality sector has told MCA he is confident of securing action within the current Parliament.
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Opinion
MAD world of healthy fast food
The slow rollout of MAD Greens restaurants was deliberate, but now the Colorado-based eatery is upping the pace. Kerstin Kühn investigates
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NewsCosta expands partnership with Chop’d
Costa has announced that it is extending its partnership with premium salad operator Chop’d to a further 12 London stores after a successful trial in 2015.
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News
Chop’d expanding into Leeds
Salad bar concept Chop’d has secured a site in Leeds which is one of at least six new stores the chain is planning on opening this year, M&C has learned.
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News
Costa confirms launch of Costa Fresco concept
Costa launched its first food-led concept store, Costa Fresco, in London yesterday
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NewsCosta to test new store concept
Costa is to test a new store concept called Costa Fresco in London
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NewsGraffiti to open sixth Liverpool venue
Liverpool-based bar and restaurant operator Graffiti Spirits is launching its sixth venue in the city’s business district as a rodizio pizzeria
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NewsMPW launches chophouse brand
Marco Pierre White is launching a new restaurant brand called Mr White’s English Chophouse in Birmingham in November
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NewsChop'd partners with Gett for delivery
Chop’d is trialling a delivery service with London taxi company Gett to offer its salads delivered in under 10 minutes within central London
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Analysis & Insight
Pull the other one
With every place that serves beer and posh pork scratchings now claiming the gastropub moniker, a new breed of food-led pubs has risen. M&C’s sister title Restaurant looks at five examples that are moving things on
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NewsYau sets out Duck & Rice ambition
Alan Yau has set out his long-term ambition for his new venture Duck & Rice, which he believes could eventually expand to 100 sites
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News
Compass Group directors opening Leith Chop House
The Compass Group’s directors, Mark Fraser and Michael Spink, are opening the Leith Chop House in Leith, Scotland, in September
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News
Vietfood to launch in Soho
Vietnamese street food concept Vietfood is launching on Soho’s Wardour Street on 21 September by former Hakkasan chef
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Analysis & InsightLittle and large
The Azzurri Group has done a canny bit of business acquiring the fast-casual concept Coco Di Mama, while Costa has decided to follow rival Starbucks’ route in looking to enhance its food offer through a partnership with a smaller complimentary brand. Mark Wingett asks if it is time for more sector companies to seek new partnerships and add further strings to their bows.