Restaurants News – Page 478
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NewsFestive lfls up 7.4% at Las Iguanas
Las Iguanas said it experienced a third successive “bumper Christmas” with like-for-like sales up 7.4% across the festive season, taking three-year growth to over 25%
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D&D reports highest ever Christmas revenues
D&D London, the international restaurant group formerly known as Conran Restaurants, said that like-for-like revenues across its London-based restaurants climbed 5% over the festive season compared with the year before
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NewsPage to step down as TRG CEO
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has announced that Andrew Page has notified the Board that he wishes to retire as chief executive of the Frankie & Benny’s and Chiquito operator in August 2014.
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Cubitt House arrives into King's Cross
Upmarket pub operator Cubitt House will open a new venue on Granary Square within the Kings Cross redevelopment in London in mid-2015.
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NewsLynch to become group CEO at Nando’s
Andrew Lynch, the former chief executive of SSP, is to become group chief executive of Nando’s, the Capricorn Ventures-backed international chain of peri peri chicken restaurants
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The Noodle House secures first UK site
The Noodle House, the Jumeirah Restaurants-owned, South East Asian casual dining restaurant brand, has secured its first site in the UK, in Shaftesbury Avenue, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsFY lfls up 4.3% at SSP
SSP, the travel concessions operator, has reported like-for-like sales growth of 4.3% for the year to 30 September 2013 driven by strong performances in Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Scandinavia
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NewsYoung’s Seafood eyes more fish & chip shops
Young’s Seafood, the seafood supplier, hopes to rollout more branded fish & chip shops following the launch of its first site with renowned operators Mark and Pete Petrou, M&C Report has learnt
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Tinseltown secures tenth site
Tinseltown, the American diner and milkshake bar chain, is set to open its tenth site, after taking a unit in Ealing Broadway
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La Tasca re-opens Cardiff site
La Tasca has re-opened its Cardiff site following a full refurbishment of the restaurant situated in The Old Brewery Quarter
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Hakkasan eyes the UK for new brands
Hakkasan, which is backed by Tasameem, a property arm of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, anticipates launching at least one of its new restaurant brands in London within the next 18 months
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Ekachai eyes London expansion
Ekachai, the South East Asian restaurant group, is beginning a culinary and interior makeover of its original site in Liverpool Street before embarking on expansion plans to double its estate over the next five years
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Martinez closes in on second UK site
Peruvian chef Virgilio Martinez is closing in on a site in London’s Covent Garden for for his second UK restaurant, M&C Report understands
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Vapiano appoints new GM
Vapiano UK, the Italian fresh casual dining concept, has appointed Dagmara Glesmer-Salamon as general manager of its restaurant in Great Portland Street, central London
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Report highlights strong open rate for sector campaigns
Restaurants achieved the third highest open rate for email marketing campaigns across 25 leading sectors last year, according to a new open and click-through rate report by the Sign-up.To agency
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Moo lines up further Cantina opening
Moo Grill, the Argentinian café and wine bar concept backed by Alberto Abbate, has lined up a further opening for its Cantina format in London
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NewsPizza Hut 'blown away' by refurb impact
Pizza Hut Restaurants managing director Jens Hofma has told M&C Report the company has been “blown away” by the performance of its first new-look site, with like-for-like sales at the Crawley restaurant up 40% since it reopened in October
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'Gourmet to go' concept to launch
A new cafe concept described as “gourmet on the go” to to open in London’s Marylebone
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NewsJamie’s sets out growth plans
M&C Report talks to group managing director of Jamie Oliver Restaurants Simon Blagden about the company’s international plans for this year, including its first sites in Canada, Sweden and Bali, the UK expansion of Jamie’s Italian and its sister brand Jamie’s Trattoria
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NewsWagamama FY lfls grow 3.4%
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed noodle chain, has told M&C Report that like-for-like sales grew 3.4% in the year to 28 April 2013 and emphasised that there’s “considerable potential” for continued expansion