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Taco Bell eyes Gateshead site
Taco Bell has submitted plans for its first restaurant in North East England, on the site of the former Frankie and Benny’s in Gateshead.
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Focus on: Marston’s Destination
Iain Jackson, who heads up Marston’s c350-strong Destination division spoke to MCA about the growth of the group’s Firebrand and Accent divisions and the scope he sees for further expansion. He also discussed how he has restructured his teams into smaller units that can react more swiftly to changing consumer trends, and the creation of a dedicated openings team, to follow sites through from acquisition to the handover to ops teams.
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NewsSmyth backs new grab & go concept
Harvey Smyth, the current chairman of the Azzurri Group, is backing a new grab & go concept called Alfs Super Naturals
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Gosnells mead rebrands as premium prosecco alternative
Gosnells, the London mead producer, is relaunching as a more premium product following investment from Cubitt Hosue co-founder, Stefan Turnbull.
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NewsFreedom Brewery secures £3.5m funding
Staffordshire-based Freedom Brewery has secured £3.5m of new capital to drive continued nationwide expansion, MCA has learnt.
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Marthinusen becomes Giggling Squid COO
Rory Marthinusen has stepped down as managing director of River Cottage Canteen, to join Giggling Squid
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Dixon and Granit plan King’s Cross restaurant
Designer Tom Dixon is to partner Assaf Granit, of The Palomar, to open a new restaurant on Granary Square in King’s Cross
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Paul UK eyes growth for Express format
Bakery and patisserie brand, PAUL is to debut its Expreess format at St Pancras this month.
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The Alchemist partners with Foodinate
The Alchemist has partnered with Foodinate, the food poverty charity, to run a ‘meal for a meal’ initiative.
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Be At One secures first Essex site
Be At One is to open its first site in Essex after securing a site in Chelmsford.
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NewsPatisserie Holdings H1 revenue up 9.1%
Patisserie Holdings saw revenue grow 9.1% to £60.5m in the six months to 31 March
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NewsEiG “maintaining growth momentum” in H1
Ei Group has reported like-for-like net income up 0.6% across its leased and tenanted estate for the six months to 31 March.
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Deltic eyes casual dining opportunities
Deltic Group chief executive, Peter Marks, has told MCA that he sees opportunities for the company in casual dining and is eyeing several sites.
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NewsCity Pub Group YTD sales up 23%
City Pub Group saw total sales for the first 18 weeks of the financial year grow 23%.
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Oowee Diner eyes London with Editions launch
Oowee Diner, the Bristol based dirty burger concept, is looking to use its debut in London via Deliveroo Editions to establish a wider presence in the capital including bricks and mortar, MCA has learnt.
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Haute Dolci to open second site with more lined-up
Upmarket dessert concept Haute Dolci is to open its second site, in Coventry, this weekend.
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Marston’s appoints interim chairman
Marston’s has appointed Carolyn Bradley as interim chairman of the board, with effect from 1 June 2018.
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Puck eyes London opening
Wolfgang Puck, the Austrian celebrity chef and restaurateur, is planning to test his fusion concept Chinois on Main as a pop-up in London next month, and is also considering bringing his best known restaurant, Spago, to the capital, Bloomberg reports.
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Fast food ads face London transport ban
Fast food advertising is to be banned from Transport for London network under proposals unveiled by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to tackle child obesity.
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Hollywood Bowl Group latest to scrap straws
Hollywood Bowl Group has announced that it will no longer be serving drinks with plastic straws, and will instead use biodegradable paper variants.