Restaurants News – Page 512
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Wahaca moves closer on Brixton site
Wahaca, the Mexican street food restaurant concept led by Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby, has moved a step closer to securing a site in London’s Brixton
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L'Enclume named UK's best restaurant
Chef Simon Rogan’s Cumbrian restaurantL’Enclume has been named the best in the country in the Waitrose Good Food Guide 2014
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NewsPatisserie Valerie to launch restaurant concept
Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed café chain, is to launch a new restaurant format called Brasserie Valerie next week in Glasgow, complete with an evening offer, which if successful will form part of its roll out plans and incorporated into selected existing sites
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Mad For Garlic eyes UK opening
Mad For Garlic, one of Korea’s most popular restaurant chains, has announced plans to expand into the US, the Middle East and European markets, including the UK
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Fresh & Healthy eyes UK launch
Fresh & Healthy Brands, the Canadian restaurant and cafe group, is looking to launch its Yo-Good non-fat frozen yogurt format and Pure Health, its health fast food concept, into the UK via franchise, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsDomino’s to sponsor X-factor app
Domino’s Pizza has been announced as the headline sponsor of The X Factor app for the TV programme’s 2013 series, which starts tomorrow
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New chicken concept to launch in the UK
Gallus Restaurants, a Dubai-backed group, is to launch a new eponymous chicken-led, fast-casual concept in the UK next month, after securing the former Scotch Steakhouse site in Charing Cross Road
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NewsTRG: C2C potential, openings pipeline, breakfasts, competition
M&C Report talks to The Restaurant Group chief executive Andrew Page about exceeding its openings targets, the potential of growth brand Coast to Coast, the future of Garfunkel’s, the growing strength of its Frankie & Benny’s breakfast offer, the current trading climate and further opportunities for both its pub and concessions businesses
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NewsFish & chip concept targets 100 UK outlets
The team behind Fish ‘n’ Chick’n, the UK’s largest fish and chip shop operator, hopes to rollout a new quick service fish & chip concept called Churchill’s to at least 100 UK sites over 10 years via franchise, and is also looking to introduce it overseas, M&C Report has learnt
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Poulet Rouge eyes expansion opportunities
Shaun Gray and Steve Novak, the owners of Cattle Grid, the fast-casual steakhouse chain, have started to look for further sites for their chicken-led concept Poulet Rouge
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NewsPrezzo rolls out online ordering
Prezzo, the restaurant group led by Jonathan Kaye, has rolled out online ordering across the entire estate of its eponymous brand, after a successful trial in Greater London
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Balthazar opens Selfridges concession
Balthazar which made its UK debut earlier this year in Russell Covent Garden, has launched a bakery concession in Selfridges
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Japanese Canteen owner places burrito sites on market
Andrew Burleigh, the owner of the Japanese Canteen chain, has placed his two burrito-led sites in London on the market, M&C Report understands
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NewsTRG H1 lfls up 5%
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has reported a 5% increase in like-for-like sales for the 26 weeks to 30 June 2013, with EBITDA up by 12.6% to £46.9m (2012: £41.7m).
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YO! secures Fareham site
YO! Sushi, the Quilvest-backed, Robin Rowland-led chain, is set to open in Fareham before the year end, after securing a site at the Whiteley development in Hampshire
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Original Spud site on the market
Spud, the fledgling gourmet baked potato concept, has placed its original site in Covent Garden on the market, M&C Report understands
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Pipsdish to take Covent Garden site
Pipsdish, the pop-up concept from TV producer and cook book author Philip Dundas, is set to open a site in Covent Garden later this year
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Rum Kitchen eyes second site
Icarus Leisure is understood to be close to securing a second site for Rum Kitchen, its Caribbean restaurant and bar concept, in London’s Soho
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NewsFY EBITDA up at Hawksmoor
Hawksmoor, the operator of four high-end steak restaurants in London, in which Graphite Capital recently acquired a stake, saw turnover for the year to 31 December 2012 pass the £18m mark, up from £10.6m the previous year
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News'Next level' kebab firm eyes 200 UK outlets
Doner Kebab, the kebab concept from Germany that incorporates a cafe, plans a major expansion drive in the UK with 200 outlets targeted over seven years, M&C Report has learnt