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All Restaurants articles – Page 27
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Analysis & InsightA Southern state of mind
Piper-backed Hickory’s may be about to open only its 10th site in as many years, but the American barbecue concept is looking to fire up its rate of openings. Georgi Gyton finds out more about the business’ success and why it thrives in areas where no one else wants to be.
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NewsBOB’s Lobster looking to add two further sites
Rob Dann, the owner of BOB’s Lobster has told MCA that he would like to open a further two sites, but also has plans for new concepts.
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The Athenian secures London Bridge arch
The Athenian, the Greek street food concept, has secured a unit in London Bridge for its eight site, MCA has learnt.
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NewsWahlburgers targets 15 UK sites in five years
Wahlburgers, the burger concept from the family of Mark Wahlberg, is planning to open 15 restaurants in five years in London and the wider UK, MCA has learnt.
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NewsSan Carlo looks to global expansion as Brexit bites
Family-owned group San Carlo Restaurants has told MCA it will open a pop-up Signor Sassi in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia over the next couple of months with the intention of opening a full-blown restaurant there next year.
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The Chilli Pickle closes Guildford
The Chilli Pickle, the contemporary Indian concept, has closed its Guildford restaurant.
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Di Maggio takes Raeburn Place unit
The Di Maggio Restaurant Group (DRG) has taken a double unit at the Raeburn Place Foundation retail and leisure development in Edinburgh.
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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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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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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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OpinionJamie’s crash ‘may be watershed moment for the industry’
In January Shelley Sandzer’s Ted Schama posed the question of when the spate of CVAs in the sector would reach saturation point. With the collapse of Jamie’s Italian, he now argues that point has arrived. Here he sets out why this should be seen as a call to action for the sector to get operators and landlords working together.
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Analysis & InsightRemoving friction from the ordering process
Regina Borda, managing director at Pizza Hut Europe and UK, explains how the group analyses macro-trends to predict the future for many of the markets in which it operates.
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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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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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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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NewsCoqfighter to opens first bricks and mortar site
Fried chicken restaurant Coqfighter will open its first table-service restaurant, in Soho, at the end of this month.