All Restaurants articles – Page 334
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NewsWhitbread details restaurant improvements
Whitbread is seeing a “significant improvement” in guest scores and ‘intention to return’ rates at its restaurants, and is also reversing earlier margin contraction as it draws back from promotions, according to chief executive Andy Harrison
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Analysis & InsightSector lfl growth slows to 0.2%
Like-for-like sales growth across 28 leading managed pub and restaurant groups slowed to just 0.2% in May
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NewsCarluccio’s secures Woking site
Carluccio’s has become the latest leading restaurant brand to join Woking Shopping scheme’s rapidly growing retail and leisure offer
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Operators confirmed for Chester dining quarter
Chimichanga, Coast to Coast, Las Iguanas and The Restaurant Bar and Grill have been confirmed as the four operators who will open at the new dining quarter in Chester
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NewsChinese private equity firm eyes PizzaExpress bid
Hony Capital, one of China’s largest private equity firms, has emerged as a bidder for PizzaExpress, according to Sky News
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Analysis & InsightCasual dining grows as full service dips
Casual dining is growing at the expense of other parts of the eating out sector - particularly full service restaurants - and this pattern is set to continue, according to new research from NPD Group
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NewsEd’s appoints advisor as it looks at financing options
Ed’s Easy Diner has appointed corporate advisory firm McQueen to advise it on its financing options as it gears up for the next stage of its development
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Steak ‘n’ Shake gears up for UK launch
Steak ‘n’ Shake has taken a further step forward in its plans to launch in the UK, with the appointment of Tim Lowther as its new senior director business development
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Garden Centre Group to ramp up F&B offer
The Garden Centre Group, the c140-strong business, is to ramp up its food & drink offer with the launch of a number of new concepts across its estate
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NewsPing Pong rolls out online ordering
Ping Pong has teamed up with Delishery to roll out online ordering across of its nine UK sites following a successful two-month trial
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Dejardin steps down from Jamie Oliver Restaurants
Jacques Dejardin has stepped down as operations director at Jamie Oliver Restaurants, where he oversaw its specialist group of restaurants
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NewsSSP confirms IPO move
SSP, the travel concessions operator, has confirmed reports that it plans to proceed with an initial public offering and float on the London Stock Exchange, raising primary proceeds of c£500m through the offer of new shares
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Beannchor's Little Wing targets student towns
Little Wing Pizzeria, the Belfast-based neopolitan pizza restaurant concept, is looking for sites in student towns in Ireland and Britain, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsCote completes Muswell Hill deal
Cote, the French brasserie chain, has completed on a further site in London, in Muswell Hill
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River Cottage launches fundraising
River Cottage Canteen has issuing a £1m mini-bond through crowd-funding website Crowdcube as it looks to expand to large footfall sites in prime locations
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Analysis & InsightLoch Fyne tops customer satisfaction poll
Loch Fyne, the Greene King-owned brand, is delivering the highest levels of customer satisfaction in the UK’s eating out sector, according to the latest findings from CGA Peach’s BrandTrack
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NewsWahaca confirms Cardiff move
Wahaca, the Mexican street food restaurant concept led by Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby, has confirmed that it will make its regional debut in Cardiff this autumn
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Kintan secures first UK site
Tomoyoshi Nishiyama, the founder of the c1,220-strong Gyukaku Group, has secured a first UK site for his Japanese barbeque concept Kintan
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Enrique Tomas to make UK debut
Enrique Tomas, the Spanish suppliers of high-quality Iberian ham, will open its first UK deli in the heart of London’s Soho this September
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NewsRossopomodoro eyes more John Lewis opportunties
Rossopomodoro, the Italian restaurant chain backed by Change Capital, would consider other openings within John Lewis stores in the future and hopes to use the debut of sister brand Ham Holy Burger at the retailer’s Oxford Street shop to open more UK outlets under that concept, M&C Report has learnt