All Restaurants (Casual Dining) articles – Page 4
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NewsCreative Restaurant Group appoints CEO
Milena Floyd will oversee sushi restaurant SUMI in Notting Hill, Japanese grill and sushi bar NIJU, Kioku by Endo at The OWO, and the newly-opened IGNI
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NewsGiles Fry to leave TGI Fridays UK
The chief operating officer is stepping down after 15 months leading a turnaround effort at the casual dining brand
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Weekend PressPizzaExpress cooks up sale at up to £500m valuation
Company owners, including Bain Capital’s special situations unit and Cyrus Capital Partners, are working with bankers at Rothschild, the FT reports
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OpinionCasual dining: the perennially squeezed middle
The causal dining segment continues to be face pressure from all angles from quick service, coffee and bakery shops, gastropubs and premium restaurants, with no clear end sight to its malaise
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories including a new events space for Butcombe Group, Ole & Steen’s latest London location, and Burgerism’s nationwide expansion push
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NewsCapdesia completes majority acquisition of Alice Pizza
The foodservice sector specialist investor has partnered with Quadrivio & Pambianco to acquire the Italian fast casual pizza chain
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NewsBow Street Group targeting up to six acquisitions in next three years
Executive chairman David Page says the group is only interested in bringing profitable businesses into its stable, which have scope to expand up to and beyond 60 sites nationwide
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NewsLina Stores appoints new marketing director
Hannah Clark joins the Italian deli and restaurant brand from Urban Pubs & Bars
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NewsZizzi returns to TV advertising with Christmas campaign
Zizzi’s Christmas advert will mark its first TV advertising campaign since 2021 and forms part of the brand’s wider investment in building brand salience ahead of the festive trading period
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NewsGusto Italian to launch grill format
The group, which was acquired Cherry Equity Partners last year, will relaunch its Manchester restaurant later this month Gigi Gusto Griglia
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NewsWelsh government announces 30% business rates cut for hospitality and leisure venues
Analysis by UKHospitality shows 84% of ratepaying hospitality businesses in Wales will benefit from the cut, though the trade body warns costs will rise for some larger venues
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InterviewsDubai-based Passion F&B looking to bring further concepts to UK
CEO Suyash Nath says the group, which made its London debut in May with Indian fine dining brand Trèsind Mayfair, could bring a more casual concept to the capital next
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NewsKuvi Hospitality builds senior team as it looks to scale Coyo Taco
The hospitality investment platform, led by CEO Shereen Ritchie, said the appointments deepen its capabilities across finance, brand, consumer insight and strategic development as the business moves into its next stage of growth.
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NewsExmouth Market traders ordered to reduce al-fresco seating
The popular eating and drinking out area is under threat after restaurant and pub operators were told they face £800 fines if they do not move their outdoor seating
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Weekend Press‘People are eating less — restaurants must adapt’
Restaurant designer Afroditi Krassa tells The Times how a cultural shift is pushing places like Dishoom, Itsu and the Savoy to roll the dice
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up the latest openings stories, including Wagamama’s first motorway services restaurant, Dishoom’s new Borough location and Flight Club’s Exeter site.
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NewsWagamama returns to growth as investments gain traction
Like-for-like sales grew 3.1% in Q2, accelerating further to 5.2% in Q3-to-date, with Wagamama saying trading remains significantly ahead of the wider UK restaurant market
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NewsIncipio unveils ‘Britain’s largest Italian restaurant’
Juno, set to open next month, will occupy more than 11,500 sq ft within the redeveloped Olympia estate, offering 265 covers with capacity for up to 500 guests
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NewsLoungers opens first London Cosy Club
The new site opened in the former TGI Fridays at Westfield Stratford City last week, and is the fifth Cosy Club to showcase the brand’s evolving new look, with a further opening in Swansea set to follow in November
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OpinionTuscany meets Devon in family labour of love
A summer holiday postcard from Devon, featuring a Tuscan-inspired agriturismo, battered hake and curried peas in Budlieigh, and hunger and disappointment in Lympstone on Bank Holiday Sunday