All Restaurants (Casual Dining) articles – Page 3
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InterviewsHarts Group: UK a ‘challenging place to run restaurants’
Sam Hart reveals the group has cancelled plans to open further UK sites under its Spanish tapas concept Barrafina, and is instead focussing on five sites across the UAE in the next decade
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NewsFormer Caprice Holdings COO to lead Hakkasan Group
Yavuz Pehlivanlar will lead the continued expansion and strategic growth of Hakkasan Group’s modern Asian dining brands including Hakkasan, Yauatcha, Ling Ling and Sake No Hana
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InterviewsRanjit Mathrani: ‘People aren’t spending, they’re saving'
The chairman of MW Eat tells MCA the impact of last year’s budget has been ‘devastating’ while uncertainty over what comes next is putting a dampener on consumer spending
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Analysis & Insight‘There’s such appetite for innovation’ – hospitality leaders on new formats, tech opportunities and food development
Leaders from some of the UK hospitality sector’s biggest groups, including Wingstop, Leon, German Doner Kebab, Moto Hospitality and Franco Manca gathered for a roundtable ahead of MCA’s Innovation Conference last week to discuss how they are evolving their businesses for the future
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NewsEvolv Collection sets out expansion plans for Sartoria brand
The London-based group is to relaunch restaurants in South Kensington and Battersea Power Station under the Italian concept, with a further opening on Liverpool Street also planned
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NewsMW Eat ‘significantly more profitable’ despite negligible sales increase
The London-based operator behind Indian fine dining restaurants Chutney Mary and Veeraswamy reported a pre-tax profit of £4.4m for the year ended 30 March 2025
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NewsPizzaExpress’ equity markets in Hong Kong and UAE are ’outposts of innovation’
PizzaExpress CEO Paula MacKenzie has said the launch of the casual dining group’s Pod concept in the UK last year followed the development of smaller footprint locations in Hong Kong
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Greggs Outlet, How Matcha!, Pizza Pilgrims, and more
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NewsTRG grows revenue as core brands outperform market
The Restaurant Group reported higher revenues for 2024, supported by strong trading across Wagamama, Brunning & Price pubs and its airport concessions arm
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NewsMargin improves but losses widen as Pasta Evangelists opens more sites
The 50-strong pasta chain grew revenues in 2024 as it pushed forward with new restaurant openings, but losses grew as the brand invested in its next phase of growth
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NewsBRG to open 50 Slim Chickens sites in 2026, underpinning growth
Turnover across Boparan Restaurant Group rose to £167.3m in 2024 (up from £159.6m), driven by Slim Chickens openings and operational improvements across the estate
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InterviewsShrimp & Co plots to reach 50 sites by 2028
Seafood restaurant Shrimp & Co is planning rapid national growth, with six sites expected to be trading by the end of 2025 and ambitions to reach 50 locations within three years
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OpinionValue strikes back: the new era of restaurant discounts
Discounting once defined UK casual dining before largely being phased out in the 2010s. Now, with affordability in focus, value-led offers are returning in new and more targeted forms
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NewsThe Sushi Co to open seven new sites
The live sushi kitchen brand is to open in Basildon, Sidcup, Worthing, Islington, Hendon, Dalston and Redhill before the year end, reaching 30 UK sites
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NewsPrezzo Italian CEO launches Brava Hospitality Group
The team behind Prezzo Italian has launched a new multi-brand platform designed to manage and grow restaurant concepts across the UK. James Brown will lead Brava as chief executive, with the group planning to add a mix of new concepts and existing operators to its portfolio
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NewsThe Salad Project debuts matcha bar
The concept marks a diversification for the London-based brand, adding a line-up of hot and cold matcha drinks alongside its core salad offer
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InterviewsInside Brother Marcus’ next chapter: Kamara bar, new sites and guest-first strategy
Fresh from opening their first sister concept, cocktail bar Kamara in Soho last week, co-founders Alex Large and Tas Gaitanos discuss why now is the right time, how they’re balancing creativity with caution, and what comes next for the growing restaurant group
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NewsGerman Doner Kebab launches £5 value menu
The fast-growing franchise business has introduced a new ‘Fiver Menu’ as part of its strategy to broaden appeal and drive frequency, tapping into lunchtime and snacking occasions
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NewsHospitality warns of rising labour costs as job applications surge
Pub and restaurant groups are reporting a sharp rise in applications for fewer roles. Wetherspoons’ founder Tim Martin said some part-time shifts were attracting more than 100 applicants
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including PizzaExpress, Sandwich Sandwich, Roxy Ball Room and more