Restaurants News – Page 215
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NewsThe Coal Shed to make London debut
The Coal Shed, the upmarket steak concept based in Brighton, is to make its London debut at the One Tower Bridge development.
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KFC celebrates £3.5m investment in apprentices
At the beginning of 2017’s National Apprenticeship Week, KFC is celebrating the fact that 600 of its team members have graduated from its Apprenticeship programme.
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NewsTRG FY lfls down 3.9%
The Restaurant Group has said all three of its major brands – Frankie and Benny’s; Chiquito and Coast to Coast – underperformed in 2016 but stressed a ‘robust plan’ was in place to turn them around.
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Cote strengthens openings pipeline
Cote, the BC Partners-backed group, has further strengthened the openings pipeline for its eponymous brand with sites secures in Gloucester Quays, Lewes and Shrewsbury.
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NewsBRG confirms Mcilwee appointment
Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) has confirmed to MCA that former Tesco chief financial officer Laurie Mcilwee has joined the group as chairman.
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Poole steps down from Prezzo
Christian Poole has stepped down as marketing director at Prezzo after nearly five years with the company, MCA understands.
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NewsWagamama Q3 lfls up 9%
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed, David Campbell-led group, saw like-for-like sales across its UK estate climb 9% in the 12 weeks to 29 January 2017, with turnover increasing 15.7% to £64.2m.
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Piotrowski leaves Treby Arms to launch new venture
Former MasterChef: The Professionals winner, Anton Piotrowski has left The Treby Arms in Plympton, Devon to open his own restaurant in Plymouth.
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Just Eat 2016 orders worth £2.5bn
Just Eat, the online delivery platform, processed orders worth over £2.5bn for its restaurant partners in 2016.
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Darwin & Wallace appoints Barnes as ops director
Darwin & Wallace has appointed Polly Barnes, formerly of Gail’s and Byron, as its new operations director
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What the Pitta! secures second site
Vegan kebab concept, What the Pitta!, is to launch its second site this weekend – at Croydon BoxPark.
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Pizza Hut Restaurants apprentices to take over Manchester site
Pizza Hut Restaurants is letting its apprentices take over the reins at its Manchester Trafford Centre Hut on 7 March
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The Stable links up with Deliveroo
The Stable has begun rolling out a delivery option through Deliveroo across its 17-strong estate
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NewsGusto secures £9m funding package
Gusto has secured an additional £9m funding package from Santander to support its growth plans and target new sites across the UK
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NewsBodean’s drops Deliveroo over cannibalisation fears
Bodean’s founder Andre Blais has told MCA he has ended his relationship with Deliveroo because of concerns over the impact on the dine-in experience and objection to the level of commission.
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Humble Grape plans four sites a year
Humble Grape, the London-based wine merchant and bar/restaurant operator, has confirmed it will launch a £1m crowdfund, as revealed by MCA in January.
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NewsRosa’s builds 2017 pipeline
Rosa’s has lined up a further three openings in London for 2017, and embarked on its first trial site with Deliveroo’s RooBox scheme
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Buns & Buns set to replace Union Jacks
Buns & Buns, the Miami-based restaurant concept, is set to replace Jamie Oliver’s remaining Union Jacks site in Covent Garden
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On The Bab to launch market deli concept
Linda Lee, the founder of Korean barbecue restaurant group On The Bab, has told MCA she is planning a new market-deli version of the concept.
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7Bone builds pipeline
7Bone Burger Co, the Kings Park Capital-backed concept, has built a pipeline of six openings across the South of England which will be coming online “fairly quickly”, MCA has learnt.