All Restaurants articles – Page 320
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NewsLobster formats on a roll as competition rises
Lobster will become much more commonplace, and be available at a lower price in 2015 as the premium seafood becomes increasingly popular
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OpinionPushing the fast-food envelope
The crepe sector is largely unexplored, certainly in the UK, but Crepeaffaire is ramping up its effort on all fronts, Ruth Williams wraps this one up
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Analyst corner: Brumby on pub & restaurant trading
Leading analyst Mark Brumby at Langton Capital takes a look at the performance of pub and restaurant groups over the festive season
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Chop’d launches healthy eating plan
Chop’d the healthy food to go concept, is launching a meal plan service to encourage people to eat healthily with a choice of daily or weekly meals that can be collected from Chop’d London sites
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December lfls up 8% at LV
Living Ventures Group reported an 8% increase in like-for-like sales across its 38-strong estate in the five weeks to 4 January.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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