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Chicken Shop lines up Holloway Road opening
Soho House has lined up a further site for its Chicken Shop concept in north London.
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Gaillot returns to Le Pain
Nicolas Gaillot has left La Bottega, the Italian deli and café concept, to return to Le Pain Quotidien, the all-day bakery and cafe concept, as its new head of business development.
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NewsFive Guys to make debut in Spain
Five Guys, the popular US better burger chain, is to make its debut in Spain later this year, after securing a site in Madrid.
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NewsLandesberg and Waney backing Orée expansion
Gary Landesberg, the former owner of Admiral Taverns, and Arjun Waney, the founder and owner of the Zuma and Roka restaurant brands, are backers of Orée, the French artisan patisserie and boulangerie concept, which is to open its first site on London’s Fulham Road in March, M&C has learnt.
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GK launches first Scottish Local Hero
A newly refurbished Edinburgh pub has become the first pub in Scotland to open under Greene King’s Local Hero agreement.
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McDonald’s launches youth focussed YouTube channel
McDonald’s has launched a new YouTube channel in a bid to boost brand engagement with young people.
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NewsCambridge tops UK Vitality Index
Cambridge has the best prospects for economic growth of any major UK destination outside London, according to the UK Vitality Index.
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White Brasserie confirms Surrey pub acquisition
The White Brasserie Company, the Mark Derry-led and Brasserie Bar Co-owned pub group, has confirmed its acquisition of the leasehold interest in the Victoria public house in Oxshott, Surrey.
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EatDrinkSleep records strong Q4
EatDrinkSleep, the coaching inn operator, has recorded sales in the final quarter of 2015 up 15.2% year on year with room occupancy at 85.1%.
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Mendes fails to hit Viajante crowdfunding target
Nuno Mendes’s plans to re-open his Michelin-starred restaurant Viajante have hit the rocks after the chef failed to reach his £1.75m crowdfunding target in the allotted time.
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Downing partners with Burning Night on new concept
Downing LLP has committed over £3m for the roll out of bar and grill concept Potting Shed Bar and Gardens, with the Burning Night Group.
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Camino LFLs up 20%, takes on new marketing manager
Camino has reported December LFL trading was up almost 20% on 2014 and the Spanish restaurant group has “strengthened the bench” with a new marketing manager, M&C understands.
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NewsBe At One reports strong December
Be At One is on target to achieve full-year like-for-like sales growth of over 9% for the fourth consecutive year
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Crussh strengthens head office team
Crussh, the London-based healthy eating concept, has appointed Rowan Grobler, formerly of Nando’s, as its new finance director
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‘No closed door’ to sugar tax
New evidence supporting the introduction of a sugar tax has meant there is “no closed door” to the measure, according to a report in The Times this morning.
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Majestic Wine sees festive sales boost
Majestic Wine saw sales rise 7.3% for the 10 weeks to 4 January, with group sales up a total of 42.6%, boosted by a strong performance from recently acquired online retailer Naked Wines.
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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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NewsAzzurri appoints new MD for ASK
The Azzurri Group, operator of Zizzi and Coco di Mama, has appointed Harry Heeley, formerly of the National Trust, as the new managing director of its ASK Italian brand, M&C understands.
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Giraffe to Stop at Heathrow T3
Giraffe, the Tesco-backed chain, is to launch a further transport site under its Stop format at Heathrow Airport later this year
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NewsAmber Taverns seeks growth to 125 in 2016
James Baer, managing director of Amber Taverns has told M&C he expects the company to grow to 125 sites in 2016.