Restaurants News – Page 2
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NewsInvestment vehicle Hestia Hospitality launches with initial £50m
Backed by individuals and family offices including Justin King CBE, Hestia’s first acquisition is sustainable restaurant concept Native, with further acquisitions to follow
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NewsRichard Caring tests appetite for café bar
The restaurant tycoon is trying out his latest venture at two sites before possibly being expanded nationally
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NewsCovid debt is haunting restaurant chains — but Wahaca has a lifeline
Repayments are bearing down on the Mexican chain and another London favourite, The Breakfast Club
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NewsShake Shack opens first train station site
The burger chain is set to open in St Pancras International, home to the Eurostar in early summer 2024
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NewsFluffy Fluffy adds seven sites to pipeline
The souffle pancake concept has opened five sites since its launch in Manchester in 2022, and is set to more than double its estate
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NewsIndividual Restaurants expands Piccolino
The brand, backed by the founding families of Iceland supermarket, is opening in Henley-on-Thames and Marlow in the summer of 2024
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NewsSan Carlo: ‘It’s an exciting market out there’
Like-for-likes are in double-digit growth as the Italian restaurant group prepares to open six restaurants in the next 18 months, according to MD Marcello Distefano
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NewsGusto Italian launches subscription-based loyalty scheme in casual dining first
The group has become the first casual dining brand to launch a scheme that allows guests to access benefits by paying upfront
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NewsHush Collection shifts focus to Haché Brasserie concept
The sale of its smaller sites has allowed the group to focus on its “core activities, to repay certain shareholder loans and its overdraft facility in full, and to provide liquidity”
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NewsRight place, long time: what are the secret ingredients that help a restaurant last for years?
The Sportsman, Melton’s and Prashad have thrived for two decades or longer. The Observer meets the teams behind these evergreen favourites
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NewsMcDonald’s trialling bigger burgers
The fast food giant sees significant opportunity to roll out ‘more satiating’ burgers to its menu, according to CFO Ian Borden
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NewsDes Gunewardena to open second restaurant
The co-founder and former CEO of restaurant group D&D London has signed a deal with Canary Wharf Group to open a brand new concept later this year
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NewsPizzaExpress seeks new franchise partners
In partnership with Seeds Consulting, the pizzeria chain is currently searching for experienced operators with a commitment to become a multi-unit franchisee
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NewsGaucho’s VAT-free Fridays drive 63% increase in bookings
CEO Martin Williams said the initiative saw a dramatic increase in covers and urged peers to make it London-wide
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NewsYard Sale Pizza lines up 12th London site
The neighbourhood pizza shop will open on Dartmouth Park Hill in Tufnell Park, as it continues to pick up the pace of expansion and looks to hit a 150-site target.
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NewsBlacklock lines up regional debut in Manchester
The chophouse group will open its first restaurant outside London and seventh overall this autumn
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NewsStick’n’Sushi goes exclusive with Deliveroo
The Denmark-founded Japanese-inspired restaurant group, which was recently acquired by McWin, will make its 14 UK sites exclusively available on the delivery platform
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News‘My focus is survival’: how rising costs are hitting independent restaurants
Expensive ingredients on top of pay, rent, rates and energy bills force north London laksa bar and cafe to put up prices, The Guardian reports
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NewsLe Gavroche site attracts high profile chefs and international entrants
The fine dining restaurant completed its final service in January, and is attracting interest from a range of operators
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NewsGaucho launches ‘VAT-free Fridays’
The steak restaurant group hopes to address both the call to abandon the ‘tourist tax’ and the Mayor of London’s campaign to bring back Friday trading in the capital