All news articles – Page 1596
-
NewsLeon appoints new FD
Leon has appointed James Morris, who formerly had stints at Harry Ramsden’s and Fishworks, as its new finance director
-
News
McDonald to grow restaurant estate
Former Caprice Holdings chief executive Des McDonald is set to add three new restaurants to his fledgling business next year, including a second site under his upscale fish & chip shop format
-
News
Eating-out brands make customer experience 100
ASK Italian, Nando’s, Harvester and TGI Friday’s were amongst the top 100 ranking food and drink brands named in the annual run-down of the best names for customer experience in the UK
-
News
KonoPizza earmarks second UK site
A second branch of KonoPizza, the Italy-based restaurant company that specialises in selling hand-held pizza-style cones, is set to open in Leicester by the end of the year, M&C Report has learnt
-
News
JDW acquires Punch site
The Crowborough Cross, a substantial public house that has been closed for sometime, has been acquired JD Wetherspoon from Punch Taverns
-
NewsByron lines up York opening
Byron, the Hutton Collins-owned burger chain, is close to securing a further site in Yorkshire, in York
-
NewsOliver assesses options for Union Jacks
High-profile chef Jamie Oliver is assessing different options regarding strengthening its Union Jacks operation, M&C Report understands
-
News
Kings Park: sector offers many investment opportunities
A partner at Kings Park Capital (KPC), the leisure sector investment fund, has told M&C Report that there’s “lot of different opportunities” for investments in the industry at present, following its £10m acquisition of a majority stake in coaching inn operator Inn Collection
-
News
Wong to step down as GBK FD
Nicholas Wong is to step down as group finance director at Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) to join David Page’s new investment vehicle Fulham Shore
-
News
Blumenthal to open at Heathrow
Heston Blumenthal, the multi-award winning chef, is to launch a new restaurant celebrating all things British at Heathrow’s new Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal in June 201
-
News
Autogrill reports stable trading
Autogrill Group has reported a 2% decline in revenues to €2.94bn for the first nine months of 2013, down by 2% on the previous year
-
News
Woodforde’s cask sales grow 6.2%
Woodforde’s, the Norfolk brewer, says sales of its cask ales grew 6.2% in the year to the end of September
-
NewsMEATliquor founders raise c£21k for Action Against Hunger
The founders of MEATliquor have raised a record £21,263 in aid of international humanitarian charity, Action Against Hunger
-
NewsStarbucks 'disagrees' with $2.23bn Kraft fine
Starbucks says it “strongly disagrees” with an arbitrator’s decision to force the coffee chain to pay Kraft Foods almost $3bn (£1.9bn) for ending a deal between the two firms early
-
News
Clapham next for Craft Beer Co
Craft Beer Co, the craft beer pub operator led by Martin Hayes, has secured a fifth site, in Clapham, as it predicts a “tranche” of future acquisitions
-
News
Kings Park takes £10m stake in Inn Collection
Kings Park Capital, the leisure sector investment fund, has acquired a majority stake in Inn Collection for £10m and says it plans to add more sites to the northern England-based pubs-with-rooms operator
-
NewsMore departures likely from Bramwell
M&C Report understands that more departures from Bramwell Pub Company are likely over the next few weeks, after the group built up an experienced management team since its formation last year
-
NewsFlagship Living Room site on the market
The flagship Living Room site in London’s Heddon Street has been placed on the market after the landlord declined to assign the lease to new operator Stonegate Pub Company
-
NewsFranco Manca strengthens pipeline
Franco Manca is to open a further six sites in London over the next 18 months and is exploring options to franchise the concept overseas
-
News
Adobo set for growth
Adobo, the fledging Mexican concept led by Mark Walker and Craig Fraser, is to go on the expansion trail after securing new investment, M&C Report understands