All Restaurants articles – Page 205
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CAU plans Exeter opening
CAU, the sister concept to Gaucho, has lined up an opening in Exeter, as its looks to open eight to 10 sites a year
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Tindall set to become CDG FD
Zoe Tindall is set to step down as group finance director at Soho House to become finance director at the Casual Dining Group
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SSP applies to sell alcohol at BK sites
Transport concessions operator SSP has applied for licences to sell alcohol through selected Burger King sites at London train stations
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Koh Thai sets out growth plans
The Koh Group has set out a growth target of having 30 sites by 2020, after securing its ninth unit, and first in Wiltshire, in Salisbury.
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NewsRed’s secures further investment
Red’s True Barbecue has secured a further £9m of investment as it looks to open a further eight to 10 sites over the next two years
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Polish patisserie concept gets funding for growth
Polish patisserie concept Sowa Patisserie has raised £190,000 to triple the size of its Ealing site and open a second restaurant in London.
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Noma appoints new executive chef
Noma has appointed a new executive chef ahead of its temporary relocation to Australia.
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Film producer Thykier is director of Soho House restaurants
Film producer Kris Thykier and Enrique Banon, founder of private equity group White and Blue Capital, have both become directors of Quentin Restaurants, the holding company set up to oversee Soho House’s restaurant concepts, M&C understands. Earlier this year, Soho House sold a 50% stake in its restaurant operation, which ...
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NewsIberica founder developing paella restaurant concept
Founder of Spanish restaurant group Iberica, Marco Fernandez Pardo, is developing a paella restaurant concept with yet another Michelin starred chef, M&C understands.
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NewsInception Group to open new Bunga Bunga in Covent Garden
Charlie Gilkes, co-founder of Inception Group, has told M&C the company has secured a site for its second Bunga Bunga pizzeria.
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NewsChicken Shop set for St John’s Wood
Soho House has lined up a further site for its Chicken Shop concept in St John’s Wood
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InterviewsSector snapshot: Shaking up the UK burger market
M&C talks to Randy Garutti, chief executive of Shake Shack, as the company launches its fourth UK site and its first outside London, in Cardiff today. He discusses how operating in the UK has made Shake Shack “up our game” back home, his plans for UK expansion, how the company is coping with wage increases on both sides of the pond and what trends he sees developing in 2016.
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NewsLeon to begin overseas expansion
Leon is to make its overseas debut next year with a launch in Holland, at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport
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FY lfls up 6.9% Gusto
Gusto has reported a 6.9% rise in like-for-like sales for the year to 31 March 2015, with overall sales up 22% to £18.2m.
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NewsLivingbridge acquires stake in Le Bistrot Pierre
Livingbridge has acquired a significant minority stake in Le Bistrot Pierre, in a deal that is thought to value the 14-strong chain at c£22m
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Analysis & Insight
The end of the tronc administration charge?
Andy Hamman, employment tax director at BDO, explores the history of the tronc admin charge, the fallout over the late summer and whether in fact this arrangement has much of a shelf life left
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Breddos Tacos closes in on permanent site
Breddos Tacos, the Mexican street food concept, is closing in on its first permanent site in central London
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Influx of operators to Birmingham ‘creating skills shortage’
Matt Scriven, managing director of Bitters & Twisted, has told M&C the influx of casual dining and food-led pubs into Birmingham has made recruitment of chefs and general managers even more difficult.
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Five minutes with Iqbal Wahhab
This week M&C takes five minutes with Iqbal Wahhab, founder of the Cinnamon Club and Roast.
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Mildreds up to three
Mildreds, the vegetarian restaurant concept, is set to open a third site in London after securing a site in King’s Cross