Restaurants News – Page 74
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NewsShake Shack to open 12th site in Brent Cross
Shake Shack is to open its 12th site in the UK, at Brent Cross shopping centre, in North West London.
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NewsMichelin Guide 2020 revealed
The Lecture Room at Sketch in London’s Mayfair has been awarded three stars in the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2020.
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NewsBurger & Lobster ‘pleased’ despite ‘challenging environment’
Burger & Lobster has revealed a 10% drop in sales from £42.2m to £37.9m in 2018, due primarily to the sale of its Manchester site. Overall EBITDA was £5.7m, down from £6.2m in 2017, which the business said was due to a “challenging operational environment in London for casual dining”. However it said gross profit margin was up from 61% to 65% which the business said was the result of “better labour and food and beverage cost” controls.
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NewsGail’s looking to double estate in three years
Gail’s, the Luke Johnson-backed bakery chain, is looking to double the size of its business to around 100 sites over the next three years.
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NewsPizza Hut: ‘A lot of people have tried to imitate us, but I think we do it best’
As a subsidiary of the five billion-dollar corporate behemoth Yum! Brands, misty-eyed sentimentality might not be an emotion readily associated with a Pizza Hut refurbishment.
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NewsBurger King ‘milkshake’ tweet branded irresponsible
The ASA has said a tweet by Burger King was irresponsible and warned it must ensure its ”future marketing communications did not condone or encourage anti-social behaviour.” On 18 May 2019 Burger King sent a tweet which read: “Dear people of Scotland. We’re selling milkshakes all weekend. Have fun. Love BK. #justsaying”.
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NewsPizza Hut Delivery launches two versions of new fast casual concept
Pizza Hut Delivery has begun a national rollout of its ‘fast casual’ stores with the launch of two different formats.
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NewsPret rolls out coffee cup recycling scheme to majority of shops
Pret has expanded its coffee cup recycling scheme to more than 350 UK shops – almost 90% of its estate – following successful trials in London, Leeds and Glasgow.
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NewsDelivery versus in-house: What’s the difference in price?
I had a Deliveroo from Pho the other day. As nice as the Vietnamese curry always is, I was charged £11.25 for a dish that costs £10.50 in their Guildford restaurant. This started a small chain reaction of looking at other Pho price differentials, and then a few other restaurant chains. At Pho, the use of higher prices on Deliveroo was pretty much universal. Starter prices were typically 20p-30p dearer on dishes that mainly range between £4.95-£6.95, equating to a 4-6% premium on delivery.
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NewsCreams appoints new execs in readiness for growth
Dessert café Creams has made several new appointments to its executive leadership team as it readies itself for the next stage of growth.
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NewsJamie’s profits plunge following restaurant collapse
Jamie Oliver has revealed the scale of the impact the collapse of his restaurant group had on his overall business interests. Pre-tax profits at his businesses, made up of Jamie Oliver Holdings, Jamie Oliver Licensing and Jamie’s Italian International, almost halved by 46%, from £14.4m to £7.8m. The business said its profits were “impacted by exceptional costs of £9.9m in the year related to the restaurant group.”
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NewsSpragg: ‘If you get your proposition right, you are going to win’
Despite the struggling seen in the casual dining sector, “if you get your proposition right, you are going to win”, believes James Spragg, chief executive, Casual Dining Group.
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NewsElysium looks to expand Pavilion concept with two sites in pipeline
Elysium Group has acquired two further sites for the expansion of its pan-Pacific concept Pavilion Lounge & Restaurant.
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NewsFormer Aside unit taken for veg bistro Naïfs
The former Aside unit in Peckham has been taken for a new vegan/vegetarian bistro concept Naïfs
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NewsMr Ji confirms Soho launch
Taiwanese fried chicken vendor, Mr Ji, is set to launch its UK debut site in Soho this November, at 72 Old Compton Street.
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NewsGusto launches virtual pizza brand
Gusto Italian has launched a virtual pizza delivery brand called Pizza Repubblica from its Leeds restaurant on Greek Street.
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NewsThe Ivy Collection gears up for record five new openings in November
The Ivy Collection managing director Baton Berisha has told MCA how the company is gearing up for a record month with five new openings in November.
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NewsJens Hofma on rollouts, financials and innovation
Pizza Hut Restaurants was subject to a management buy-out last year, led by CEO Jens Hofma. Speaking at MCA’s Restaurant Conference, he discusses the problems with fast rollouts, how it is possible to over-innovate, and why the customer is not always right.
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NewsBancone takes Foxlow Soho site
Bancone, the fresh pasta concept from David Ramsay and Will Ellner, has taken the former Foxlow site in Soho.
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NewsMamma Dough opens sixth south London site
Sourdough pizza business Mamma Dough has opened its sixth site, in South Norwood.