Restaurants News – Page 383
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PizzaExpress signs £4.5m supply deal
Hony Capital, owner of PizzaExpress, has signed a three-year supply deal worth £4.5m with 3663 catering equipment
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Deliveroo sets out UK expansion plan
Deliveroo, the restaurant delivery platform, plans to be operational in every major UK conurbation by the end of 2015, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsByron strengthens pipeline
Byron, the premium burger restaurant group, has further strengthened its openings pipeline, by securing sites in Derby and High Wycombe
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Carluccio’s doubles up in Ireland
Carluccio’s is expanding in the Republic of Ireland with its second Dublin site due to open in April in the south Dublin suburb of Glasthule in Dun Laoghaire
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NewsPatisserie Valerie secures Café Rouge in Glasgow
Patisserie Valerie has secured a further site in Glasgow, after taking a former Café Rouge unit
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Grosvenor Casinos reports 6% rise in food sales
Grosvenor Casinos has reported food and beverage sales of £15m in 2014 with a 6% uplift on the previous year, which the company attributes to its “fresh approach to casual dining”
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KTT to reach 23 sites
Koh Thai Tapas, the Thai restaurant group, has secured its eighth site in Ringwood in Hampshire as part plans to reach 23 sites
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Final bids in for Ramsay stake
Final round bid were submitted this week to acquire a stake in Gordon Ramsay Group, with three private equity groups left in the process
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NewsEd’s in Middle East talks
Ed’s Easy Diner, the Andrew Guy-led chain, is in advanced talks to launch in the Middle East
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Shaftesbury Christmas trade ‘buoyant’
London-based landlord Shaftesbury has said trade at its 587 sites over Christmas was “buoyant” and said restaurants, cafes and bars are becoming a destination in their own right for the capital.
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Dub Jam eyes London-wide expansion
Dub Jam, the Caribbean bar and restaurant concept, has launched a fundraising round via crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to expand to another eight venues in the UK over the next three years
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Stein linked with Poole opening
Seafood Trading Ltd, the company led by high-profile chef Rick Stein, has been linked with a further opening along the south coast, this time in Poole
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Motorway service areas owner completes £220m bond
Extra MSA Group, which owns 18 motorway service areas (MSAs), has completed a £220m private bond issue on one of its portfolios
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NewsKFC UK sales up 9% in 2014
Yum! Brands has reported that UK sales in KFC grew 9% in the year ending 27 December 2014 and 5% in the fourth quarter.
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NewsWelcome Break to be fully branded
Welcome Break, the motorway service area operator, is set to have its food & beverage offer fully-branded by the end of April
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NewsSubway to reach 3,000 UK stores by 2020
Subway UK anticipates it has the capacity to reach 3,000 UK stores by 2020 by focusing on non-traditional locations and could double its current UK estate of c.2,000, according to Greg Madigan head of brand at Subway
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NewsLeon on track for 12 sites in 2015
Leon has the funding and pipeline in place to open 12 new sites this year, according to co-founder John Vincent who was speaking at the Food on the Go conference
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NewsCote secures Leamington Spa site
Cote has secured a site in Leamington Spa, as it further strengthens its openings pipeline for this year
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NewsPapa John’s would consider pubs venture
Gareth Davies, the vice president of Papa John’s UK has told M&C Report the company would consider a joint venture with a pub company.
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NewsLiving Ventures reveals more details on new sites
Living Ventures, the Tim bacon-led group, has revealed more details about its new restaurant and bar as well as announcing that work has started on a café at its Artisan site.