Restaurants News – Page 451
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Chefs to bring high-end restaurant to Hackney
Two high profile chefs are seeking funds to open a high-end British restaurant in East London, with plans to open a second site within three years
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Hansen secures site for second Modern Pantry
Anna Hansen, the award-winning chef behind the Modern Pantry in London’s Clerkenwell, has signed a lease on a second site
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Moore expands smokehouse concept
David Moore, founder and owner of Michelin-starred Pied a Terre and L’autre Pied, is looking to secure two new sites for smokehouse concept One Sixty and a permanent home for Pieds Nus
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Jamie Oliver’s butchery closed for poor hygeine score
Jamie Oliver’s butcher, Barbecoa, in London, was closed for 24 hours by public health officers after receiving a one out of five hygiene score
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NewsConfidence returns to dining out sector
Restaurant operators are anticipating an increase in trade over the next 12 months, with 86% expecting a rise in sales as post-recession confidence in the sector grows, according to a survey of the hospitality sector by Horizons
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Rollout planned for Creole concept
Restaurateur Chris Singham has told M&C Report he plans to open more sites under the fledgling all-day Creole bar and kitchen format Bayou
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More eating out brands named as using halal chicken
More eating out brands have been highlighted by the Daily Mail as serving unlabelled halal chicken in some meals, including Domino’s, GBK, Nando’s, KFC, Ask, Subway and Slug & Lettuce
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McDonald’s UK launches e-book partnership
McDonald’s UK is offering children a free e-book download with every Happy Meal, in association with Kobo, as part of its Happy Reader scheme
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Busaba to make international debut
Busaba Eathai, the casual-dining Thai chain, has signed an agreement to make its overseas debut this September in the Middle East, in Dubai
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Bass to swap Grillshack for Selfridges
Hannah Bass is to step down from overseeing the development of the Richard Caring-backed Grillshack and Jackson & Rye concepts, to become director of restaurants at Selfridges
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Ippudo closes in on UK debut site
Hakata Ippudo, the ramen bar brand, is close to securing its first site in the UK, in London
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PizzaExpress under fire for halal meat disclosure
PizzaExpress has come under criticism after it was revealed it was only serving halal chicken across its 434 sites but had declined to mention this on menus
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Cabana to open World Cup pop-up
Cabana, the fast growing Brazilian barbecue group led by Jamie Barber and David Ponte, is opening a pop up bar and grill in Covent Garden’s Piazza to celebrate the World Cup
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Square Pie plans dual growth strategy
Square Pie, the gourmet pie shop chain, is looking to strengthen both its restaurant and wholesale pie business as part of a long term growth plan that will see it expand across the country
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Whitbread further strengthens pipeline
Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants has further strengthened its openings pipeline after securing planning permission for 520 bedrooms across six locations for its Premier Inn format
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NewsYO! FY EBITDA up 15%, confirms Hall as CEO
YO! Sushi, the Quilvest-backed group, has confirmed that chief operating officer Vanessa Hall has succeeded Robin Rowland as chief executive, with Rowland, who has led the company for 14 years, becoming executive chairman
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NewsHall to be confirmed as next YO! CEO
Vanessa Hall, YO! Sushi’s current chief operating officer, is to become its new chief executive, replacing Robin Rowland, who will become the 67-strong brand’s executive chairman, as it gears up for a £120m sale process later this year
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Turtle Bay sets out openings schedule
Turtle Bay, the Piper Private Equity-backed Caribbean restaurant chain, has set out plans to double its estate over the next six months, with seven new openings planned, including two in London
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Tourists to spend £27bn in hospitality sector
Spending in the hospitality sector will rise by 33% by 2017 according to Barclays’ Retail and Hospitality & Leisure banking teams that suggests total spend from overseas visitors will reach more than £27bn
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Hilton steps down from Yalla Yalla
Barry Hilton is to step down as operations director at Yalla Yalla, the Lebanese restaurant concept, to develop his own restaurant concept