Restaurants News – Page 322
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NewsBlagden: There is a limit on growth in the UK
Simon Blagden, chief executive of Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, has said that there is a limit of how many restaurants the group will open in the UK
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NewsPizzaExpress: Delivery, Reys, acquisitions, overseas concepts
M&C talks to Richard Hodgson, chief executive of the Hony Capital-backed PizzaExpress, about the group’s move into the delivery market; the potential for its chicken-led concept Reys; scope for acquisitions and introducing Far East-based brands into the UK
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NewsTGI’s Cheetham: recruitment is a game of two halves
Dawn Cheetham, head of culture development at TGI Friday’s, has said that the group is seeing a real crisis develop around recruiting kitchen staff
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FOLD on a roll
FOLD, the Vietnamese restaurant serving rice paper-based dishes, has been designed to roll-out after proving the concept at the first store which opens later this month
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Profit boost for Stein
Rick Stein’s restaurant group The Seafood Restaurant, has reported a rise in gross profit of £58k for 2014 to £1.16m, up from £1.1m the previous year
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NewsLevant eyes Bluewater for Shawa
The Levant Restaurants Group, the Tony Kitous-led company, is set to start the expansion of its fast-casual format Shawa
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Ramsay to back Clare Smyth’s solo venture
Clare Smyth is leaving her role as chef patron at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay to open her own standalone London restaurant with the backing of the celebrity chef.
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NewsOliver to launch Barbecoa in the Far East
The Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, the company headed by the high-profile, is to launch Barbecoa in the Far East next spring
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NewsPOD returns to expansion
London-based healthy food-on-the-go Pod is returning to expansion following a period of consolidation
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NewsOn-demand dining leading growth in the US
“Have it your way” is no longer enough as younger consumers in the US now demand to have it their way and have it now, leading to a sharp rise in the fast casual dining sector in America
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FOLD confirms first site
FOLD a Vietnamese restaurant and bar which will specialise in serving foldable food and rice paper dishes, has confirmed its first site will open later this month on London’s Brick Lane
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Flat Iron set for Shoreditch
Flat Iron, the ‘single-steak’ dining concept, has secured a fourth site in London, in Shoreditch
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London Union plans US launch
London Union is in talks to launch in the US after it reported EBITDA of £1.55m in its first five months of trading
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NewsDucasse consultancy to advise on Rouge food development centre
Alain Ducasse Education Research & Consulting is to advise the Casual Dining Group on the development and operation of a new food development centre for its Café Rouge brand
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NewsFive Guys reviews pay structure
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, has enjoyed a like-for-like sales increase of 10% in UK stores that have been open more than 12 months
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NewsSaper: London food scene has undergone the biggest change
Adam Saper, managing partner of acclaimed foodhall concept Eataly, believes that London’s food scene has undergone the most dramatic change compared to anywhere else in the world
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WSH sets up dedicated restaurants arm
Westbury Street Holdings, the owner of Searcys and Beungo, has set up a dedicated restaurants division to support high-profile chefs in launching new ventures
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Dip & Flip expansion to gather pace
Dip & Flip has secured its third south London site and is in negotiations on a number of further sites
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Hix to open standalone bar
Mark Hix will open a standalone Mark’s Bar within The Old Vic theatre next month
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Byron in charity partnership with One Feeds Two
Byron is joining forces with an innovative new charity partner - One Feeds Two, which aims to use hunger to end hunger