Restaurants News – Page 493
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'Pizza cone' concept eyes UK expansion
KonoPizza, the Italy-based restaurant company that specialises in selling hand-held pizza-style cones, has opened its first UK site in Nottingham under franchise and wants to expand further in Britain
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NewsEAT set for next stage growth
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed chain, is set to embark on its next stage of development after it is believed to have agreed a new bank facility that has freed up a further £10m-£15m of funds
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Las Iguanas secures Bournemouth site
Las Iguanas, the Bowmark Capital-backed chain, has secured a site in Bournemouth for an opening next year
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Aqua Mediterranean secures fourth site
Aqua Mediterranean Bar & Grill, the south east-based concept, will open its fourth site next week after securing a site in Blackheath
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Waney launches Peyote
Venture capitalist and restaurateur Arjun Waney has teamed up with businessman Tarun Mahrotri to launch a new Mexican restaurant and bar called Peyote
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Wrapchic set to sign Compass deal
Wrapchic, the Birmingham-based Indian burrito concept, is set to sign an agreement with Compass that could eventually see it introduced into up to 200 sites across the UK, M&C Report understands
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Cabana eyes further growth
Cabana, the fast-growing Brazilian concept, plans to open a further eight restaurants over the next two years, which should include its first opening outside of London
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NewsJack upgrades TRG to Hold
A leading analyst has upgraded his recommendation of The Restaurant Group (TRG) from Reduce to Hold, saying that although he remained concerned about restaurant supply growth, the error in his negative recommendation was partly in expectation that the company’s competitors would be quicker to move into leisure parks
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NewsPrezzo begins Cleaver roll out
Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led group, has begun the roll out of its new Cleaver brand, with the opening of a second site under the format in Wokingham
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Big Easy set for Canary Wharf
Big Easy, the American dining concept founded by Paul Corrett, has signed up to open as part of the Crossrail redevelopment at Canary Wharf, M&C Report understands
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Pizza Pilgrims opens at Harvey Nichols
Pizza Pilgrims, the fledgling concept, has secured a unit on the fifth floor at the Harvey Nichols department store in London’s Knightsbridge
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Le Monde eyes expansion
Le Monde, the Cardiff-based restaurant, is to go on the expansion trail, with plans to open its second site in Birmingham, M&C Report understands
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NewsOperators sign up for £7m Leeds scheme
A number of leading operators, including Frankie & Benny’s, Prezzo and Handmade Burger Co, have signed up to take units at the new £7m food court expansion at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds
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NewsLoungers named operator of the year
Loungers was named operator of the year at the R200 Awards last night at Merchants Tavern in London’s Shoreditch, hosted by M&C Report’s sister title Restaurant magazine. Oakman Inns, the Peter Borg-Neal-led company was named pub company of the year
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Earl of Sandwich eyes roadside expansion
Earl of Sandwich, the sandwich bar concept, is understood to be in talks with motorway service operators to launch the brand on UK’s roadsides
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NewsEd's confirms next openings
Ed’s Easy Diner, the fast-growing American-style casual dining chain, has opened its 21st restaurant in Watford and confirmed that its next two openings will be in Derby and York
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500 new cinema screens to hit UK market
500 new cinema screens to hit UK market in the next five years across 60 developments, according to Cushman & Wakefield
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NewsSearcys to open Selfridges Birmingham bar
Searcys, the up-market bar and restaurant operator and caterer, is to open a new British bar and brasserie at Selfridges in Birmingham, M&C Report understands
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Bocconcino confirmed for Mayfair
Bocconcino, the high-end pizzeria concept led by Moscow restaurateur Mikhail Gokhner, will make its debut in the UK, in London’s Mayfair this Christmas
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Cook and Indi’s plans to double
Cook and Indi’s, the Scotland-based world Buffet concept, is looking to double the size of its estate over the next year, as it closes in on its sixth restaurant and £4m turnover