Restaurants News – Page 469
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NewsFive Guys confirmed for Manchester
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, has confirmed that it has secured its first site in the north, in Manchester’s Trafford Centre
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NewsF&B outperforms retail at Network Rail stations
Like-for-like sales at pubs and bars at the stations grew 13.9%, with growth of 14.1% in dining outlets
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NewsLa Tasca reports strong January
La Tasca, the Simon Wilkinson-led chain, has reported a strong January trading performance, with sales up 14% versus a 2.4% increase in 2013, helped by a “cracking” New Year
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Uppal steps down as Jimmy’s CEO
Parminder Uppal has stepped down as chief executive of Jimmy’s World Kitchen after the decision by the family behind the business not to follow its current expansion plans
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NewsBill's FY EBITDA more than doubles
Bill’s Restaurants saw EBITDA (pre-opening costs) grow 125.5% to £3.7m in the year to 28 July 2013 on the back of like-for-like sales growth of 9.2% and new openings, which helped lift turnover by 175.6% to £27.6m
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NewsChiquito, Frankie & Benny’s and GBK confirmed for Intu Stoke
The Restaurant Group (TRG) brands Chiquito and Frankie & Benny’s, along with and Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), are the first three restaurants to sign up to open at a new £20m extension at Intu Potteries in Stoke on Trent
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Rex Restaurants renamed Corbin & King
Rex Restaurants, the company led by Jeremy King and Chris Corbin and backed by Graphite Capital, has been renamed Corbin & King
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NewsFulham Shore raises £660,500 in share placing
Fulham Shore, the restaurant venture from ex-Clapham House Group chairman David Page, has raised £660,500 in a further share placing as it looks to make further acquisitions and investments
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Whyte & Brown starts site search
Whyte & Brown, the concept that incorporates free-range chickens and eggs with craft beer, has confirmed it is looking to expand
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Yo Yo Noodle expansion continues
Yo Yo Noodle, the Lincoln-based Chinese food chain, has secured its sixth site in Ealing, west London, as it prepares to open its next restaurant in Rotherham, South Yorkshire
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NewsPanda Yummy rollout to begin
Panda Yummy, the noodle restaurant concept, has lined up its first eight openings of 2014 as it looks to grow to c40 by the end of the year, founder Ian MacDonald told M&C Report
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NewsJimmy’s future expansion left in question
A decision by the family behind Jimmy’s World Kitchen not to follow its current expansion plans, has led to a number of leading industry figures deciding not to take up key positions on the company’s board
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NewsStrada launches delivery service
Strada, the Tragus-owned chain, has teamed up with Deliveroo to launch a new delivery service at two of its London sites
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Bunnychow eyes London expansion
Bunnychow, the South African street food concept, which recently secured its first permanent site in London, in Wardour Street, has announced an aggressive rollout target of having 19 sites in the capital by 2018
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Fledgling creperie operator eyes expansion
The serial entrepreneur behind a new creperie due to open on Shrove Tuesday (March 4) in Brighton believes it has the potential to become a national chain
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Michelin-starred chefs raise over £15k for charity
Four Michelin-starred chefs joined forces to cook up an eight course meal at Manchester House, the Living Ventures fine-dining site, raising £15,000 for Hospitality Action in the process
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NewsBrewDog and Honest Burger create 'BrewBurger'
Honest Burger restaurants are to serve a craft beer-infused burger created in collaboration between the group’s co-founder Tom Barton and James Watt of BrewDog
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NewsTasty eyes 45-strong estate
Tasty, the AIM-listed restaurant operator, plans to have up to 45 sites by the end of this year, and told M&C Report that it would consider acquiring small packages of pub sites to aid the expansion of the former
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NewsGiraffe secures Glasgow site
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned dining chain, has secured its second site in Scotland, after taking a unit at the West Regent Street development in the city
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NewsJack: Domino's FY earnings can grow c20%
Domino’s Pizza is capable of generating c20% earnings growth in 2014 despite the prospect of slightly slower UK expansion and a downside forecast in Germany, according to leading analyst Douglas Jack