Restaurants News – Page 96
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NewsAzzurri named casual dining group of the year
Azzurri Group, Wagamama, Oakman Inns, The New World Trading Co (NWTC), Dishoom and The Alchemist were among the winners at the Casual Dining Awards yesterday.
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NewsK10 launches new ordering and payment app
London-based sushi concept K10 has launched a new app, which offers click and collect and payment functionality for customers, MCA has learnt.
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NewsWhitbread’s Bar + Block to open first Northern Ireland site
Whitbread’s Bar + Block Steakhouse brand is to open new restaurants in Bristol and Belfast – its first in Northern Ireland, in April.
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NewsPat Val management team axed by backers
A source close to the ousted management team at Patisserie Valerie has said the decision came “like a bolt out of the blue” as the team prepared to take the business forward.
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Asia de Cuba restaurant to close after 20 years
Asia de Cuba, the Chino-Latino dining room within London’s St Martin’s Hotel, is to close after 20 years.
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NewsBistro Qui? appoints administrators; interest in remaining three sites
Liverpool-based operator Bistro Qui? has gone into administration, with its three remaining sites currently trading while a buyer is sought.
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NewsPunch Bowl Social confirms London search
Punch Bowl Social, the US experiential bar and restaurant concept, has confirmed to MCA it is searching for property in London for its first international site, for a potential four or five sites in the capital.
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NewsNumnum launches in Southwark arches
Numnum, the contemporary Chinese concept, has launched its debut bricks and mortar in Southwark after a pop-up in Brick Lane.
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NewsTaco Bell makes senior hires amid aggressive UK expansion
Taco Bell has appointed Graham McGarvie, formerly of Yum Brands stablemate KFC, as European director of operations, MCA has learnt.
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NewsAntipodea goes into partnership with Jigsaw
Antipodea, the Australian-style all-day restaurant concept from the Wells group, is launching a collaboration with Jigsaw, with the debut café to open at the retailer’s Notting Hill shop in Westbourne Grove, MCA has learnt.
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NewsAward-winning Turkish restaurant Kosebasi secures first UK site
Award-winning global restaurant brand Kosebasi is understood to have secured the former Valentina site at 75 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, for its first UK restaurant, MCA understands.
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NewsJamaica Blue to open concession in Next
Jamaica Blue is to open a concession site within clothing store Next, and hints there could be more to come, it has been reported.
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NewsDubai restaurant The Maine eyes London opening
Dubai-based The Maine Oyster Bar & Grill is eyeing a site in central London, MCA understands.
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Giggling Squid eyes private equity for next stage of growth
Giggling Squid co-founder Andy Laurillard has confirmed the Thai restaurant group has appointed advisors to assess its next stage of growth, which is likely to involve finding a new private equity partner.
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Usher to return to Kickstarter to plug £100k Kala shortfall
Gary Usher is preparing to return to Kickstarter to plug a £100,000 shortfall in the budget for his new Manchester restaurant Kala.
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Firezza founder launches Estro Pizza
Firezza co-founder Ado Medjedovic has returned to the pizza restaurant industry with the launch of a new concept Estro in Tunbridge Wells, MCA has learnt.
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Junkyard Golf lines up further London site
Junkyard Golf has lined up a further site in central London, MCA understands.
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Carluccio’s to trial ‘formal’ evening service
Carluccio’s is to use its Richmond restaurant as a test-bed for its £10m Fresca refurbishment, chief executive Mark Jones has told MCA’s sister title, Big Hospitality.
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Ole & Steen to open 10th site in Belgravia
Ole & Steen is due to open a 10th London site, in Belgravia, as part of mixed-use development Eccleston Yards, MCA has learnt.
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Patisserie Holdings sale confirmed for £13m
Patisserie Holdings has confirmed the sale of Patisserie Valerie, to Dublin-based Causeway Capital, and its sandwich shop business Philpotts to retail, wholesale and distribution firm A.F Blakemore, for £13m.