Restaurants News – Page 459
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NewsLas Iguanas lines up Edinburgh opening
Las Iguanas, the Bowmark Capital-backed chain, which is assessing its options, is set to open its third site in Scotland, and its first in Edinburgh
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NewsBrewDog runs Honest Burgers pop-ups
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, has furthered its relationship with Honest Burgers by running a series of pop-up burger menus created in collaboration with the London-based burger chain at its bars
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Turtle Bay eyes north west openings
Turtle Bay, the six-strong Caribbean restaurant chain led by Aj Jaya-Wickrema, is looking to grow a pipeline of sites in the north west, including two in Manchester
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SSP UK pledges to raise £250k for Cancer Research
The UK division of SSP, the travel concessions operator, has committed to raising £250,000 in support of Cancer Research UK in 2014
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NewsStrada launches breakfast offer
Strada, the Tragus-owned group, has followed sister brand Bella Italia, in launching a breakfast offer, which sees the brand’s c65 sites start to serve breakfast from 8am
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NewsBabaji Pide set up for Yau’s Shaftesbury Avenue venture
A new company called Babaji Pide Ltd has applied for a license to operate the former Scotch Steakhouse site in London’s Shaftesbury Avenue, which Alan Yau is currently fitting out
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Voodoo Rays eyes expansion
Voodoo Rays, late-night New York pizza slice concept, is looking to further expand across London and securing further investment
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NewsPatisserie Valerie opens first standalone out-of-town site
Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed chain, has opened its first standalone out-of-town site at Fort Kinnaird Shopping Park in Edinburgh
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NewsWhitbread appoints new FD for pub restaurants
Whitbread, the leisure group, has appointed Richard Willan as the new finance director for its restaurants division
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Fat Duck Group appoints new FD
The Fat Duck Group has appointed Marc Whitehead, former finance director at the Ponti’s Group, as its new group finance director
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Mai’da targets expansion
Mai’da, the Indian and Indo-Chinese restaurant group, has earmarked two more openings under its Express delivery format over the coming months as it targets 50 sites over the next five years, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsGiraffe confirms York and MK openings
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned chain, has confirmed it is set to open its second site in Milton Keynes within Kingston Centre retail park this month and a unit at the new Vangarde Shopping Park, York
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Glasgow team named Toque d’Or champions
A team from Glasgow City College have won an award that recognises excellence in hospitality. They were crowned Toque d’Or champions at the Nestlé Professional-sponsored event
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NewsWahaca receives funding extension
Wahaca, the Mexican street food restaurant concept led by Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby, has had its funds extended by RBS to finance the next phase of expansion
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NewsDomino's UK lfls grow 10.8%
Domino’s Pizza Group has reported a 10.8% rise in like-for-like sales at its 725 mature UK stores in the 13 weeks to 30 March, with system sales rising by 14.8% to £188.5m, as it says the search for a new chief executive is “well advanced”.
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NewsPage plans joint Real Greek/Franco Manca site
David Page, the former chief executive of Pizza Express, is in talks to open a joint site in London’s Soho for his Franco Manca and The Real Greek brands
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NewsRomano steps down at Little Chef
Frank Romano, former managing director of Brannigans operator Herald Inns & Bars, has stepped down as chief operating officer of Little Chef, the iconic restaurant chain
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Ex-Gaucho MD to launch new venture ‘M’
Martin Williams, who stepped down as managing director of Gaucho earlier this month, is to launch a new restaurant venture called M in London later this year
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NewsChilango lines up two new openings
Chilango, the burrito bar chain led by Eric Partaker and Dan Houghton, has lined up a further two opening in London for later this year
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QSR Indian concept to make services debut
Mint Leaves, the quick service Indian concept, has signed a deal to launch at two Extra service stations this spring, M&C Report understands