Food to Go News – Page 47
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Fast food operators increase malls presence
The squeeze on consumer spending is allowing fast food and value operators to increase their foothold in shopping centres across the UK, according to a new report.The report from retail consultants Trevor Wood Associates, which monitored the changing line up in 500 shopping centres, found that fast-food operators and budget ...
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Paul to increase US presence
Paul, the patisserie and coffee chain, is to increase its presence in the US with the opening of its first stores in the capital, Washington DC, later this year.The company’s first Washington DC site will open on 2nd May and will be in one of the city’s prime retail/restaurant locations, ...
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Bakery outlet openings on the rise
The number of new outlets opened by the UK’s leading bakery retailers increased by 6.9% in 2010 compared to the previous year, according to a new survey. The number of shops selling baked goods as the primary element of their food offering saw a net increase of over 500 outlets ...
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Cocomaya adds second London outlet
Cocomaya, the artisan baker and chocolatier founded by entrepreneurs Walid Al Damirji, Joel Bernstein and Serena Rees, has opened its second stand-alone London outlet.The new outlet on Pavilion Road, sells the same bakery and chocolate products available at its existing Connaught Street outlet. ?It produces 70 kinds of bread and ...
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Paul set to open new sites
Paul UK, the patisserie-cafe concept, is to unveil a brace of London sites this December.The group, which has 23 sites in the UK - all in London - is to open cafes in Clapham and the City of London.Paul, which is owned by Groupe Holder, a fourth-generation French family business, ...
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Paul appoints CEO amid expansion plans
Paul UK, the patisserie and coffee chain, has appointed a new chief executive amid ambitions to more than triple its size over the next four years.The chain, which is owned by France’s Groupe Holder, a fourth-generation family business, has appointed James Fleming from Pizza Express.Fleming replaces David Belhassen.His appointment came ...
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Ben’s Cookies up to 11
Ben’s Cookies, the cookie store concept developed by food writer Helge Rubinstein, has opened its 11th site in Carnaby Street, London.The company was started in 1983 when its first site opened in Oxford’s Covered Market. The concept was an instant hit with students and it is also famed for featuring ...