Restaurants News – Page 69
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NewsJamie Oliver considering new restaurant openings
Jamie Oliver has said he would consider opening new restaurants, following the collapse of his restaurant empire earlier this year, but only after the high street has sorted itself out.
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NewsLeon to open further sites with SSP
Leon is to expand its partnership with travel hub operator SSP, with a new opening planned for Cobham Services on the M25, MCA understands.
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NewsHop Vietnamese closes in on crowdfunding target
Hop Vietnamese has raised more than three quarters (81%) of its £750k crowdfunding target, with 19 days still left to go.
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NewsGluten-free pasta concept is second in pop-up partnership
A gluten free pasta concept has taken the former Stem site in Mayfair, MCA understands.
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NewsShoryu Ramen launches franchise plan
Shoryu Ramen has teamed up with Seeds Consulting for a franchise partnership aimed at growing the Japanese brand in the UK and internationally.
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NewsSnapshot: Puttshack Bank in pictures
Puttshack has opened its first central London site, at 1 Poultry, Bank.
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NewsWingstop secures Bluewater site; partners with XBox
Wingstop UK has secured its third UK site, and will open at Bluewater in Kent, in collaboration with Microsoft XBox, in early 2020.
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NewsCorbin & King reports lfl growth of 2.5%
Corbin & King has reported a 2.5% increase in like-for-like sales for the period to 31 December 2018, with EBITDA up from £1.3m to £7.5m.
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NewsMamago opens its doors on London’s Fenchurch Street
Mamago, Wagamama’s ‘little sister,’ is to open to the public today at 120 Fenchurch Street with a new menu adapted for the to-go site. Consumers should expect healthy, fresh food prepared in around four minutes or less, the website promises.
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NewsHickory’s prepared to ‘look outside the box’ in site search
Hickory’s Smokehouse is prepared to stretch its traditional site and location preferences in order to achieve the growth rate it is aiming for, managing director John Welsh has told MCA.
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NewsThe Alchemist: ‘People thought we were just a chavvy northern cocktail bar’
This week sees The Alchemist open its biggest and most ambitious site yet, in Canary Wharf.
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NewsPret’s chief customer officer resigns
Pret’s chief customer officer, Barnaby Dawe, has resigned and will leave the business at the end of the year. Dawe, who joined Pret in 2018, plans to return to work in media and ecommerce where he worked at Harper Collins, Sky, The Sun, The Times and Channel 4.
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NewsFuller’s to open at Wembley Park
Fuller’s set to open a 8,200 sq ft pub and restaurant on £3bn Wembley Park development.
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NewsRed Dog founder to expand Indian street food concept
Red Dog Saloon founder Tom Brooke is to open a second site under his modern Indian street food concept Burra Khana, in Liverpool, and also has plans to tweak the offer at Red Dog Soho, MCA can reveal.
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NewsComptoir Libanais: Wigmore Street in pictures
Comptoir Libanais has reopened its Marylebone site under a new bright and vibrant design scheme. Founder Tony Kitous has curated the new décor, which is inspired by memories of his childhood growing up in Algeria, while aiming to transport guests to the vibrant souks of Beirut, Marrakesh, Istanbul and Cairo.
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NewsWagamama grab-and-go concept to launch 26 November
The Restaurant Group’s Wagamama food-to-go spin off, Mamago, is to launch on London’s Fenchurch Street on 26 November.
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NewsMitchells & Butlers reveal “strong” performance
Mitchells & Butlers CEO Phil Urban has hailed a “strong” performance after the group revealed a rise in sales and profits. Sales were up 4% to £2,237m for the year ended 28 September 2019 with pre tax profits up 36% to £177m. Like for like sales were up 3.5%.
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NewsSSP deliver rise in sales and profits
SSP has revealed a 7.8% rise in pre tax profits to £197.2m for the year ended 30 September 2019. Sales were also up 9% to £2,794.6m. It said it had achieved the results despite an “unusual number of external headwinds during the year, including disruption from the ‘Gilets Jaunes’ protests in France, slower passenger growth and the impact of a number of airport redevelopments in the Nordic countries and in Spain, the grounding of Boeing Max 737 aircraft in North America, and weaker Chinese passenger numbers and the cessation of operations of Jet Airways in the Asia Pacific region.
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NewsWokit appoints liquidators
Healthy Asian fast food concept Wokit has appointed liquidators to the business, with resolutions passed for the winding up of the three-strong restaurant operator.
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NewsYori to expand with third London site
Korean barbecue restaurant Yori has secured a site in the capital for its third location.