Restaurants News – Page 479
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Bistro Qui? to open smokehouse concept
Bistro Qui?, the Liverpool-based restaurant and bar group, is to launch a new smokehouse concept in the city later this spring
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San Carlo secures new Cheshire venue
San Carlo, the family-run Italian restaurant chain, is to open a new venture in Cheshire after acquiring Players Restaurant in Hale out of administration
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Obika plans flagship launches
Obika Holdings, the international mozzarella bar chain, plans three international flagship launches this year in New York, Dubai and London, M&C Report understands
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NewsOperators sign up for Lakeside redevelopment
Wasabi, Rhythm Kitchen and Thai Express have become the latest operators to sign up for units at the £9m redevelopment of Lakeside shopping centre’s food court
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3Sixty eyes pubs for Ego expansion
3Sixty Restaurants, the group led by James Horler and backed by Luke Johnson, is looking to acquire pubs as part of its expansion plans for its Ego brand
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Hakkasan acquires US hospitality group
Hakkasan has acquired a controlling stake in Enlightened Hospitality Group (EHGRP), a San Diego-based hospitality development company
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El Mexicana secures Swindon site
El Mexicana, the fast-growing Mexican concept, has secured its first site of 2014, at the Swindon Designer Outlet
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Bunnychow secures Soho site
Bunnychow, the South African street food concept, has appointed former Chiquito executive chef David Peevers as its new head of food and operations and secured a site in Soho, M&C Report understands
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Pitfield sets up consultancy business
Duncan Pitfield, the former director of operations at Hakkasan, has set up his own eponymous consultancy firm
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Tony Macaroni to expand across Scotland
Tony Macaroni, the Italian restaurant group, and ice cream brand Nardini’s have announced plans to grow from 12 to 20 sites across Scotland by 2015
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NewsJimmy’s further strengthens management team
Jimmy’s World Kitchen has further strengthened its executive team with the appointments of a new property director and operations director as it gears up for its next stage of growth
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Koh Thai Tapas begins £2m fundraising drive
Koh Thai Tapas (KTT), the Thai tapas concept, has announced plans to raise £2m via online loan funding platform Thincats, as it looks to double its estate to eight sites by the end of 2014
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NewsTRG: Trading, expansion, economy
M&C Report talks to The Restaurant Group (TRG) chief executive Andrew Page about the trading environment, its 2014 openings pipeline, the performance of Coast to Coast and the current economic climate. We also round-up the response of the leading analysts to the group’s pre-close trading update
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NewsFowle takes Tesco Family Dining CEO role
Adam Fowle, the ex-Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive, has become chief executive of Tesco Family Dining, the retailer’s subsidairy that oversees its growing foodservice portfolio
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Feng Sushi to launch grab and co concept
Feng Sushi is to launch a new grab and go format later this year, with plans to expand the concept across the capital
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Smoke BBQ brand launches
Smoke BBQ, a new concept claiming to be the UK first open-pit barbecue restaurant, has opened its first site in Sheffield with plans to open a further 15 sites across the north by 2020
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NewsLa Pataterie nears UK launch
La Pataterie, the French restaurant concept, which has grown to c170 sites in France, plans to launch in the UK this year, before rolling out across the country
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Kosebasi plans UK launch
Kosebasi, the award-winning Turkish restaurant chain, is planning a launch in the UK, M&C Report understands
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Pierre White places Sydney Grill on the market
High-profile chef Marco Pierre White has put his Sydney Street Grill site in London’s Chelsea on the market, M&C Report understands
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NewsD&M turnover up 2.4%
Drake & Morgan has reported a 2.4% rise in turnover on a like-for-like basis to £4.1m for the three months to the end of June