Restaurants News – Page 24
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NewsGaucho hails ‘phenomenal’ regional recognition
The steakhouse restaurant group has won over influential customers outside London by supporting local charities and attracting high profile footballers and reality TV stars, CEO Martin Williams tells MCA
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NewsUK mid-market dining chains fight for survival
The Financial Times explores how squeezed consumers and inflation are punishing groups that expanded beyond city centres
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NewsThe Sidemen to open first high street restaurant
The YouTube collective plans to expand their fried chicken brand, Sides, to a further 10 locations this year, the Evening Standard reports
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NewsOodles Chinese to scale to 45 sites
The Indo-Chinese QSR concept has opened its 36th site in Walsall, with plans for a further nine locations underway
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NewsCanadian concept Pokerrito gears up for UK launch
Doug Williamson, former MD for Esquires Coffee, has said the pan-Asian QSR concept is preparing to open a flagship store in London
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NewsIn pictures: NWTC launches new North Light concept
New World Trading Company has opened a North Light venue in Chester, offering all-day dining and cocktails
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NewsPizzaExpress faces opposition to staff changes
Changes to the way working hours and shifts are allocated has led to criticism from staff and the Unite union
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NewsHaché Shoreditch sold
Jamie Barber and Ed Standring of The Hush Collection are refocussing their group on larger brasserie sites for all-day, ambient dining and drinking experiences
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NewsNando’s rolls out new energy recycling system
The system, which has has been rolled out to 14 stores, filters and recycles heat produced by cooking
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NewsMother wins legal battle with McDonald’s after daughter suffers burns from chicken nugget
A mother has won a legal battle with McDonald’s after her daughter suffered second-degree burns from a hot nugget, Sky News reports
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NewsActivist Coltrane seeks change at TRG
A New York-based investor has called for change at The Restaurant Group after taking a 3% stake, The Sunday Times reports
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NewsPrezzo tells creditors to swallow a slice of its £70m liabilities
The Italian chain is facing liabilities totalling £70 million as a result of losses sustained by the 47 unprofitable restaurants it closed last month, The Times reports
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NewsHostmore looking to capitalise on heritage of TGI Fridays
The group is looking to drive sales in its core restaurant estate by tapping into the strong awareness of the TGI Fridays brand – which it is bringing back – as well as a focus on boosting drinks revenue
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NewsHush Collection to expand Haché Brasserie concept
The group has sold its Haché Burger site in Clapham to grow the Brasserie concept, with a focus on larger sites and an expanded all-day offer
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NewsJamie Oliver cooks up a new restaurant chain
The celebrity chef is launching a new chain of upmarket restaurants in Britain, only a year after administrators finished winding up Jamie’s Italian, The Times reports
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NewsOasis: TRG management ‘not aligned with shareholders’
The activist hedge fund has urged fellow shareholders to reject “pay without performance” at The Restaurant Group
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NewsPrezzo to close 46 restaurants
The latest restrcuture at the Italian causual dining chain will leave it with 97 restaurants, and more than 800 staff affected
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NewsMitchells & Butlers to acquire remaining stake in Ego Restaurants
M&B, which took a 40% stake in Ego Restaurants in 2018, plans to expand the Mediterranean-themed pub and restaurant chain nationwide
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NewsMcDonald’s announces recipe changes to core items
The chain will make changes to the Big Mac among other items, in its first major menu change since launching the crispy chicken sandwich
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NewsSmoky Boys opens 12th site
The BBQ and ‘grill haus’ brand has launched in Southside Shopping Centre in Wandsworth