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NewsPatty & Bun reduces losses in 2021
The burger brand has appointed former itsu CEO and Pret franchise director Gerard Loughran as a non-executive director
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NewsNightcap agrees new debt refinancing facility
The owner of the Adventure Bar Group, Barrio Familia, and The Cocktail Club has agreed a £10m facility with HSBC, partly to be used for capex on new sites
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NewsHostmore appoints non-executive director
The operator of the Fridays and 63rd+1st brands has appointed Stephen Welker as non-executive director
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NewsInternational café Filli negotiating on further London sites
In addition to expansion in the capital, the Indian street food and chai cafe has just signed the lease on a site in Leicester, MD and head of UK franchise Peter Davies told MCA
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NewsWilliam Reed launches new event focusing on omnichannel opportunity
Combining the cross-market expertise of MCA, BigHospitality and The Grocer, the new conference will explore diversification beyond bricks and mortar restaurants and into new sales channels
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NewsVacancies up by 103% since pandemic
Between May and June, vacancies in foodservice and accommodation increasd by 88,000 or 103.1% since pre-covid levels, according to the ONS
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NewsNew CFO at McDonald’s UK&I
Mark Kiernan was previously VP finance, business strategy and insight since March 2020, and replaces John Park, who is now chief transformation officer
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NewsItsu partners with McDonald’s former largest franchisee
Atul Pathak will open the “first of many” franchise site with Itsu, next to Wembley Stadium, later this autumn
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NewsIvy Asia appoints ops director
Julia Gilbert was previously operations manager of Ivy Asia and general manager at Ivy Asia St Paul’s
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NewsCasa do Frango plans two new openings
The piri-piri chicken concept from MJMK is opening restaurants in Heddon Street and London Victoria, with “more openings in the near future”
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NewsWagamama in plastic reduction drive
The Asian restaurant chain is replacing the eight million-plus delivery bowls used annually with new packaging using recyclable material, removing up to 330 tonnes of virgin plastics
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NewsCreams announces four regional openings
The dessert parlour brand is also reopening Nottingham with a new training academy for franchisee
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NewsCottons takes former Frog site
London’s long-established Caribbean restaurant brand is relocating its Shoreditch location to Hoxton Square
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NewsMcDonald’s launches over-50s recruitment drive
The fast food chain has developed a new campaign targeting older workers, with adverts posted by McDonald’s showing a grey-haired worker who “isn’t the retiring type”
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NewsScoffs acquires 10 further Costa sites
The franchise group now operates 111 Costa Coffee sites in the UK and has plans to open a minimum of 20 new sites per year
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NewsFive Guys: ‘There are 250,000 unique ways to eat our burgers’
Five Guys Europe CEO John Eckbert speaks to entrepreneur Steven Bartlett about building a burger empire in the podcast Diary of a CEO
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NewsInflation set to near 10%
The level of inflation is forecast to have risen from 9.4% to 9.8% in July, with official figures to be released on Wednesday
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NewsPubs and restaurants warn of winter closures
The hospitality sector is pushing for a consumer-style price cap on energy as new contracts increase by more than 300% – with pubs and restaurants warning they may not survive without “urgent” government support
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NewsTakeaway firms off the menu as consumers lose taste for delivery
Deliveroo’s losses have widened as cash-strapped customers cut back on takeaways, while rivals are also struggling in a brutal market, The Sunday Times reports
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NewsFuture of The Wolseley in doubt following closure of sister cafe
The future of the London Mayfair restaurant is again in doubt following the sudden closure of its sister cafe, the Mail on Sunday reports