Restaurants News – Page 552
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Chilango up to five; new £1.5m investment
Chilango has secured its fifth site and raised a further £1.5m for expansion, with Carluccio’s chief financial officer Frank Bandura adding to the list of well-known industry figures to invest in the London-based burrito chain, M&C Report has learnt.The group, which is led by Eric Partaker and Dan Houghton, has ...
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Cooked-to-order food 'increasingly popular'
Food cooked to order is becoming an increasing popular among people who eat in restaurants and pubs, according to new research from food service consultancy Horizons, which also points to a gradual rise in the cost of meals.Horizons’ latest Menurama survey, which tracks new foods and dishes from the menus ...
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Flat Iron secures first standalone site
Flat Iron, the ‘single-steak’ dining concept from former operations advisor at Wahaca, Charlie Carroll, has secured its first standalone site in London’s Soho, M&C Report understands.The concept, which was launched as a pop-up restaurant upstairs at the Owl and Pussycat pub in Shoreditch, earlier this year, has taken on the ...
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Ponti’s reports £2.2m FY loss
Ponti’s Group, the operator of the Ponti’s Italian Kitchen and Caffe Italia brands, has reported a pre-tax loss of £2.25m for the year to 29 January 2012, which it said was due to the closure costs on exiting three restaurants and a loss arising from the liquidation of an associate ...
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New restaurant quarter planned for Redditch
Capital & Regional is planning to create a new restaurant quarter for its one million sq ft Kingfisher Centre in Redditch, West Midlands. It has appointed Davis Coffer Lyons to secure operators for four new restaurant units from 3,200 to 7,500sq ft, available to let from 2013, located at main ...