Restaurants News – Page 114
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NewsGusto launches new website as it refocuses on Italian
Gusto has relaunched its website, with the new tagline ‘Elegantly Italian’, as it embraces its Mediterranean inspired menu.
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NewsTRG appoints head of ops for Food & Fuel
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has appointed Nick O’Donnell, formerly of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), as head of operations for its recently acquired Food & Fuel business.
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NewsClick & collect orders up 70% at Prezzo
Prezzo, the TPG-backed Italian restaurant chain, has grown sales from click-and-collect orders by 70% within just one month of a new partnership with online ordering platform, Orderswift.
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NewsFreshly Chopped to make England debut
Dublin-based salad chain Freshly Chopped will make its debut in England, in Manchester, before the end of the year, after securing a site in the Piccadilly Gardens area of the city, MCA understands.
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NewsBar + Block updates on pipeline
Whitbread’s high street steak restaurant brand Bar + Block has announced openings in Wimbledon and Reading in early 2019, and hints at more to come, MCA has learnt.
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NewsLeon awarded three stars for sustainability
Leon, the John Vincent-led group, has achieved the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s (SRA) top mark of three stars – the only brand in the food-to-go market to be awarded the accolade for its sustainable practices. The SRA judges a business’ sustainability against a ten-point sustainability framework under three main pillars of ...
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Minor eyes UK rollout for Benihana
Minor Hotels, the Thailand-based hospitality group, which acquired a stake in Japanese restaurant group Benihana earlier this year, is exploring further expansion opportunities for the brand in the UK, after strengthening its management team here, MCA has learnt.
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NewsKFC franchisee secures c£14m debt facility
Auriga Holdings, one of the longest-serving KFC franchisees in the UK, has secured a new £13.95m debt facility from Metro Bank, as it eyes further expansion.
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NewsBrexit vote forces TGI’s to switch to UK suppliers
TGI Friday’s switched a number of suppliers from overseas providers to UK ones in the wake of the Brexit vote, its procurement and supply chain director has told Supply Management magazine.
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NewsTGI Friday’s launches ‘Fridarians’ campaign
TGI Friday’s has launched a new integrated brand campaign that introduces the world to “Fridarians”, who “smash through the so-called rules of going out and live every day like it’s a Friday”
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NewsUsain Bolt restaurant brand to launch on Holy Birds site
The first UK site for Usain Bolt’s Tracks & Records brand is to open on 10 October in London’s Spitalfields.
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NewsGail’s to roll out sustainable coffee cups
Gail’s is to roll out compostable and biodegradable coffee cups across its c40 strong estate of bakery outlets this week.
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NewsCoconut Tree begins 'mini rollout'
The Coconut Tree, the Sri Lankan street food concept, is eyeing a “mini rollout” which preserves the authenticity of the brand.
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NewsFocus on: Workers on boards
Sector leaders have given mixed reactions to proposals from the Labour party leadership to force companies to have employee representatives on their boards.
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NewsHancock’s secures three more openings for 2018
Hancock’s, the American Kitchen & Bar concept, has secured three new sites in Hampshire which will launch before the end of the year.
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NewsMetcalfe: ‘You don’t need loyalty schemes, just be better than everyone else’
You don’t need to invest in loyalty schemes – as long as you are doing a good enough job then your customers will keep returning, believes Pret A Manger and Itsu founder Julian Metcalfe.
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NewsLiars sell Black Dogs to former managers
The Liars Group, the Manchester based bar and restaurant operator, has sold three sites, two Black Dog Ballrooms and the Dog Bowl bowling alley, to a pair of former managers.
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NewsTasty cancels growth funding
Tasty, the Wildwood operator, has said it has “no plans to open any new sites at the current time” and has cancelled its unused £5m revolving credit facility earmarked for expansion.
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NewsM&B eyes further acquisitions for Miller & Carter
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to slow down the rate of expansion for its Miller & Carter brand, now that the business has reached the 100-site mark.
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NewsJones: 'Prezzo lost its focus on hospitality'
Prezzo executive chair Karen Jones has told MCA’s Restaurant Conference about her decision to take charge of the struggling brand and mission to “make customers love it again”.