Restaurants News – Page 303
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FY lfls up 6.9% Gusto
Gusto has reported a 6.9% rise in like-for-like sales for the year to 31 March 2015, with overall sales up 22% to £18.2m.
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NewsLivingbridge acquires stake in Le Bistrot Pierre
Livingbridge has acquired a significant minority stake in Le Bistrot Pierre, in a deal that is thought to value the 14-strong chain at c£22m
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Breddos Tacos closes in on permanent site
Breddos Tacos, the Mexican street food concept, is closing in on its first permanent site in central London
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Influx of operators to Birmingham ‘creating skills shortage’
Matt Scriven, managing director of Bitters & Twisted, has told M&C the influx of casual dining and food-led pubs into Birmingham has made recruitment of chefs and general managers even more difficult.
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Five minutes with Iqbal Wahhab
This week M&C takes five minutes with Iqbal Wahhab, founder of the Cinnamon Club and Roast.
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Mildreds up to three
Mildreds, the vegetarian restaurant concept, is set to open a third site in London after securing a site in King’s Cross
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Chozen Noodle eyes five sites in 2016
Noodle bar operator Chozen Noodle is planning to open at least five new sites in 2016, its founder Matthew Kirby has told M&C.
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Mac & Wild appoints new head chef, eyes expansion
Mac & Wild has appointed a new head chef as the Scottish game restaurant continues to look for new sites to expand with.
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SSP doubles up with Boston Grill
Travel food concession operator SSP has opened a second Boston Grill in Stockholm, at the Swedish capital’s Central Station
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Earl of Sandwich eyes further UK openings
After confirming the re-entry of the Earl of Sandwich brand to the UK market earlier this week, the company is eyeing more London sites for 2016
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Sugarman swaps PizzaExpress for CDG
Juliet Sugarman has stepped down as head of international marketing at PizzaExpress to join the Casual Dining Group
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Acciuga closes doors, eyes new location
Fine dining Italian restaurant Acciuga is closing its High Street Kensington site on Christmas Eve ahead of a move to a new London site to be revealed in the New Year.
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NewsRetailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards 2016 finalists announced
The finalists for next year’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards (RROTY) have been revealed, with the Bridgepoint-backed Azzurri Group leading the list of nominees, closely followed by Wagamama
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Whitbread set to launch evolved Beefeater format
Whitbread is set to launch an evolved version of its Beefeater pub restaurant format in Birmingham city centre next year
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Levant sets out expansion plans
Following the opening of Shawa at Bluewater, Tony Kitous, founder of the brand’s parent company Levant Group, is eyeing openings in Liverpool, Leeds, Bath and Exeter for the brand
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Osmond: Current rental levels a risk for everyone
Hugh Osmond, the owner of Strada, has told M&C that some of the rents currently being talked about across the restaurant sector are a risk for everyone, including the landlords
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Operators line up for Speke development
Wagamama, Las Iguanas and Bella Italia have all been lined up to open as part of the revamp of the New Mersey retail park in Speke
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JDW and CDG urged to use sustainable seafood
JD Wetherspoon and the Casual Dining Group have been urged to commit to using only responsibly caught fish on their menus.
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Fulham Shore reports H1 revenue rise
Fulham Shore has this morning reported a rise in revenue from £5.5m to £13.9m in the six months ended 27 September 2015
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The Ivy Collections strengthens team
The Ivy Collection has further strengthened its operational team with the appointment of a finance director