Restaurants News – Page 315
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Odeon trials in-cinema pizza with Croma
Croma, the Manchester-based pizzeria, has signed a deal with Odeon cinemas to trial a pizzeria pop-up inside the cinema at Manchester’s Trafford Centre
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NewsPierre White set for Leeds
Black & White Hospitality, the franchising group, is opening a Marco Pierre White restaurant in Leeds as part of the Ibis Style Hotel that will open December 2016
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NewsBTP targets south coast for growth
Boston Tea Party, the fast growing all-day café brand, is ramping up its expansion plans from 2016 and will strengthen its presence along the south coast
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NewsByron to make Scottish debut
Byron, the Hutton Collins-backed better burger group, is making its Scottish debut with a site opening in the coming months at Aberdeen’s Union Square
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NewsPaul to enforce National Living Wage
Paul, the café and bakery group, is adopting the national living wage from the start of November with a starting hourly wage beginning at £7.20
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NewsArtigiano founder eyes 200 sites for new pizza concept
Joe Hill, founder of coffee shop and wine bar concept Artigiano, is aiming to reach 200 units over 10 years for his new concept Base + Barley.
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NewsPizzaExpress CEO says chicken concept ‘has legs’
PizzaExpress chief executive Richard Hodgson has said he is pleased with the performance of the first site for its chicken concept, Reys, and says it “definitely has legs”.
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Excel and Levy Restaurants planning series of brand launches
Excel London has partnered with Levy Restaurants to launch a series of brands.
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NewsMark Hix: Gov't and schools should address chef shortage
Restauranteur and chef Mark Hix has said the Government and schools must do more to get children interested in cooking from a younger age to attract more young people towards a career as a chef
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NewsPonti's trims estate to reduce losses
The Ponti Group, operator of Ponti’s Italian Kitchen and Caffe Italia, has confirmed it has reduced its operating losses following estate consolidation and refurbishing its sites
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Diary: Costa; Punch Taverns; Welcome Break and EAT
In this week’s Diary we ask why Costa Coffee’s MD seems to be cashing his chips; explore how restaurants can tackle no shows and find out why leaving the EU would apparently be good for the UK curry circuit:
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NewsLeon secures £11.5m funding for growth
Healthy fast-food concept Leon has secured a funding package worth £11.5m from new banking partner, HSBC.
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Frugone returns to Bo Drake
Bó Drake, the modern Asian restaurant, has appointed Matteo Frugone as head chef of the Soho restaurant
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Singham launches Caribbean diner
Restaurateur Chris Singham has opened what he describes as London’s first Caribbean diner.
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BK and Tim Horton parent co returns to profit
Burger King and Tim Horton’s parent company, Restaurant Brands International, has reported net income of $182.9m in the third quarter, after a loss of $23.5m for the same period last year
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Whitbread urges sector to support school leavers
Whitbread has joined forces with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) to promote the critical business can play in supporting school leavers as they transition into careers.
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Natural Kitchen eyes 10 sites in 2016
Natural Kitchen, the London-based deli and cafe concept, has its next four sites lined up to open next year as it plans to grow its estate to 10 sites, M&C has learnt. Justin Green, the director of Natural Kitchen said the group, which is preparing to open at Waterloo Station ...
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Gingerman Group secures freehold of Hove site
Four-strong Brighton operator the Gingerman Group has secured the freehold of its flagship Ginger Pig site in Hove.
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NewsPizzaExpress reports FY lfls up 5.6% in UK
PizzaExpress has reported UK like-for-like sales up 5.6% for the year to 28 June, with turnover rising 9.5% to £427.7m.
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NewsChilango raising funds for UK & global growth
London-based burrito concept Chilango is ramping up its expansion plans with the launch of a funding round via online platform CrowdCube to raise £1m to enable its next phase of growth