All Restaurants articles – Page 346

  • News

    Second restaurant for former Est Est Est MD

    2014-05-15T06:54:00Z

    Former Est Est Est managing director Stephen Garrity has opened a second restaurant called Et Alia at The Red House in Chester, according to the North West Caterer

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    News

    YO! signs deal for 50 US openings

    2014-05-15T05:41:00Z

    YO! Sushi, the Quilvest-backed group, plans to open 50 restaurants in the US over the next six years after signing a new franchise agreement for the country

  • Analysis & Insight

    Channelling the right branded offer

    2014-05-14T15:12:00Z

    Stephen Evans, development director at Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), looks at how mundane and anti-brand some of the emerging areas in London have become and says if we are not careful, gentrification will mean a “second tier of homogenisation filled with artisan coffee shops and brunch joints and very little else”

  • News

    La Petite Maison to launch in Istanbul

    2014-05-14T08:01:00Z

    La Petite Maison, the Arjun Waney-led brand, is to open its fourth site in Istanbul later this month

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    News

    GBK grows pipeline

    2014-05-14T07:58:00Z

    Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), the Capricorn Ventures-backed group, has secured two new sites and is in talks on a further four units

  • News

    CAU grows pipeline

    2014-05-14T07:56:00Z

    CAU, the casual dining steakhouse concept, has secured a further three sites as it looks to grow to up to 17 sites over the next 18 months

  • News

    La Tasca launches summer initiatives

    2014-05-14T07:46:13.940Z

    A VIP trip to Closing Weekend in Ibiza and a chance to be crowned DJ of the Year are two of the new summer initiatives being launched by La Tasca next week

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    Analysis & Insight

    Sector lfls grow 4.4% in April

    2014-05-14T06:10:00Z

    Pub and restaurant groups experienced another strong period of trading in April, with like-for-like sales across 28 leading companies up 4.4% during the month

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    News

    YO! reassess US expansion plans

    2014-05-13T08:18:00Z

    YO! Sushi, the Quilvest-backed group, has reassessed its US expansion plans, which has led to the closure of its first site in the country in Washington DC’s Union Street train station

  • News

    Honest Burger eyes Tooting opening

    2014-05-13T08:17:00Z

    Honest Burgers, the London-based concept led by ex-Bill’s operations director Dorian Waite, is set to open its seventh site, after securing a site in Tooting

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    Carluccio’s builds pipeline

    2014-05-13T08:06:00Z

    Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, has continued to strengthen its pipeline of openings in the UK

  • News

    Tesco strengthens Decks pipeline

    2014-05-13T08:05:00Z

    Tesco has strengthened the pipeline for its casual dining format, Decks, with a further seven sites set to come on line over the coming few months

  • News

    Bitters ‘n’ Twisted expands Bodega concept

    2014-05-13T08:05:00Z

    Bitters ‘n’ Twisted, the Birmingham-based multiple operator of restaurants and pubs, is opening a second Bodega restaurant which will be its first venue away from Birmingham

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    News

    TRG 'well placed amid strong trading'

    2014-05-13T08:05:00Z

    Leading analyst Karl Burns has reiterated his Buy recommendation for The Restaurant Group (TRG) ahead of its trading update on Thursday, saying that he expects trading to have been strong in the period, with like-for-like sales growth of around 3-4%, and arguing that it’s well positioned to benefit from improved consumer spending

  • News

    Rossopomodoro launches charity campaign

    2014-05-12T20:22:30.167Z

    Rossopomodo, the Italian restaurant chain backed by Change Capital, is supporting Action Against Hunger charity by donating 50p for every Verace pizza sold in their restaurants to the humanitarian charity

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    News

    Prezzo introduces flatbread pizzas in new summer menu

    2014-05-12T07:58:00Z

    Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye led restaurant group, has revealed details of its summer menu, which includes the introduction of a new range of flatbread pizzas

  • News

    Holmes becomes ASK and Zizzi CEO

    2014-05-11T19:17:00Z

    Steve Holmes, the current managing director of ASK Italian, is to step up to become chief executive of the Gondola Group-owned brand and its sister chain Zizzi

  • News

    Koh Thai plans smaller concept roll out

    2014-05-09T16:16:26.870Z

    Koh Thai Tapas (KTT) has confirmed it will rollout is smaller tapas bar concept Koh Noi, after the success of its first site under the new format

  • News

    ​Atherton eyes pizzeria launch

    2014-05-09T16:16:00Z

    Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton is in early talks to open a pizzeria at the Land Securities Nova development in London’s Victoria

  • News

    ​Potbelly eyes UK launch

    2014-05-09T16:15:51.577Z

    Potbelly, the sandwich shop chain, has become the latest US-based brand to show an interest in launching in the UK