Restaurants News – Page 462
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Soho House gearing up for Chicken Shop rollout
Soho House is gearing up to launch multiple sites under its Chicken Shop and Dirty Burger brands and is starting to look at possible opportunities for both concepts outside London
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Busaba Eathai seeks new MD
Alan Yau’s casual-dining Thai chain Busaba Eathai is seeking a new managing director, after Jale Erentok stepped down from the role she has held for the last two years
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Carmichael named Springboard’s FutureChef winner
Anna Carmichael, a 15-year-old from Bellerive FCJ Catholic College, Liverpool, yesterday held off the challenge of 11 other budding chefs to be named FutureChef 2014
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Brooke to open third Red Dog site
Tom Berk, who previously worked as a restaurant and events manager at companies, including Conran Restaurants and Carluccio’s, is to open a third site in London under his Red Dog brand
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Bank funding underpins Comptoir expansion
Levant Restaurants Group has expanded into Kent and Surrey with Comptoir Libanais, its Lebanese fast-casual concept, thanks to a £1.6m loan from NatWest
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McDonald’s ramps up digital credentials
McDonald’s has ramped up its digital expertise by hiring former Facebook client partner Lex Bradshaw-Zanger as its first European digital chief
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ASK Italian launches menu with #RespectThePasta message
ASK Italian, the Gondola-owned chain, has launched a new marketing campaign, under the banner of #RespectThePasta, to support the introduction of the group’s Spring menu
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Domino's Poland grows FY lfls
Domino’s Pizza Poland has reported a 43% rise in like-for-like sales at its first 13 sites in the country in 2013, which the company described as a period of “substantial progress” for the group
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Ed’s eyes 100 sites, as FY lfls grow 2.5%
Ed’s Easy Diner has announced ambitions to grow its estate to over 100 sites by September 2018, as it reported an 87% increase in sales to £17.6m for the year to 30 September 2013
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YO! considers its options
YO! Sushi, the Robin Rowland-led, Quilvest-backed group, has reportedly appointed advisers to explore its options, including a possible sale
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CAU eyes national expansion
CAU, the casual dining steakhouse concept, is putting in place a pipeline of new sites, which will see the brand open its first sites in the north and grow to up to 17 sites over the next 18 months
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Jones the Grocer plans UK launch
Jones the Grocer, the Australian group, which is partly owned by the private equity arm of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy, L Capital, plans to launch its three concepts in the UK this year
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The Ambrette set for South East expansion
Dev Biswal, chef patron of The Ambrette which has restaurants in Margate and Rye, has revealed plans to expand across the South East, with two new sites opening in the coming few months
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La Tasca nominated for a LUKAS
Spanish bar and restaurant, La Tasca, has reached the final of the Latin-UK Awards (The LUKAS) in the Restaurant Group category
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Wahaca on track to make regional debut
Wahaca is on track to make its regional debut in the next 12 months and add a further three sites to its 11-strong core London estate
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Bill’s strengthens team in the North
Bill’s Restaurants before a concerted push into the region, with the appointment of Chris Maycock, former operational head chef at Individual Restaurant Company
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Famous Brands targets UK
Famous Brands International, the US parent company of the TCBY Yogurt and Mrs. Fields Cookies brands that operates more than 900 sites in 33 countries, is targeting a UK launch, M&C Report has learnt
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Rosa’s launches latest fundraising round
Rosa’s has launched a new round of fundraising aimed at angel investors, in which it is looking to raise £500k for a 10% stake in the business valuing it at £5m
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TRG plans first triple opening
The Restaurant Group (TRG) is set to open new sites under its Frankie & Benny’s, Chiquito and Coast to Coast brand’s together for the first time at the LeisureWorld development in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
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McDonald’s expands Easterbrook’s responsibilities
McDonald’s has announced it has expanded the role of global brand officer and former UK chief executive Steve Easterbrook to include corporate strategy, CSR and operational responsibility for its c.35,000 restaurants worldwide