Restaurants News – Page 85
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NewsHancock’s Restaurants appoints liquidators
Hancock’s Restaurants, the American kitchen and bar concept has appointed liquidators after a resolution was passed for the winding up of the company.
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NewsTurtle Bay appoints Be At One’s Gregory as ops director
Adam Gregory has left Be At One to join Turtle Bay as its new operations director.
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Thali Cafe puts Southville site up for sale
Thali Café, the Bristol-based concept, has put its Southville site restaurant has been put up for sale, as it moves towards a takeaway/delivery model.
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Five Guys opening at Ashford
Five Guys has signed up to open at Ashford Designer Outlet in the Autumn.
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Adventure Bar sets out growth strategy
Adventure Bar has set out an expansion roadmap that will see it complete the acquisition of its ninth site early next month, at it looks to add on at least three bars a year to its estate.
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NewsGBK hit by landlords exercising break clauses
A further eight landlords have exercised break clauses in the past week on Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) restaurants included in the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) launched last October.
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NewsTRG confirms Hornby will join as CEO in August
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has confirmed that new chief executive, Andy Hornby, will join the company on 1 August.
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NewsGBK FY lfls down 4.2% - but up 8.1% YTD
GBK saw like-for-like sales (lfls) fall 4.2% in the year to 24 February but in the 12 weeks following rallied to an 8.1% increase.
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NewsCarluccio’s to roll out Fresca menu across estate
Carluccio’s will kick of this autumn with a menu alignment that will meld the old with the new as part of its £10m Fresca renewal programme designed to breathe new life into the brand.
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NewsDavid Phelps to join board at The Coconut Tree
David Phelps is to join the board at Sri Lankan restaurant business The Coconut Tree, as it looks to open additional sites in the UK.
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NewsYO! launches sauce range with Tesco
YO! has broadened its retail offer with the introduction of a rage of sauces with supermarket chain, Tesco.
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NewsUrban: ‘New concept could be second string to our premium bow’
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to trial a new concept in Harpenden next month, which it believes could add a second string to its bow of premium offerings, MCA has learnt.
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NewsPret/EAT deal is ‘a real milestone for vegetarianism’
The fact a big chain is championing a standalone veggie concept is ‘a real milestone for vegetarianism’, Pret A Manger chief executive Clive Schlee told MCA, but said there needed to be a real push to develop Veggie Pret’s menu in order to make it distinctive from its sister sites.
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NewsVapiano looking at different formats and new technology
Vapiano’s UK chief executive Roberto Moretti has said the business is considering introducing new formats, with more of a focus on food to go, he told MCA’s sister title Food Spark.
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Brexit frustrates Zerodegrees’ growth plans
Pizza and craft been format Zerodegrees is hatching plans for satellite venues but is holding off until the UK’s future within or without Europe becomes clear.
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NewsPret agrees EAT deal
Pret A Manger has confirmed it has agreed to acquire the c90-strong grab-and-go chain, EAT, as first revealed by MCA last week.
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NewsJamie’s suffered a death by too few cuts
The news that Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group was calling in administrators may not have been unexpected but the dramatic exit of a casual dining pioneer from the UK high street was unsettling for the entire industry. MCA editor James Wallin looks at what went wrong and whether this represents a second wave in the CVA saga that has dominated the past year.
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NewsMiddletons eyes steady expansion in wake of casual dining fallout
The fallout from the casual dining crisis is resulting in more cost-effective property opportunities for Middletons Steakhouse & Grill, as it eyes slow and steady expansion of its estate.
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NewsJamie’s Italian calls in administrators
Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group has confirmed it has appointed KPMG as administrators of its Jamie’s Italian business in the UK.
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NewsAzzurri appoints digital director
Azzurri Group has appointed Sainsbury’s Joel Robinson to the new role of digital and technology director.