Restaurants News – Page 446
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NewsFive Guys secures second Midlands site
Five Guys UK, the popular US burger chain, has secured its second site in the Midlands, after taking space at Touchwood, Solihull
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New Italian fast casual concept plans UK launch
Sfilatini, a new Italian fast casual concept, which launched in Milan last June, is planning to make its debut in the UK by the end of the year.
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NewsMcDonalds to refranchise 1,500 sites
McDonalds has announced plans to refranchise at least 1,500 restaurants by the end of 2016 in Europe and its Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) division
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NewsTGI Friday's enrolls 270 apprentices
TGI Friday’s UK, the Karen Forrester-led restaurant group, has announced that 270 apprentices have been enrolled on its apprenticeship programme one year after it was launched
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NewsPizzaExpress opens first fully-owned international site
PizzaExpress, the Gondola-owned chain, has opened its 500th site in total and its first full-owned international site in Beijing, China.
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Paris restaurant Les Gourmets des Ternes opens in London
Paris independent restaurant Les Gourmets des Ternes has opened its first overseas restaurant in Maida Vale, London
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NewsBarburrito secures new funding, Turner named chair
Barburrito plans to double in size within three years after securing a further £3.6m from backer the Business Growth Fund (BGF)
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Hulley steps down from D&D
Mark Hulley, formerly of EAT, the sandwich shop chain, has stepped down as chief financial officer of D&D London after less than six months in the role
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NewsTossed eyes transport hub expansion
Tossed has told M&C Report it is considering further expansion into the transport hub sector.
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Ibérica looks outside the capital for expansion
Ibérica, the Spanish restaurant group led by Marco Fernandez Pardo, is looking for sites outside of the capital to open a mixture of both terrace and restaurant concepts to grow its estate to ten by 2016
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NewsLa Bottega outlines plans for brand and expansion
La Bottega, the Italian deli and café concept with five sites in London, is looking to open up to ten further sites in London while also improving its product offering and considering delivery for the home dining market
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NewsWrapid expands
Wrapid, the healthy fast-food concept, has expanded its operations by opening further concession units at universities in Southampton, Manchester and Winchester, co-owner Stephen Minall has told M&C Report
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Black Dog Ballroom team to launch Cane & Grain
Black Dog Ballroom will launch its new “ribs and beer” concept called Cane & Grain in the city’s Northern Quarter this summer
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Cookhouse Joe doubles up in Soho
Cookhouse Joe, the London-based rotisserie chicken restaurant concept is expanding to its second site, also in Soho
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Nando’s rolls out app for online ordering
Nando’s has confirmed it will expand its click-and-collect ordering service by allowing customers to order and pay for food with smartphones following a successful trial at 14 of its restaurants
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NewsHarry Ramsden’s to make £2m investment
Harry Ramsden’s, the Joe Teixeira-led iconic fish & chips chain, is set to invest close to £2m to completely transform a number of its seaside restaurants
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NewsTasty grows Wildwood pipeline
Tasty, the AIM-listed restaurant operator, has lined up a further five openings under its Wildwood brand
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NewsTexas Joe’s eyes extended BrewDog tie-in and standalone sites
Joe Walters, the entrepreneur behind the Texas Joe’s beef jerky brand whose investors include BrewDog co-founder James Watt, has told M&C Report he’s aiming to rollout his Texas barbecue menu to BrewDog bars across the country and is honing in on two standalone sites in London
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Pepe’s Piri Piri expansion continues
Pepe’s Piri Piri, the takeaway chicken operator with c25 sites across the country, has continued its expansion with the acquisition of a further two sites in London and Birmingham
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Operators eye Nottingham openings
A number of operators are eyeing opening in Nottingham over the next six to nine months, including Coast to Coast and Living Ventures