Restaurants News – Page 492
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NewsEd’s agrees new £4.5m banking facility
Ed’s Easy Diner has secured its first ever extended bank funding in the form of a £4.5m facility with RBS, which will aid its continued rollout across the UK
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GBK launches new brand identity
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) has launch a new brand identity, which it plans to roll out across its 59-strong estate next year, as part of the first full brand development exercise since the chain was founded in 2001
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NewsLeon appoints new FD
Leon has appointed James Morris, who formerly had stints at Harry Ramsden’s and Fishworks, as its new finance director
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McDonald to grow restaurant estate
Former Caprice Holdings chief executive Des McDonald is set to add three new restaurants to his fledgling business next year, including a second site under his upscale fish & chip shop format
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Eating-out brands make customer experience 100
ASK Italian, Nando’s, Harvester and TGI Friday’s were amongst the top 100 ranking food and drink brands named in the annual run-down of the best names for customer experience in the UK
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KonoPizza earmarks second UK site
A second branch of KonoPizza, the Italy-based restaurant company that specialises in selling hand-held pizza-style cones, is set to open in Leicester by the end of the year, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsOliver assesses options for Union Jacks
High-profile chef Jamie Oliver is assessing different options regarding strengthening its Union Jacks operation, M&C Report understands
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NewsByron lines up York opening
Byron, the Hutton Collins-owned burger chain, is close to securing a further site in Yorkshire, in York
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Wong to step down as GBK FD
Nicholas Wong is to step down as group finance director at Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) to join David Page’s new investment vehicle Fulham Shore
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Blumenthal to open at Heathrow
Heston Blumenthal, the multi-award winning chef, is to launch a new restaurant celebrating all things British at Heathrow’s new Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal in June 201
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NewsMEATliquor founders raise c£21k for Action Against Hunger
The founders of MEATliquor have raised a record £21,263 in aid of international humanitarian charity, Action Against Hunger
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NewsFranco Manca strengthens pipeline
Franco Manca is to open a further six sites in London over the next 18 months and is exploring options to franchise the concept overseas
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Adobo set for growth
Adobo, the fledging Mexican concept led by Mark Walker and Craig Fraser, is to go on the expansion trail after securing new investment, M&C Report understands
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NewsAngelBerry targets overseas expansion
AngelBerry, the Bristol-based frozen yoghurt concept operator, is targeting a number of overseas locations for expansion, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and South Africa expected to be the next, co-founder James Taylor has told M&C Report
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NewsLoungers reaches 40
Loungers the Piper-backed cafe bar operator, will open its 40th site on 20 November near Liverpool
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Burger & Lobster secures sixth site
Burger & Lobster, the Goodman Restaurants-backed concept, has secured its sixth site in London for an opening next year
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The Real Greek eyes new openings
Kefi Ltd, the company led by Nabil Mankarious and David Page, is in talks to open two new sites under it’s the Real Greek brand
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NewsWagamama and YO! confirmed for Whiteley scheme
Wagamama and YO! Sushi have been confirmed as the latest operators to sign up to the Whiteley Shopping scheme in Hampshire, completing the pipeline for “phase one” of the development
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Vapiano UK GM wins global company award
Vapiano, the Italian fresh casual dining concept, has named one of its UK managers as its “Vapianisti of the Year” ahead of 5,000 other members of staff worldwide
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The Noodle House closes in on first UK site
The Noodle House, the Jumeirah Restaurants-owned, South East Asian casual dining restaurant brand, is believed to be close to securing its first site in the UK, with an opening planned for the first quarter of 2014