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NewsPapa Johns to open 20 sites in Northern Ireland
The pizza brand has signed an agreement with 25-strong franchise opereator Rana Abhol, with the first store opening in Ballymena
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NewsReal Eating Company reduced to two sites following downsize
Founder Helena Hudson has blamed lacklustre trading and a lack of government support for her decision to reduce the size of her independent café group from eight sites to two
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InterviewsJamie Oliver Restaurants: ‘Getting a second chance is not an opportunity everybody gets’
Ed Loftus, global director of Jamie Oliver Restaurants, tells MCA the group has plenty of confidence in its plans to relaunch the Jamie’s Italian brand in the UK next year
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NewsMiddletons acquired for £170,000
The steakhouse business was sold out of administration last month having faced financial challenges in the past year due to tough market conditions in the casual dining space
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NewsJamie’s Italian to relaunch in UK under partnership with Prezzo owner
Jamie Oliver has partnered with Brava Hospitality to bring Jamie’s Italian back to the UK six years on from its collapse with a flagship London restaurant to launch next year
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Analysis & InsightWTF is happening with TGIs?
Once a powerhouse brand in the UK casual dining market, TGI Fridays now finds itself going through its third sale process in little more than a year
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NewsLussmanns enters pre-pack, closes two sites
Founder and managing director Andrei Lussmann said the combination of the downturn in the economy and the uptick in costs had combined to make trading at the seafood restaurant group very challenging resulting in the closure of the restaurants in Highgate and Berkhamsted
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NewsBrighton Pier Group looks to offload mini-golf business
The Luke Johnson-chaired leisure business is looking to divest the seven-strong Paradise Island Adventure Golf business, as part of a strategic review of its assets
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NewsJKS pubs business acquired by US private investor
An investment round led by founder and managing director Dominic Jacobs will see the three-strong gastropub business rebrand as Ardent Pub Group
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NewsFairgame to expand into new markets following acquisition
The fairground-inspired competitive socialising concept, which has been acquired by Tenpin Entertainment, revealed earlier this year that it was looking to secure funding for a move to the US
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NewsShaftesbury Capital reports ‘continued momentum’ across portfolio
The West End landlord says its estates are ‘busy and vibrant’ with high occupancy, footfall and sales volumes
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NewsJust Eat founder Jitse Groen steps down as CEO
Groen’s departure from the company he founded 25 years ago comes after the delivery platform was acquired by investment group Prosus in a €4.1bn deal earlier this year
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InterviewsKokoro: ‘We have strengthened our competitiveness’
Director Chris Lee tells MCA the QSR chain has responded to increasing competitiveness by expanding its Korean offering as it prepares to accelerate expansion
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NewsF1 Arcade announces Jonathan Peters as CEO
The appointment comes as the competitive socialising concept looks to accelerate growth both in the UK and internationally through openings and new concepts
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Weekend PressByron burger chain snapped up by Gen Z investor
Akshat Tibrewala, founder of Niyamo Capital, buys business that thrived in casual dining boom but then collapsed twice and shed most of its UK sites, The Sunday Times reports
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Analysis & InsightStonegate’s Platinum portfolio: real estate investors on ‘high alert’
With the UK’s biggest pub company looking at options for a 1,000-strong collection of pubs to pay down debts of over £3bn, Simon Brooke explores the potential outcomes and profiles of buyers
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NewsSugarloaf sounds out investors for TGI Fridays UK
Just a month on from acquiring the UK arm, TGI’s global brand manager has brought in financial advisory firm Interpath to explore strategic options for the 49-strong casual dining chain
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NewsUpham achieves like-for-like growth of 7.5%
The south of England pub operator says all but one of its sites was in positive sales growth in its latest financial results, which saw revenue rise to £19.8m
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OpinionDid Andrew Rennie talk himself out of a job?
The Domino’s Pizza Group CEO abruptly departed after overseeing a period of challenged trading and sliding share price, the failure to acquire a second brand, and a regrettable interview where he appeared to suggest there was little growth left in the pizza market
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NewsRedCat sells L&T division to Admiral Taverns
Following the deal, RedCat Hospitality will focus on its managed business and pubs-with-rooms model, where it see “strong and sustained customer demand”