All Restaurants articles – Page 278
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Spur UK to trial new format
Spur Steak & Grill is to trial a new smaller format in the UK, to combat falling revenue, which was impacted by “high levels of competition”
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NewsMas Q Menos to open third City restaurant
Mas Q Menos, the Spanish tapas restaurant group, is opening its third London restaurant at 70 Mark Lane opposite Fenchurch Street Station at the beginning of April, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsTRG: Trading, expansion, management team
On the back of this morning’s full-year update, M&C Report talks to The Restaurant Group’s chief executive Danny Breithaupt
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Cambscuisine looks to roll out Smokeworks
Oliver Thain, the founder of Cambridge-based pub and restaurant group Cambscuisine, has said he expects to roll out his Smokeworks concept and hopes to secure a second site this year.
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NewsGiraffe gives Stansted site details
Giraffe will open its latest restaurant, its 59th, at London Stansted Airport, as part of the airport’s transformation of its retail and F&B offering
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NewsPinto Mexican up to five
Pinto Mexican, the Glasgow-based fast casual Mexican concept, is gearing up to open its fifth site as it looks to reach 11 units by the end of this year
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Analysis & Insight
Worst-case scenario guidebook
When an unbranded pub-restaurant was at the centre of a food-poisoning outbreak in which 30 customers were taken ill, and one sadly died, the words “there but” and “for the grace of God” would have been front of mind for many pub and restaurant group CEOs, says Mark Stretton.
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NewsGBK committed to counter service
Alasdair Murdoch, chief executive of Gourmet Burger Kitchen, has said the company’s use of counter service has allowed it to target sites its competitors could not operate in.
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NewsGiggling Squid sets Surrey expansion target
Giggling Squid, the rapidly-growing Thai restaurant group, has set out plans to have four Surrey restaurants by the end of 2015 as part of plans to form a national Thai restaurant group
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Intu: Significant increase in catering and leisure development pipeline
Intu, the shopping centre operator, has reported occupancy rates of 95% for the 2014 financial year – the same as the year before- with like-for-like retail sales within its centres up 2.5%.
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NewsFY lfls up 2.8% at TRG
The Restaurant Group has reported a 2.8% rise in like-for-like sales for the year to 28 December
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NewsFatburger set for UK debut
Fatburger is set to become the latest US burger operator to launch in the UK, with the brand in advanced talks on a site in London’s Camden Town
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NewsASK to focus on city centres
ASK Italian, the Bridgepoint-backed Italian restaurant, is to focus its expansion plans on city centres where it is “unrepresented”, according to CEO Stephen Holmes speaking at the Casual Dining show
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NewsHall promoted to CAU MD
Graham Hall has been promoted from operations director to managing director of CAU
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NewsLa Tasca generates interest
La Tasca, which appointed advisers to review its investment options at the start of this month, is thought to have already generated interest from a number of parties
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Gordon Ramsay opens second US pub site
High-profile chef Gordon Ramsay has opened his second Pub & Grill in the US at Caesars in Atlantic City, New Jersey
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NewsComptoir Libanais eyes Manchester opening
Comptoir Libanais, Lebanese fast-casual restaurant concept, is the latest London-based chain to be eyeing an opening in Manchester
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Analysis & Insight
Chinese tops ethnic meal choice
More than three quarters (76%) of ethnic restaurant or takeaway users have visited a Chinese restaurant or takeaway
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Asda takes Walmart’s lead on food offer
Asda has taken inspiration from parent company Walmart’s in-store food offer in the US, with the launch of one of its latest next generation sites
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Brindisa to focus on “organic" growth
Brindisa, the Spanish restaurant group, will continue with its “organic” growth, according to co-founder Monika Linton who told M&C Report the current focus is opening the first restaurant in Spain to strengthen links between the suppliers and the restaurant