Restaurants News – Page 502
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NewsGreggs lfl decline narrows
Greggs, the bakery chain, has reported a narrowing of its like-for-like sales decline in the 13 weeks to 28 September and said the “re-shaping” of its estate is ahead of plan so it expects no increase in net shop numbers
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NewsGiraffe plans Abu Dhabi site
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant chain, has lined up its second international site in Abu Dhabi, M&C Report understands
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Mezze adds computers to tables for instant feedback
Mezze, the West Country restaurant chain, has introduced tablet computers to tables that allow customers to give real-time feedback as they pay their bills
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NewsKFC to open first motorway Drive Thru
The first KFC Drive-Thru at a motorway services is due to open at Welcome Break’s Cardiff Gate before the end of November
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Bleeding Heart founders launch less formal bar/bistro
Robyn and Robert Wilson, founders of London’s Bleeding Heart and The Don restaurants, are to launch their latest venture, a less formal bar and bistro called the Sign of the Don, on 3 November
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Everards eyes farm shops in pubs
Everards, the Leicestershire brewer and pub operator, is to open a farm shop at a tenanted pub which could act as a template for further developments at its rural pubs
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Losses widen for Fire & Stone operator
CG Restaurants and Bars, operator of the Dirty Martini and Fire & Stone brands, saw losses widen from £396,000 in 2011 to £1.6m in 2012 despite seeing turnover grow 45% to £12.6m
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Tirage confirmed for final Chez Gérard site
The identity of the new restaurant that’s moving into the remaining Chez Gérard site in London’s Bishopsgate, revealed by M&C Report last week, has been confirmed
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Carluccio's introduces app for visually impaired customers
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, has introduced an app to make it easier for visually impaired customers to read its menus
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Soho House secures second Chicken Shop site
Soho House, the bar, restaurant and members club group led by Nick Jones, has secured a second site for its Chicken Shop concept, in London’s Tooting, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsEd's eyes 12 openings in 2014
Ed’s Easy Diner, the fast-growing American-style casual dining chain, wants to open 12 sites next year to reach 35 by the end of 2014
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NewsByron expansion continues
Byron, the Gondola-owned gourmet burger chain, has secured a site in Milton Keynes for an opening later this year as it moves closer to reaching its 45-site target by the end of 2013, M&C Report has learnt
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Kerridge's Hand & Flowers named UK's best restaurant
The Hand & Flowers, Tom Kerridge’s pub-restaurant in Marlow, has been voted the UK’s best restaurant at the 2013 National Restaurant Awards, snatching top spot from The Ledbury, which held the title for three years
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NewsTragus makes senior marketing appointment
Tragus has appointed Victoria Searl to the new role of director of marketing for its Cafe Rouge, Belgo and concessions formats, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsMcDonald's names first chief digital officer
McDonald’s has appointed Atif Rafiq, formerly of Amazon and Yahoo, as its first chief digital officer
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NewsCote acquires Odin's site
Cote, the CBPE-backed chain, has completed on its acquisition of Odin’s in London and is to begin trading there on 9 December, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsGiraffe to open training academy
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned family dining chain, is to open a dedicated training academy called G1 in late October on the site of its first restaurant in Hampstead, north London
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NewsPrezzo confirms next three Cleavers
Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led restaurant group, has confirmed the location of its next three Cleaver sites
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NewsBill’s eyes 20 new sites in 2014
Bill’s Restaurants is eyeing a further 20 openings next, which would include a concerted push into the North and take the group close to the 50-site mark
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Market-restaurant hybrid trend on the rise
In response to retail chains acquiring restaurants, restaurant groups will start buying markets, as we move towards a new hybrid offer “the markaurant”, according to Chris Muller, the leading academic expert in the field of chain restaurant