Restaurants News – Page 513
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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
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TRG C2C rollout may outstrip expectations
Growing confidence behind The Restaurant Group’s Coast to Coast brand has led to a leading analyst suggesting that it may surpass his initial expectation of 50 sites operating under the brand by 2016/17
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NewsBrand focus: Pizza Hut
M&C Report speaks to Mike Spencer, operations director of Pizza Hut about life under new owners Rutland Partners, its demerger with its delivery business, the evolution of its design, service standards, investments and expansion
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Banana Tree secures largest site
Banana Tree, the pan-Oriental restaurant operator, has secured its largest restaurant site to date in Milton Keynes
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Livebait owner in liquidation
SBG Restaurant, the company led by Richard Muir, owner of Café Fish in Edinburgh and ex-Paramount Restaurants chairman William Rollason, has been placed into liquidation
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Comptoir Libanais to make airport debut
Comptoir Libanais will open its first airport site in Gatwick’s North Terminal this October, in partnership with TRG Concessions
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NewsJamie: British workers are lazy
Jamie Oliver says his restaurants would close if they were forced to rely on British staff rather than European immigrants, who are “stronger” and “tougher”
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Wright Brothers confirms Spitalfield site
Ben Wright and Robin Hancock are to open their third London oyster and seafood restaurant on the former site of Meson los Barriles in Spitalfield Market, as revealed by M&C Report in February.
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NewsNando’s takes loyalty scheme online
Nando’s is to upgrade its loyalty scheme by taking it online in an effort to hone in on new data-driven marketing opportunities that will help it better target customers
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Koh Thai to launch pop-up
Koh Thai Tapas, the four-strong Thai tapas concept, is to operate a pop-up restaurant for the third consecutive year at the Bournemouth Airshow
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Kitchenette confirms UK debut
TAG Restaurant Holdings Ltd, part of the Turkish d-ream group, has confirmed it will debut its Kitchenette brand in the UK this September in Putney
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NewsRisk takes stake in RHWB
Risk Capital Partners, the Luke Johnson-led investment vehicle, has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Red Hot World Buffet (RHWB), the seven-strong group, founded by Helen and Parmjit Dhaliwal
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New pork-led concept set to launch
Blackfoot, a new pork-led restaurant, which is the brainchild of former Leon operations manager Tom Ward and includes Leon co-founder Allegra McEvedy as creative director, is set to launch in London’s Exmouth Market in November
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Coldplay members back Granger & Co
Will Champion and Jonny Buckland, respectively the drummer and lead guitarist of Coldplay, have been revealed by The Times as backers of Granger & Co
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NewsTexas Joe's eyes BBQ restaurant rollout
Joe Walters, the entrepreneur behind the Texas Joe’s beef jerky brand whose investors include BrewDog co-founder James Watt, has told M&C Report he hopes to open a chain of barbecue and craft beer restaurants nationwide and has secured its first stand-alone site in London
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French tips 'resilient' TRG
Leading sector analyst Simon French has reiterated his Buy recommendation and 560p Target Price for The Restaurant Group ahead of its H1 results, predicting “resilient” results despite the good weather
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French Bubbles to double up
French Bubbles is to open a second site under its Champagne + Fromage concept in Brixton Village
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Mae Ping to launch Thai tapas restaurant
Thai restaurant group Mae Ping will re-launch its Wimbledon branch as a Thai tapas restaurant next month following a successful trial
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Copita owners to launch sherry tavern
The team behind the London-based Copita and Barrica venues is to launch a new sherry tavern concept called Drakes Tabanco