All news articles – Page 646
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NewsCarlyle makes bid for Gaucho
Carlyle, the US private equity firm, has made a bid to buy Gaucho out of administration, Sky News reports.
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NewsChestnut Group adds two inns to portfolio
The Chestnut Group has acquired two costal inns from Agellus Hotels to add to its existing five-strong estate.
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NewsPret appoints Just Eat’s Dawe as first chief customer officer
Pret has created the new role of chief customer officer and appointed Barnaby Dawe, the former global chief marketing officer for Just Eat.
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NewsJuly 2018
The July 2018 digital edition of the MCA journal is now available. It includes key insights from MCA’s annual UK Pub Market Report, interviews with Alasdair Murdoch, chief executive of Burger King UK, The Coaching Inn Group founder Kevin Charity, and co-founder of Pieminister, Jon Simon. It also includes profiles on Retailer’s Retail of the Year award winner ETM Group, and MCA Introduces… Hawskmoor Edinburgh.
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NewsFarmstand secures funding for expansion
Farmstand, the sustainable fast-casual concept, is planning further sites in London, after securing $3m (£2.3m) in funding from Kindred Capital, the seed and early stage venture capital investor.
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NewsWasabi strengthens M&S tie-up
Wasabi, the sushi and bento chain, has strengthened its partnership with Mark & Spencer, opening three new counters.
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NewsBlind Tiger Inns sees opportunity for five more sites in 2018
Blind Tiger Inns is eyeing up a further four to five pub openings before the end of the year, MCA has learnt.
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NewsCDG to open ale & coffee house concession at Jersey Port
Casual Dining Group (CDG) has signed a concessions agreement to open a pub at Jersey Port under its ale & coffee house format.
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NewsJacovides leaves No 1 Lounges
Ryan Jacovides, the former managing director of Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, has left his role at No 1 Lounges, MCA understands.
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NewsJunkyard Golf Club confirms Leeds opening
Junkyard Golf Club has confirmed it is to open a new site in Leeds at leisure and retail space The Light, this September, as reported by MCA in May.
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NewsMunden to leave Davis Coffer Lyons
Tim Munden, executive director at Davis Coffer Lyons, is stepping down after 30 years as head of the lease advisory team.
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NewsFormer oil exec and champion roaster to launch Milk Beach
Former oil executive Elliot Milne and award-winning coffee roaster Matthew Robley-Siemonsma are launching a new coffee shop, all day café and wine bar, MCA understands.
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NewsMamalan opens Editions kitchen after closing four sites
Mamalan, the Beijing street food concept, has opened a Deliveroo Editions kitchen after closing four of its bricks and mortar sites in the last year, MCA understands.
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NewsIRC and D’Acampo launching cafe format
Individual Restaurants is launching a new format with celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo My Coffee & Deli Bar.
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NewsEgo confirms second EiG pub
3Sixty Restaurants, the James Horler-led group, has confirmed it will open its 17th pub, after agreeing a free-of-tie lease with Ei Group.
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NewsUtopian Brewing partners with Hop Stuff
Utopian Brewing, the Steve Cox-chaired group, is to start production after agreeing a contract brewing partnership with Hop Stuff.
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NewsPrison-based speciality coffee concept plans rollout
Redemption Roasters, the prison-based speciality coffee concept, is to ramp up its expansion plans, with a target eight new shops by the end of 2020.
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NewsPunch returns to the acquisition trail
Punch has made its first individual pub acquisitions for 11 years, as it continues to grow its Mighty Local and Champs formats.
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NewsTRG launches delivery-only concept for Chiquito
The Restaurant Group (TRG) is rolling out a delivery-only concept for its Chiquito brand called Kick-Ass Burrito
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NewsBids due for Gaucho
Final bids for Gaucho, the premium, steak restaurant chain, are expected to be made later today