Restaurants News – Page 66
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NewsEl Mexicana to expand thanks to ThinCats funding
Grab-and-go burrito bar El Mexicana has agreed a seven-figure funding deal with alternative SME lender ThinCats, allowing the business to expand and modernise.
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NewsFlour power: how Padella changed London’s pasta landscape
Padella (named after the Italian for frying pan) created the blueprint for pasta-focused small plates places when it opened in 2016. Four years on, founders Jordan Frieda and Tim Siadatan face stiff competition in the space they established as they open their second London site.
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NewsBoparan eyes fast-track rollout of Slim Chickens
Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) is to enter into talks with potential partners to fast-track the rollout of its growth brand Slim Chickens.
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NewsYo! To Go, Five Guys and @pizza join Edinburgh St James line-up
Yo! is bringing its To Go format to the Edinburgh St James development, alongside Five Guys and @pizza.
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NewsPret to accelerate Eat conversions
Pret plans to have the Eat estate fully absorbed into the Pret brand by the Summer.
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NewsBar Soba founder to launch Thai bar and brasserie
Bar Soba and Pizza Punks founder Brad Stevens has secured a site in Glasgow for a new South East Asian restaurant concept, MCA understands.
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NewsThree Joes targets Northern expansion
Sourdough pizza concept Three Joes is looking to open up to ten sites by 2021, CEO Tim Hall has told MCA, as it initially targets Northern expansion.
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NewsPret most admired brand for eleventh consecutive year
Pret has been crowned the ‘most admired brand’ by leading industry professionals for the eleventh consecutive year.
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NewsGreggs voted top fast food brand by YouGov
Greggs has been ranked ‘top’ and ‘most improved’ brand in the fast food and pubs sector of YouGov’s 2019 BrandIndex Buzz survey.
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NewsCharterhouse Leisure appoints administrators
Charterhouse Leisure, the restaurant operator behind Coal Grill & Bar, has gone into administration, MCA understands.
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NewsSSP reports “robust” UK growth
SSP has reported a “good start to the financial year” in its first quarter trading update released today, as lfls growth in the UK and North America remained “robust”.
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NewsTamarind Tiger takes Vital Ingredient site
Indian foodservice corporation K Hospitality has launched its new fast-casual concept Tamarind Tiger on Baker Street.
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NewsWulf & Lamb secures Marylebone site
Wulf & Lamb has secured a new site, on 66 Chiltern Street, Marylebone.
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NewsShuker leaves KFC
Martin Shuker, managing director of KFC Western Europe, has announced his decision to retire after nearly three years in the role.
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NewsPastaio Westfield in pictures
A look into the new Pastaio Westfield site, which opened on 10 Januray.
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NewsBoparan swaps Ed’s for Slim’s at Bluewater
Boparan Restaurant Group is opening its seventh Slim Chickens in Bluewater shopping centre in Kent next month.
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NewsAsk fined £40,000 for lack of lobster
Ask has been fined £40,000 after selling a ‘misleading’ plate of pasta - although it got a discount off the bill for pleading guilty. The Italian chain, owned by parent company Azzurri, had been selling its £14.95 Aragosta e Gamberoni dish, described as lobster and king prawns in a tomato and chilli sauce, since 2014.
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NewsSoho House UK to launch eleventh site
Soho House is set to open its eleventh UK site, 180 House, at 180 Strand later this year. Launching in spring, the site will have two floors of members’ space, including a restaurant, bar and 9th floor rooftop pool with 360-degree views of London.
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NewsBig Fernand re-launches in London
Parisian burger chain Big Fernand launched its second attempt at a UK site yesterday (13 January) at 37 Thurloe Place, South Kensington.
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NewsHonest Burgers secures Covent Garden site
Honest Burgers have further strengthened their London estate with a new site in Covent Garden.