All news articles – Page 1295
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NewsNWTC secures Liverpool One site
The New World Trading Company (NWTC) is set to open a new site in Liverpool called The Beach House
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NewsFY turnover up at Giggling Squid
Giggling Squid saw turnover for the year to 31 March 2014, climb to £4.5m, up from £2.7m in the previous 12 months, as it looks to step up its openings rate to seven or eight sites a year
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NewsJamie’s confirms More London opening
Jamie’s Italian, the restaurant group spearheaded by Jamie Oliver, has confirmed it will open a further flagship site in central London, near London Bridge.
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Honest Burgers: Active has a long-term vision for the brand
Dorian Waite, co-founder of Honest Burgers, has told M&C Report that new backer Active Private Equity has a long-term vision for the brand, including targeting five to eight openings a year
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NewsWagamama turnover reaches £181m
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed noodle chain, saw turnover for the 12 months to November 2014 reach £181.1m, with unadjusted EBITDA of £26.3m
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Active Private Equity takes stake in Honest Burgers
Active Private Equity, the backer of Leon and Evans Cycles, has taken a c50% stake in Honest Burgers, the London-based better burger concept
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SSP open second Cabin at Newcastle airport; set for Stansted
SSP, the travel concession operator, has opened a second Cabin bar at Newcastle International Airport.
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NewsGreggs to return to the expansion trail
Greggs, the Roger Whiteside-led bakery chain, is to return to the expansion trail and has again set itself a target of 2,000 sites
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Pizza East closes in on regional opening
Soho House is believed to be in talks to replace Busaba Eathai at Bicester Village with its Pizza East brand
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YO! Sushi property sold for £6m
Amazon Property has sold the restaurant unit housing YO! Sushi in London’s Poland Street for £6m
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NewsMatthews steps down at Brains
Jill Matthews has stepped down as head of operations from SA Brain after over 10 years with the company
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NewsAs you were for UK nightclub sector
A leading property adviser has said that the UK’s nightclub sector faces “more of the same” over the next 12 months
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Your Friendly Pubco doubles up
Your Friendly Pub Co, the Devon-based group, will open its second pub next month.
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Red Dog eyes expansion
Red Dog Restaurants, operator of the Red Dog Saloon and Red Dog Sandwiches, is planning to expand both brands across London and the UK
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Original Scoffs placed on the market
Scoffs, the “British tapas” concept from Chris Hutcheson and his son Adam, has placed its original site in London’s Victoria on the market
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Wafflemeister to double in size
Wafflemeister, the Belgian waffle specialist, is planning to double its estate this year and plans and again in 2016, founder Alex Troullier told M&C Report
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Personalised cocktails top Diageo’s drink predictions
Premiumisation and personalisation are filtering down to the on-trade drinks trends this year as Diageo hotly tips these to appeal to drinkers in 2015
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NewsBradford Brewery appoints head brewer ahead of launch
Bradford Brewery, the fledgling brewer and pub operator, has appointed Steve Crump as its first ever head brewer.
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Fever Bars targets five new openings this year
James Elias, operations director at Fever Bars, has told M&C Report that the company hopes to open up to five venues this year.
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NewsM&C20 levels out
M&C20 was virtually unchanged this week, down 0.2% to 1,259 points with the All-Share ending the week down 1.2% in total to 1,015 points. Much of the All-Share’s movement this week was related to oil and commodities stocks, with the leisure sector largely unaffected, says Will Brumby of Langton Capital