Restaurants News – Page 392

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    Chop’d launches healthy eating plan

    2015-01-07T08:04:00Z

    Chop’d the healthy food to go concept, is launching a meal plan service to encourage people to eat healthily with a choice of daily or weekly meals that can be collected from Chop’d London sites

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    December lfls up 8% at LV

    2015-01-07T08:03:00Z

    Living Ventures Group reported an 8% increase in like-for-like sales across its 38-strong estate in the five weeks to 4 January.

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    Las Iguanas NYE lfls up 12.8%

    2015-01-07T07:25:00Z

    Las Iguanas, the casual dining concept backed by Bowmark Capital, has reported New Year’s Eve like-for-like sales up 12.8% with a 7.8% hike over the Christmas fortnight.

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    MEATliquor confirms Bristol opening

    2015-01-06T08:12:00Z

    MEATliquor, the popular, fast-casual concept, has unveiled details of its Bristol restaurant that is due to open in April in the Stokes Croft area of the city

  • Pieminister Cardiff
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    Pieminister returns to growth

    2015-01-06T08:12:00Z

    Pieminister, the pie shop operator, has returned to positive growth following a “turbulent year” ending April 2014 as it gears up to opening 20 new restaurant sites nationwide

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    Vapiano looks at all "major" cities to expand

    2015-01-06T08:11:00Z

    Vapiano, the Italian restaurant group, is looking at “all major conurbations” for its expansion plans, managing director Phil Sermon told M&C Report

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    Wheeler swaps La Sala for SSP

    2015-01-06T08:11:00Z

    Richard Wheeler has stepped down as operations director of Sala Group Holdings, which operates the La Sala restaurant concept, to join SSP

  • Kerbisher & Malt founders Nick Crossley and Saul Reuben
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    Kerbisher & Malt confirms smaller format launch

    2015-01-06T08:07:00Z

    Kerbisher & Malt has confirmed it will open the first site under a new smaller, takeaway-focussed format later this month near Exmouth Market

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    Festive like-for-like sales up across the sector

    2015-01-06T08:01:00Z

    Operators have told M&C Report that Christmas and New Year trading was strong for 2014 while early figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker showed collective like-for-like sales up 3.3% on last year.

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    Red’s urges customers to seek ‘Self Help’ in January

    2015-01-06T07:58:00Z

    Red’s True Barbecue is launching its Nottingham restaurant with an unconventional approach – an online Self Help guide

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    ​Rose appointed All Star Lanes MD

    2015-01-05T18:23:00Z

    All Star Lanes has appointed Christian Rose, the former chief executive of Chicago Leisure, as its new managing director

  • Phil Sermon at Vapiano
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    Vapiano confirms Manchester opening

    2015-01-05T08:38:00Z

    Vapiano, the casual dining chain, has confirmed it will open its first restaurant outside London in mid-2015 and said it will target more “prime positions across the UK”.

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    Wrapchic plans to double estate

    2015-01-05T08:23:00Z

    Wrapchic, the Birmingham-based Indian burrito concept, plans to double its 10-strong estate over the next 12 months

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    FY sales up 5.5% at Gondola

    2015-01-05T08:13:00Z

    Gondola Group has reported a 5.5% increase in sales across its restaurant estate in the year to 29 June 2014 to £579.3m

  • Loungers Expo Lounge
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    Collins becomes Loungers MD

    2015-01-04T20:48:00Z

    Loungers, the Bristol-based all-day café/bar operator, has appointed chief operating officer Nick Collins as its new managing director

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    Dip & Flip set for expansion

    2015-01-04T20:48:00Z

    Dip & Flip, the Clapham-based French Dip concept is set for expansion after securing new investment and a second site

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    Downey & Dimbleby plan food market venture

    2015-01-04T20:48:00Z

    Jonathan Downey and Henry Dimbleby are planning to launch a new food market joint venture under the banner the London General Market Company

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    NY Fold closes in on first UK site

    2015-01-02T15:04:00Z

    NY Fold, the new pizza brand designed for the UK market from Bruno DiFabio, the US pizza chef, is closing in on its first UK site

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    Wagamama closes in on Soho flagship site

    2015-01-02T15:04:00Z

    Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, is close to securing a new flagship site in London’s Soho

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    Byron secures Camberley site

    2015-01-02T15:03:00Z

    Byron, the premium burger restaurant group, has further strengthened its 2015 openings pipeline, with the acquisition of a site in Camberley