All Restaurants articles – Page 290
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Las Iguanas NYE lfls up 12.8%
Las Iguanas, the casual dining concept backed by Bowmark Capital, has reported New Year’s Eve like-for-like sales up 12.8% with a 7.8% hike over the Christmas fortnight.
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NewsPieminister returns to growth
Pieminister, the pie shop operator, has returned to positive growth following a “turbulent year” ending April 2014 as it gears up to opening 20 new restaurant sites nationwide
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NewsMEATliquor confirms Bristol opening
MEATliquor, the popular, fast-casual concept, has unveiled details of its Bristol restaurant that is due to open in April in the Stokes Croft area of the city
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Wheeler swaps La Sala for SSP
Richard Wheeler has stepped down as operations director of Sala Group Holdings, which operates the La Sala restaurant concept, to join SSP
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Vapiano looks at all "major" cities to expand
Vapiano, the Italian restaurant group, is looking at “all major conurbations” for its expansion plans, managing director Phil Sermon told M&C Report
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NewsKerbisher & Malt confirms smaller format launch
Kerbisher & Malt has confirmed it will open the first site under a new smaller, takeaway-focussed format later this month near Exmouth Market
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Festive like-for-like sales up across the sector
Operators have told M&C Report that Christmas and New Year trading was strong for 2014 while early figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker showed collective like-for-like sales up 3.3% on last year.
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Red’s urges customers to seek ‘Self Help’ in January
Red’s True Barbecue is launching its Nottingham restaurant with an unconventional approach – an online Self Help guide
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NewsVapiano confirms Manchester opening
Vapiano, the casual dining chain, has confirmed it will open its first restaurant outside London in mid-2015 and said it will target more “prime positions across the UK”.
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OpinionCapital check
Consultant Adam Hyman takes a look ahead at what 2015 holds for the capital’s eating-out scene and says there’s no stopping London’s restaurant industry
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Wrapchic plans to double estate
Wrapchic, the Birmingham-based Indian burrito concept, plans to double its 10-strong estate over the next 12 months
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NewsFY sales up 5.5% at Gondola
Gondola Group has reported a 5.5% increase in sales across its restaurant estate in the year to 29 June 2014 to £579.3m
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Dip & Flip set for expansion
Dip & Flip, the Clapham-based French Dip concept is set for expansion after securing new investment and a second site
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Downey & Dimbleby plan food market venture
Jonathan Downey and Henry Dimbleby are planning to launch a new food market joint venture under the banner the London General Market Company
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NewsCollins becomes Loungers MD
Loungers, the Bristol-based all-day café/bar operator, has appointed chief operating officer Nick Collins as its new managing director
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NY Fold closes in on first UK site
NY Fold, the new pizza brand designed for the UK market from Bruno DiFabio, the US pizza chef, is closing in on its first UK site
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NewsWagamama closes in on Soho flagship site
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, is close to securing a new flagship site in London’s Soho
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Analysis & Insight
Takeaway orders on Christmas Day up 19%
Takeaway orders on Christmas Day were up 19% on last year, according to new figures from HungryHouse.co.uk
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Universal feedback scheme launched
A new scheme aiming to provide UK consumers with a single familiar system with which to easily make complaints to companies across the UK has been launched
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NewsCote secures three new sites
Cote has further strengthened its openings pipeline for this year after securing sites in Cirencester, Fulham Broadway and Norwich