Restaurants News – Page 562
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Heathcote places Longridge on the market
Paul Heathcote, the North West-based chef and restaurateur, has placed the Longridge Restaurant in Preston, which was his first site, on the market.Heathcote, who still operates Heathcotes Brasserie and the Olive Press, said he had some “exciting projects” in the pipeline, but that in terms of the Longridge site, which ...
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Fast food operators dominate franchise growth
Fast-food operators, including McDonald’s, KFC and Subway, dominated the top 10 in terms of worldwide sales in the latest international franchises list produced by the Franchise Times.The 12th annual publication of the list placed McDonald’s first with $77.3bn worldwide sales, with KFC in 3rd with $19.4bn sales, Subway 4th ($15.2bn) ...
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Rocket opens fifth site
Rocket, the restaurant and bar chain operated by 3Sixty Restaurants, has opened its fifth site, and first outside London, in Nottingham.The group, which is led by James Horler, has opened Rocket at Saltwater at the Saltwater Bar and Terrace at the leisure and entertainment complex on Forman Street. The new ...
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Little Chef confirms MD departure
Little Chef, the iconic roadside chain, has confirmed that managing director Tracey Mulligan will leave the company at the end of this month.The departure of Mulligan, who was previously the group’s HR director, is part of the ongoing restructure of the chain that will see the closure of the group’s ...