Restaurants News – Page 397
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Eddie Rockets eyes global franchise expansion
Eddie Rockets, the Dublin-based US diner restaurant group, has plans to franchise in the UK “in a broad sense”, Tobias Lukaschek, assistant manager of Eddie Rockets in Ireland, M&C Report has learnt
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Ippudo receives funding for international expansion
Ippudo, the premium ramen noodle restaurant chain, is set for an overseas roll-out sponsored by Cool Japan Fund, a Japanese government entrepreneurial fund
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Pizza Hut vies for night-time market
As part of its nationwide refurbishment programme, Pizza Hut has added a cocktail bar to its Reading restaurant to re-fashion the restaurant as a late-night destination
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NewsWhitbread Q3 lfl sales up 6%
Whitbread has reported like-for-like sales of 6% for the 13 weeks to 27 November, with Costa up 5.2%.
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NewsShake Shack plans UK expansion
Shake Shack is opening its second UK site next year as it finally begins its long-awaited rollout over here
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Banh Mi Bay eyes expansion
Vietnamese café and restaurant concept Banh Mi Bay has opened its third London site in St Paul’s, with plans to roll out the concept further
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NewsYum! cuts FY profit forecast again
Yum! Brands, the owner of the KFC and Pizza Hut brands, has again cut its full-year profit forecast, due to slower sales in China
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Miller & Carter and Cosy Club set for Worcester
Cosy Club and Mitchells & Butlers’ Miller and Carter have been named the latest brands to join Worcester’s Cathedral Square retail and leisure development
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Intu scoops foodcourt award
The food court at Intu’s Lakeside shopping centre was awarded a Gold Award at the British Council of Shopping Centres award ceremony following £9m investment
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L’Entrecote eyes further London site
Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecote, the French brasserie chain, is understood to be close to securing a fourth site in London, in Covent Garden
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UGOT plans "rapid" expansion
UGOT, the healthy eating concept, is looking to expand “rapidly” in 2015 with new sites planned for Leeds in January 2015, Harrogate two months later in March, Newcastle city centre in June and then down to London later in the year
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NewsMEATliquor eyes £7m fundraising
MEATliquor has launched a fundraising round with the aim of securing £7m of new funds to grow from six to 12 sites by the end of 2017
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NewsMcDonald’s sales continue to struggle
McDonald’s continued to struggle during November, with global comparable sales down 2.2%, despite a positive performance in the UK
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NewsGBK unveils “aggressive” opening plan
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) the Capricorn Ventures-backed group intends to open a restaurant each month to reach its target of 100 sites focusing outside of London, CEO Alasdair Murdoch told M&C Report
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Irish diner group plans Europe-wide expansion
Eddie Rocket’s, the Dublin-based US diner concept, is planning to open 100 restaurants across Europe including the UK by 2018, the Irish Independent reports
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Village East co-founder unveils details of latest venture
Restaurateur Clive Watson who co-founded Riding House Café, Village East and The Garrison, has unveiled details of his new all-day brasserie called Blixen that will open at London’s Spitalfields in February 2015
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GBK trials breakfast and brunch
GBK has begun trialling a breakfast offer at its Westfield London restaurant and will offer a brunch menu when the Glasgow site opens this week
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Vapiano wins best concept award
Vapiano, the Italian fresh casual dining group, has won the Best Food and Beverage Retail Concept title at the 19th Mapic Awards in Cannes
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D&D in talks to acquire Café Des Amis
D&D London, the LDC Capital-backed restaurant group, is in talks to acquire Café Des Amis, the Covent Garden-based French restaurant and bar
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Hermers to launch US hotdog chain
Ignite Group chief executive Matt Hermer is joining forces with his wife Marissa to launch Top Dog, a new US hotdog concept