All International articles
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NewsIn pictures: Montréal sports brasserie brand LaCage makes London debut
Canadian restaurant operator Groupe Grandio is taking its first step into an English-speaking market with the launch of LaCage in London’s Kensington
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SSP appoints Preyash Thakrar as chief strategy and corporate development officer
He joins the global food and beverage operator having previously held senior strategy leadership roles across the globe, most recently as of chief transformation officer at Boots
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Arcade-backed burger brand Manna to launch standalone site
The restaurant will serve Manna’s full menu, including the double Manna and classic smash burgers, alongside sides including waffle fries
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NewsCaffè Nero UK achieves 5% sales uplift as group reports record sales
Growth in the UK business was supported by the success of its iced drinks range, which achieved a 52% sales increase - with matcha based drinks accounting for a significant amount of that growth.
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OpinionThe complexities and considerations of an international expansion plan
From the importance of a brand’s portability and its route to market to demonstrable leadership backing, Vaibhav Juneja, principal of the foodservice team, McWin Capital Partners, discusses why cross border growth is not always the easy answer
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NewsClaridge’s operator bets on US and UK visitors to offset Middle East
Maybourne chief executive Marc Socker tells the FT the group has ‘proactively pivoted’ to other areas to counter drop in Gulf bookings
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NewsLoungers’ boss criticises private equity’s impact on UK high streets
Alex Reilley tells The Times UK high streets have ultimately suffered structural failure because of a lot of ’aggressive debt-driven private-equity transactions’
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NewsForget Starbucks coffee - Gen Z like their drinks ice cold
Social media, personalisation and high margins are reshaping the beverage market, reports the BBC, prompting Starbucks and rivals to rethink their menus
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NewsFinn Lagun departs Pasta Evangelists
The co-founder of the Barilla-owned fresh pasta business has teased plans for new projects having relocated to Spain
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NewsLoungers on track to hit £500m turnover this year
Reflecting as the all-day café/bar/restaurant group celebrates its 24th birthday, co-founder and executive chairman Alex Reilley said being part of the business continues to be ‘one hell of ride’
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NewsWendy’s shares drop as Trian parks takeover plans
The US fast food chain’s stock price fell after its largest shareholder shelved plans to pursue a take-private transaction for the company
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Analysis & InsightSugar rush: inside the UK’s growing dessert market
With a flurry of concepts entering the market and established players continuing to expand, the UK’s dessert sector is developing into a sizeable and increasingly diverse category
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NewsPPHE focused on delivering ‘continued financial progress’ following conclusion of formal sale process
The UK-listed hotel group says it has concluded shareholders’ interests are best served by ‘seeking to maximise value through a clear focus on operational delivery and further balance sheet simplification’
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NewsHeyGuest partners with OpenTable
Available to all restaurants using OpenTable, the integration makes HeyGuest’s AI concierge technology accessible to more than 70,000 restaurants, bars, wineries and hospitality venues worldwide
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NewsP.F. Chang’s to double up in London
Nearly a decade on from ts UK debut, the US-founded Asian fusion brand will open a second outpost in the capital at Westfield Stratford City
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InterviewsTOCA Social: ‘We’ve learnt to be more secure and proud of our football heritage’
As the competitive socialising concepts marks its fifth birthday, group president Alex Harman discusses the brand’s evolution and how it is tapping into football’s fast-growing popularity in the US
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NewsWendy’s CEO: ‘We have let our value equation erode’
Bob Wright says the US fast food giant, which recently slipped from second to third among the big American burger chains, had become over-reliant on promotional activity and everyday-value strategies
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NewsMaybourne owners agree new ownership structure
The group behind some of London’s most high-profile properties says the new agreement between its joint owners will not change how its portfolio of luxury hotels is run or experienced
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NewsBerberè appoints new UK managing director
The burgeoning pizza brand has hired Maximilian Smith, former global marketing director at Carlsberg Group in Copenhagen
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Weekend PressCoffee chain Blank Street raises funds from General Atlantic to fuel expansion and ice cream push
Latest fundraising values the six-year-old company at about $650m as it aims to be ‘daily luxury brand’, the FT reports