All Restaurants articles – Page 16
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X-Upper sausage restaurant to close after four months
X-Upper, the sausage specialist restaurant concept in Islington, is closing after four months.
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NewsBig Mamma Group confirms second UK opening
Big Mamma Group, the Paris-based Italian restaurant concept, has lined up its second opening in the UK.
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NewsPizzaExpress underlying lfls flat in 2018
PizzaExpress has reported flat like-for-like sales in 2018, with group turnover up 1.6% to £543m.
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NewsSushi Daily partners with Debenhams
Sushi Daily is to launch a partnership with Debenhams at its Manchester store next month, MCA understands.
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Gladwin Brothers looks set to open fourth London restaurant
Gladwin Brothers is set to open a fourth restaurant, in the former Flavour Bastard site on Frith Street, MCA understands.
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NewsCocina lines up fifth site at Intu Uxbridge
Mexican restaurant group Cocina has lined up a fifth opening, in Intu Uxbridge.
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NewsYO! to drop conveyor belt in some sites
YO! Sushi chief executive Richard Hodgson has described the decision to remove the iconic conveyor belt from some of its restaurants as “probably the biggest thing that’s happened to Yo! since it was founded”.
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NewsNathan's Famous targets 25 stores in five years
Nathan’s Famous, the New York-founded hotdog brand, is targeting 25 stores in five years under a UK master franchise, MCA has learnt.
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Licensing restrictions force Handling to re-model Iron Stag
Adam Handling has closed his Iron Stag bar in Hoxton and converted it in to an events venue. The 120-cover site opened beneath Handling’s The Frog Hoxton restaurant last year, with cocktails on tap and a separate menu. But it has relaunched as an entertainment and events space and will ...
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NewsEx-Pret exec Selin joins Wagamama
Wagamama has further strengthened its management team with the appointment of former Pret executive, Johanna Selin, MCA understands.
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US steakhouse operator Wolfgang’s eyes London opening
US restaurant operator Wolfgang’s Steakhouse is eyeing a first site in London, MCA understands.
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NewsTamatanga kickstarts organic expansion
Tamatanga, the Indian casual dining restaurant, is opening its third site, in Leicester’s Highcross, with further sites lined up in Manchester and Leeds in 2020, MCA has learnt.
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NewsBill's to unveil next wave of upgrades amid boosted lfls
Bill’s has announced its next wave of refurbishments, with a further 11 upgraded restaurants to be unveiled in Q2 2019 starting with Leeds.
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NewsNobu to open fourth London site in Portman Square
Nobu, the upmarket Japanese restaurant and hotel concept, backed by Hollywood actor Robert De Niro, is opening a fourth site in London.
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Analysis & InsightSector back on “even keel”, with lfls up 3.5%
Managed pubs and restaurants saw collective like-for-like (lfls) sales up 3.5% on March last year, suggesting putting the market back on “an even keel”, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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NewsTracey Matthews: “Restaurants aren’t strategic with HR”
Former Gaucho chief operating officer and HR guru Tracey Matthews is overseeing the rollout of upmarket home counties steak restaurant brand Prime. She speaks to Restaurant magazine’s Joe Lutrario.
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B&W announces two new Steakhouses
Black & White Hospitality, the Marco Pierre White fronted group, has announced two new sites under his Steakhouse Bar & Grill concept, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Sheffield Park, and Bredbury Hall Hotel, near Stockport.
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NewsRosa’s Thai to open in Trinity Leeds
Rosa’s Thai Cafe is to open its second regional site, in the Trinity Centre in Leeds, next month.
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NewsTasty aims for £3.25m raise through firm placing
Tasty, the Wildwood operator, has announced a conditional firm placing and open offer to raise up to £3.25m in funding, in order to pay down debt and for use as general working capital.
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Analysis & InsightTime for a chain reaction?
CVAs offer a lifeline for struggling chains. But long-term, can the very notion of a ‘quality chain’ survive this current casual dining crisis? In his monthly column for MCA’s sister-title Restaurant, Tony Naylor shares his, perhaps controversial, views.