All Restaurants articles – Page 327
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NewsPizzaExpress swiftly finances £610m bond
PizzaExpress refinanced its existing capital structure by raising £610 million in notes within a matter of days of the offer being marketed
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NewsDomino's: expansion, food costs, digital, analysts
M&C Report takes a closer look at the H1 results for Domino’s Pizza Group for the 26 weeks to 29 June, talks to new chief executive David Wild and reports from a presentation to analysts
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Analysis & InsightMore people eating out but spending less
Confidence is returning to the eating out sector as consumers are dining out more often than this time last year, with 71% eating out in the past two weeks, according to a Horizons’ consumer survey
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NewsBurger & Lobster eyes Middle East launch
Burger & Lobster is set to launch in the Middle East and is close to securing a franchise partner for an opening in Dubai next year
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Noble Inns sets up new firm for diner venture
London-based gastropub operator Noble Inns has set up a separate company for its new diner-style concept Bad Egg that it hopes to grow to “10-plus” sites over the coming years, with possible expansion overseas, M&C Report has learnt
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Healthy fast-food concept eyes nationwide expansion
Superfoods, a Bristol-based healthy fast food concept, is planning to open another five stores before launching a franchise model for expansion, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsLa Tasca set for new build launch in Birmingham
La Tasca, the Spanish tapas restaurant group, has agreed terms on a new build site in Birmingham
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L’Anima opens second site
L’Anima, the award-winning restaurant run by Francesco Mazzei, has opened L’Anima Café in London’s Shoreditch
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Mobile Papa John’s developed
A mobile trailer version of Papa John’s has been developed and will be made available to its franchisees across the country
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NewsDomino's UK lfls grow 11.3%; Germany 'challenging'
Domino’s Pizza Group has reported an 11.3% rise in like-for-like sales in the UK in the 26 weeks to 29 June, with an improved performance in Switzerland, while Germany “continues to be challenging” with like-for-like down 1.7%
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NewsJoffes step down from Giraffe
Juliette and Russel Joffe, co-founders of Giraffe, today announced their resignation from the restaurant group they founded in 1998 and sold to Tesco last March for £48.6m
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OpinionYou got that vibe?
Consumer expectations in terms of value have never been higher, a great deal in part to the high levels of offer and service currently in play across the sector, but what can mark out that experience even further?
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Rosa’s secures expansion fund and new sites
Rosa’s, the London-based Thai café concept led by Alex Moore, has secured £500k of new funding and two new sites in Chelsea and Angel
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NewsCaring takes King’s Road site
Richard Caring, the serial restaurant sector investor, is believed to have secured the former Henry J Beans site in London’s Chelsea
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Brewers Fayre to complete Chef’s Counter rollout
Whitbread will complete the roll out of its Chef’s Counter format across its entire c140-strong Brewers Fayre estate by the end of this August
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Firezza closes in on regional launch
Firezza, the London-based, upscale pizza delivery chain, is closing in on its first regional opening in Kent
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Vietnamese Kitchen 'actively looking' for more sites
Vietnamese Kitchen, the London-based Vietnamese restaurant operator, is “actively looking” for more sites for its evolved format, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsSquare Pie grows retail business
London-based pie shop Square Pie has launched its miniature gourmet pies onto the retail market through online supermarket Ocado
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Kipferl raises £125k for expansion
London’s Austrian coffee house and restaurant concept Kipferl raised £125K through crowdfunding platform CrowdBnk in less than three hours, leaving it set to open its second site in the capital
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OpinionBrighton: buying some cool
Brighton has gone from a grubby seaside town to gaining an exclusive status that’s almost on a par with London. Jessica Mason looks at what makes this city tick and how to make a business succeed