Restaurants News – Page 68
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NewsGunwharf Quays – Restaurant and retail therapy a plenty!
With more than 30 bars, cafés and restaurants (as well as over 90 shops) Gunwharf Quays offers an abundance of opportunities for plenty of remedial treatment. Supported by its impressive waterfront location, attractive design and assorted leisure-related reasons to visit, Gunwharf Quays is one of the UK’s finest outlet shopping centres. So amongst some Christmas shopping, I was keen to see how it is using its extensive assortment of Food & Beverage purveyors to both restore weary shoppers as well as to act as a footfall driver in its own right. But also, and more critically, I was keener to see some something new and surprising.
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NewsCarluccio’s seeks franchise partners for airport expansion
Carluccio’s has announced it’s seeking strategic franchise partners to support expansion in the travel market and within the Republic of Ireland.
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NewsFlank: ‘You’ve got to give customers what they want.’
From pub pop-up origins, Flank has gone through various iterations since arriving in London, its latest poultry focussed format Good Birds created specifically for Market Halls West End. Directors Tom Griffiths and Ben Rowland discuss developing a more commercial edge at the business, while keeping in touch with their founding ethos.
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NewsDrink sales drive managed operators’ growth
Driven by drink sales, the UK’s managed pub and restaurant operators saw collective like-for-like sales edge up 0.5% in November compared to the same month last year, CGA’s Coffer Peach Tracker revealed.
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NewsChilango expected to launch CVA
Burrito chain Chilango is expected to launch a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) to avoid administration, City AM reports.
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NewsThe Highs and Lows of Promotions
In recent weeks I have looked into various elements of economising behaviour by consumers, including targeting low prices and more spending at weekends as opposed to weekdays, today’s focus is on the widely prevalent, yet potentially damaging, practice of promotional activity. Key questions asked include whether its usage is rising, who’s buying into the offers the most and what are the most popular promotion types. The core focus area is the key dinner day-part within the chain restaurant sector and the source of answers is MCA’s consumer tracking service, the Eating Out Panel.
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NewsMowgli sets sights on the south coast
Indian street food restaurant group Mowgli is looking at locations including Newcastle, Preston, Bath, Brighton and Coventry as part of its expansion plans for next year and beyond.
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NewsNusa secures £300k investment
Nusa Kitchen, the Singapore soup concept, has raised £300,000 investment towards its growth plans, CEO Hubert Zanier has told MCA.
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NewsA successful restaurant story – Nando’s
How about this for a straightforward, five point recipe for scalable restaurant success? Step 1, target the highest eating out frequency demographic with a highly affordable offering. Step 2, develop a distinctive proposition that avoids imitating any direct competitor. Step 3, keep the product offer tight to support consistent product quality. Step 4, develop a format strategy that works across multiple locations while not overpaying for sites. Step 5, work hard on building loyalty and repeat custom.
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NewsJo Fleet named ‘unsung hero’
Flat Iron, Wagamama, Caravan and Lina Stores were among winners at Restaurant magazine’s R200 Awards held in London last night (4 December).
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NewsKFC ads banned over ‘cluck’ row
Two print ads for KFC have been banned after the ASA agreed with complaints that it had substituted the word ‘Cluck’ for ‘Fuck’ during a recent campaign. A poster displayed at bus stops and other locations during September featured the phrase “What the cluck?! £1.99 fill up lunch” while print ads in the Metro and the Sun were identical except one featured the elongated word “cluuuuuck”.
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NewsLussmanns to launch first site outside of Hertfordshire
Lussmanns Sustainable Fish and Grill is to open its sixth site in Oxford in Spring 2020.
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NewsOlives & Meze takes Chip Nation site in Soho
Olives and Meze, the Turkish Greek restaurant from Clapham, has secured its second site, in Soho.
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NewsSnapshot: Electric Shuffle Canary Wharf in pictures
A look inside Electric Shuffle, Flight Club’s shuffleboard concept.
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NewsChilli Pickle bought out of administration
Brighton-based restaurant business The Chilli Pickle has been bought out of administration by its founder Alan and Dawn Sperring, its landlord, My Hotel founder Andreas Thrasyvoulou and a consortium of investors, MCA’s sister title BigHospitality has reported.
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NewsBurger King UK increases company owned portfolio to 100 restaurants
Burger King UK Group has purchased eight new locations, increasing the company owned portfolio to 100.
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NewsMercer to swap Coco di Mama for Swingers
Coco di Mama head of people Tom Mercer is set to join Swingers, MCA understands.
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NewsLas Iguanas to push forward with UK expansion
Up to five new UK sites per year could be on the cards for Las Iguanas, as it looks to expand despite rising costs and stiff competition, according to The Times.
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NewsHarts Group closes Pastorcito after only four months
Harts Group has closed its Pastorcito site at Mercato Metropolitano, in Elephant and Castle, in order to focus on its existing restaurants.
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NewsDaisy Green to open second City location
The Daisy Green Collection is to open its second site in the City next month, at 2 London Wall Place, taking its estate to 11.