All Restaurants articles – Page 315
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River Cottage looks east
River Cottage Canteen, the restaurant group headed up by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, is looking to expand in the south east to build its pipeline of restaurants from the south west
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NewsGiraffe CFO Viner departs
Paul Viner has left his role as chief financial officer at Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant operator
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NewsRestaurants must innovate and adapt to improve satisfaction
Restaurants must innovate and adapt to improve falling customer satisfaction scores as revealed in the latest National Customer Satisfaction Index.
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Las Iguanas confirms double opening
Las Iguanas, the casual dining concept backed by Bowmark Capital, has confirmed the opening of two new restaurants in Edinburgh in September and Derby in October to bring the total estate to 37
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NewsTGI rewards top employees
TGI Friday’s UK has recognised 100 of its most hard working employees at a ceremony in Liverpool
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ASK and Zizzi auction 'could reach £200m'
Private equity firm Cinven is looking to raise up to £200m from the sale of Gondola Group restaurant brands ASK Italian and Zizzi, according to The Times
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NewsLife Goddess set to expand
The Life Goddess, the Greek deli and restaurant group, is looking to open a third site in London next year and plans to expand nationwide, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsReviewers share more good than bad experiences
More people leave positive reviews than negative ones according to Trip Advisor, which found that 65% of the restaurants listed on its site have been given three and half or more out of five by diners
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NewsPizza Hut opens first African restaurant
Pizza Hut is opening its first restaurant in Africa as part of its plans to grow the brand in emerging markets, including three further African nations in 2015.
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OpinionI’ll have five on it
It’s little more than a year since it arrived in the UK, but US burger phenomenon Five Guys is on the cusp of becoming a national player. Mark Wingett talks to UK managing director John Eckbert and director of operations Marcel Khan about the past year, expansion plans and the paradox at the heart of its success
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Soho House to open £10m Dean Street site
Soho House, the bar, restaurant and members club led by Nick Jones, has spent more than £10m restoring a site for a new opening near its original location in London’s Greek Street, the Evening Standard reports
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Restaurateur wins Westminster 'stress area' licence appeal
A restaurateur has won an appeal against Westminster City Council to let customers buy alcohol without food, despite the fact his site lies in the authority’s “stress zone”
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Le Bun to run brunch format
Le Bun, the French-American street food concept, is to launch an all-day brunch format called Le Brunch at the Old Bengal Warehouse near London’s Liverpool Street
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NewsNo strategy is the best strategy
Having a rigid social media strategy can turn followers off if it appears contrived and can mean restaurants miss opportunities to engage with followers
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Tonkotsu launches in Selfridges
Tsuru Sushi, the Japanese restaurant group, is opening its first site in a food court in October with a ramen bar in London’s Selfridges ground floor food hall under its Tonkotsu concept
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NewsPinto Mexican targets expansion
Pinto Mexican, the Glasgow-based fast casual Mexican concept, is looking to grow from three to 11 sites over the next two years to firm up market share as rival burrito chains look to enter Scotland, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsFive Guys close to further flagship site
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, is believed to be close to securing a further site in central London, near Oxford Street, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsService influences reviews more than food
Diners are more likely to complain about service than food when leaving a review on social media or a restaurant rating website, according to data compiled by Open Table which found that people share more stories of good service than good food
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Second Bone Daddies to open in Kensington
Bone Daddies, the informal Japanese restaurant concept led by former Zuma head chef Ross Shonhan, is to open a second site under its eponymous concept within the Whole Foods Market in London’s Kensington High Street
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NewsPapa John's signs up 10-site franchisee
Papa John’s, the takeaway pizza group, has signed up a new franchisee who plans to open 10 sites within two years