Restaurants News – Page 455
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Zaks diner signs first franchisee
Zaks, the Norfolk-based American diner chain that has been operating for nearly 40 years, is opening its first franchised restaurant in south west Norfolk and plans to roll the concept out nationwide
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Salt reduction pledge attracts 50 dining out operators
Around 50 pub and restaurant operators have now signed up to the Department of Health’s pledge to reduce salt in the food they serve to help diners achieve a reduction of 1g per person per day compared to the amount eaten in 2007
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NewsGusto undertakes MBO from Living Ventures
Restaurant and bar group Gusto has completed a management buyout from Living Ventures, the Tim Bacon-led premium operator, with funding from private equity group Palatine as it looks to add about 15 sites over the next four years, including a move into the London area, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsTrowbridge next for Dean’s Diner
Richoux Group has secured a site in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, for its Dean’s Diner brand
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NewsTesco launches new café concept
Tesco Family Dining has launched a new in-store café concept at the retailer’s Extra store in Rainham
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F&B shopping centre mix to reach 20%
The mix of food and drink operators across the UK’s shopping centre sector is unlikely to increase beyond an average 20% of floor space
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NewsNando's to sell alcohol at motorway services site
Nando’s is set to join JD Wetherspoon by selling alcohol at its upcoming opening at the Extra services on the M40 at Beaconsfield when it begins trading this summer, M&C Report has learnt
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Tiger Bills owner to expand French concept
Lifestyle Hospitality Group’s (LHG), the operator of the Tiger Bills and Casa Maroc franchise restaurant brands, has signed a partnership deal to expand the Gourmandine “creperie and bistrot” brand across the country
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NewsCharterhouse RoIs reach 35%
Coal Grill & Bar operator Charterhouse Leisure achieved average returns on investment of 35.2% in the year to the end of February, chairman James Horler has told M&C Report
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Deep Blue Restaurants reports full-year loss
Deep Blue Restaurants, the Surrey-based restaurant and takeaway operator, has reported a pre-tax loss of £468,058 in the year to 24 September 2013 against a pre-tax profit of £1.6m in the previous year
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Beard to Tail gears up for relaunch
The team behind the Beard to Tail restaurant in London’s Shoreditch is to relaunch the venture as an all-day brasserie called Penkul & Banks
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Bookatable expands with Nordic acquisition
Bookatable, the London-based online restaurant booking platform, has acquired Swedish company 2Book in a deal that will add 310 restaurants to Bookatable and secure its dominant position in the sector
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NewsTetley leaves Searcys
Searcys has announced that chief executive Doug Tetley has left the company, with the group’s former sales and marketing director Chris Maddison appointed to lead the business as managing director
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NewsTesco to open 100 Giraffe, Decks and H+H sites
Tesco is to open 100 Giraffe, Decks and Harris + Hoole outlets next year, the supermarket group announced in its preliminary results this morning
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NewsMeatliquor eyes Wishbone 'cross fertilisation'
Meatliquor is to incorporate elements of the Wishbone chicken concept into its menu after parent company Meatailer bought the business outright with cross fertilisation of the two planned, M&C Report has learnt
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Bounce lines up US opening
Bounce, the fledgling ping pong bar/restaurant concept, backed by a number of industry veterans, plans to open in Chicago as well as further sites across London
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Hakkasan 'focused on long term growth' as losses widen
Hakkasan Group president Nick McCabe has said the international restaurant operator is focusing on long term growth rather than short term financial performance as it reports a widening of pre-tax losses from £4m to £31.9m in the year to 31 May 2013
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NewsEd’s builds pipeline
Ed’s Easy Diner is lining up a further five openings as it looks to open eight diners in total this year
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Tiger Bills accelerates roll-out target
Tiger Bills, the casual wok-grill-cocktail concept, is accelerating its roll-out programme having secured two London sites and attracting interest from franchisees across the world, M&C Report has learnt
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Pizza Rossa finalising three London sites
Pizza Rossa, the crowd-funded fast-food concept, has revealed it is close to finalising on three sites in the City with its first pop-up outlet due to open in May and plans to operate 12 within five years