All Restaurants (Casual Dining) articles – Page 3
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InterviewsOn brand: how Martin Williams is Evolv-ing the D&D estate
Martin Williams has been inspired by the ethos and vision of Sir Terence Conran as he looks to grow the rebranded Evolv Collection through four flagship brands
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NewsThe Coconut Tree sold out of administration
The Sri Lankan restaurant group has been acquired by a connected company with all seven restaurants set to continue trading
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NewsAzzurri: ‘Dave’s Hot Chicken has totally smashed our expectations’
The viral fried chicken brand’s recent free sliders promotion proved so popular it led police to temporarily close the group’s sites in London, Manchester and Birmingham, according to Azzurri CEO Steve Holmes
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NewsLib Dems call for hospitality VAT cut at budget
The party has called for VAT on the sector to be cut to 15%, saying too many people have been ‘priced out’ of ‘small joys’ like a restaurant meal
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NewsThe Coconut Tree appoints administrators
The Sri Lankan restaurant group is facing insolvency proceedings having defaulted on its company voluntary arrangement earlier this year
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NewsOver 300 businesses sign letter demanding support in budget
Major hospitality businesses including Big Table Group, Greene King, KFC, Loungers, Stonegate and Wagamama are among the signatories to UKHospitality’s open letter to the Chancellor
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NewsAzzurri builds ‘ambitious pipeline’ for Dave’s Hot Chicken
The casual dining and QSR operator reported stable revenue at £303.1m, and EBITDA slightly down to £30.2m after making significant investments into the fast-growing fried chicken category
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NewsShoryu Ramen Ltd sees like-for-likes sales fall as turnover drops and losses widen - updated
The Toridoll Holdings-backed Japanese restaurant concept says it’s on course to surpasses pre-pandemic baseline sales in 2026 despite like-for-likes falling 7.9% in its latest financial results
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Analysis & InsightInside Pizza Hut Restaurants' complex web of debt
The operator called in administrators after a declining trading performance and negative like-for-likes driven by competition from quick-service restaurant operators and delivery aggregators
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NewsGordon Ramsay Restaurants cuts hundreds of jobs as losses grow
Celebrity chef’s empire becomes the latest to succumb to cost of living challenges as almost 10% of staff face job cuts, according to The Times
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NewsTGI Fridays UK sold to global brand manager Sugarloaf
The transaction follows a 12-month ownership of the UK bar and casual dining chain by Calveton UK and Breal Capital, which acquired two-thirds of the business in a rescue deal
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NewsGordon Ramsay Restaurants grapples with challenges in casual dining as losses widen
The world-famous chef’s restaurant empire saw pre-tax losses rise from £3.4m to £12.6m in its latest financial results despite reporting record revenues and the group’s highest ever EBITDA
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NewsThesleff Group to launch ‘luxury Japanese’ concept
The operator behind London restaurants Los Mochis and Sale e Pepe will start 2026 with the opening of a ‘luxury Japanese dining and drinking destination’ in Mayfair
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NewsBusiness rates surcharge could cause closures, UKH warns
The trade body has untied with the British Retail Consortium to warn that the planned surcharge could leave hundreds of high street properties at risk of closure
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NewsRestaurant and hotel prices rise marginally as UK inflation holds at 3.8%
The 12-month inflation rate for restaurant and hotel prices rose to 3.9% in September, up from 3.8% in August
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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