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Ego sets out pub requirements
3Sixty Restaurants is looking for pub sites on the fringe of high streets or in destination affluent suburban locations to aid the expansion of its Ego brand as it looks to acquire three to five pubs over the next 18 months
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NewsLeon starts regional expansion drive
Leon, the healthy fast food chain led by Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent, has embarked on its expansion drive outside London, with an opening of a site at the Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone and restated that it could grow to over 100 units across the UK
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Chimichanga grows pipeline
Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led group, has lined up a further three sites for its Mexican brand, Chimichanga, as it closes in on the 40-site mark
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One in three restaurant websites are mobile-friendly
A third of restaurant websites are mobile-friendly but the sector still has more to do to reach the majority of smartphone users, according to new research
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Punto Pasta site marketed
Punto Pasta, the north Italy-based restaurant group, has placed its only UK site in London’s Gresham Street on the market
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Itsu secures Earl of Sandwich site
The Earl of Sandwich, the sandwich bar concept, has agreed to sell its only site in the UK to Itsu
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NewsJust Falafel eyes new territories
Just Falafel, the falafel chain that launched its first UK store in December 2012, is looking to enter other markets in Europe and Asia, chief executive Fadi Malas has told Gulf Business
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French Tarte eyes expansion
The French Tarte, the boulangerie and patisserie concept, has revealed plans to open five outlets in Surrey before 2017
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Loungers completes Brighton double
Loungers, the Piper-backed cafe bar operator, has completed the acquisition of two sites in Brighton for openings in March
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Bianco43 secures fourth site
Bianco43, the Italian restaurant group, will open its fourth site in London next week, in Trafalgar Square
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Gaymers strike threat averted
Workers at the Gaymer Cider Company in Shepton Mallett, Somerset have agreed a 3% pay increase for 2012-13 averting industrial action
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NewsStarbucks up to 50 UK franchise sites
Starbucks has opened 50 sites under franchise in the UK since it launched its first partnership under the new agreement last February
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NewsBrewhouse & Kitchen launches new round of fund raising
Brewhouse & Kitchen has launched a new round of fundraising as it looks to build an estate of eight-10 freehold pubs
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NewsRamsden’s puts pub plan on backburner
Harry Ramsden’s, the Boparan Ventures-owned, iconic fish & chip shop chain, has put plans to launch a branded offer into the pub sector on the backburner
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Drinkaware announces 'radical' changes
Drinkaware, the industry-funded alcohol awareness charity, has announced “radical” changes to its governance to address concerns that it lacks transparency and independence from the industry
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NewsItsu’s Carnevale joins Five Guys
Eduardo Carnevale has left Itsu as its head of training and standards to join Five Guys, the fast-growing US burger brand
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NewsMcDonald’s UK reports strong year of growth
McDonald’s UK has said that it delivered another strong year of growth in 2013, despite the economic environment remaining challenging, the horse meat scandal and Britain experiencing an uncharacteristically hot summer
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NewsQ1 sales up at Starbucks
Starbucks said it saw improvements across all its major markets in its first quarter, including the UK, where it said declining unemployment and the economic recovery had helped to drive growth
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McManus eyes expansion as earnings and lfls grow
McManus Pub Group, the 18-strong Northampton-based pub operator, is looking at several potential new acquisitions as it reports an improvement in earnings and like-for-like sales, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsSermon: Vapiano Soho “just the start of our expansion”
Phil Sermon, managing director of Vapiano has said that the group’s upcoming £2.1m restaurant in London’s Soho, is just the start of its UK expansion plans