All Restaurants articles – Page 239
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Analysis & Insight
Sector snapshot: Food in fashion
It’s no accident that Chanel chose to stage a recent catwalk show in a mocked up brasserie. The two worlds of food and fashion are rapidly merging. It’s no longer simply the case that ‘we are what we eat’
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NewsThe Alchemist lines up MediaCity opening
The Alchemist, the Palatine Private Equity-backed cocktail bar and restaurant concept, is set to open a third site in Greater Manchester
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Grillstock builds pipeline
Grillstock, the fledgling barbecue concept, has continued to strengthen its pipeline of openings for 2016, by lining up openings in Cardiff, Exeter and Reading
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Analysis & InsightShopping centres to allocate 20% of space to F&B
Over the past 10 years, food & beverage (F&B) operators have doubled the amount of floorspace they take in shopping centres, from 7% to 15%
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Restaurant chains criticised for seafood sourcing
The majority of UK restaurant chains use unsustainable fish or fail to give transparent information to diners about the origins of their seafood according to findings from the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). It found more than half of the restaurants assessed served seafood from overfished supplies with sea bass, whitebait, ...
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NewsSeven confirmed for Southampton
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), Costa, Nando’s, The Stable, Mettricks, Neighbourhood and Tapas Barcelona have all been confirmed for the line-up at Southampton’s Arts Complex
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Ethical chicken brand to grow into London
Hen, an ethically-sourced chicken restaurant in Brighton, is looking to build an estate of company-owned restaurants in London before franchising nationwide
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UGOT poised for high street growth
Healthy eating concept UGOT is preparing to open its first high street site after tweaking its model to suit the fast casual dining market
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Urban Outfitters acquires pizza chain
Urban Outfitters has become the latest retailer to enter the eating-out sector after acquiring the Vetri Family restaurants group
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BGF seeking balanced portfolio
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has not ruled out making further investments in the UK’s hospitality sector
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Hermer eyes Top Dog Diner format
Matt Hermer is working on a larger diner format of his upmarket hotdog concept Top Dog
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Opinion
The grill seeker
In the face of competition, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, the original better burger concept could have become the forgotten man of the sector. But chief executive Alasdair Murdoch and his team have refreshed the company and are ready to push on. Mark Wingett reports
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NewsD&D gears up for IPO
LDC, the private equity group which bought a controlling stake in D&D Restaurants in 2013 for c£50m, is this week kicking off a roadshow to sound out investor appetite for a public listing
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Carluccio's to host Christmas pop-ups
Italian restaurant group Carluccio’s will be hosting festive pop-up food shops around the UK over the Christmas period
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NewsOliver to launch two concepts in Oslo
Jamie’s Italian and a Deli & Bakery by Jamie Oliver are opening in Oslo Airport Gardemoen
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Adam eyes second Ramusake
Nightclub entrepreneur Piers Adam is lining up a second site in London for Ramusake
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NewsGraysons signs deal to expand Tony Roma’s
Graysons has signed an agreement with the parent company of Tony Roma’s to expand the concept in the UK
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NewsGraffiti to open sixth Liverpool venue
Liverpool-based bar and restaurant operator Graffiti Spirits is launching its sixth venue in the city’s business district as a rodizio pizzeria
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STK to launch in Ibiza
The ONE Group Hospitality has announced the signing of a license agreement to open a STK in Ibiza
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NewsChilango approached by international groups
Mexican restaurant group Chilango has been approached by international franchise operators to launch the brand overseas as its crowdfunding campaign has attracted attention from around the world