All Restaurants articles – Page 346
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Analysis & InsightThe story so far
The first half of this year has underlined the feeling that the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector is slowly, but surely pulling itself out of the downturn. Vibrancy has returned to the market, while even pub groups are looking at entering the fast casual market, but will the next six months and beyond cement this position?
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Mas Q Menos secures first UK site
Mas Q Menos, the Spanish tapas chain, has secured its first UK site in London’s High Holborn.
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Roast concept eyes expansion
Hereford + York plans to expand across London, after opening a pop-up in the Harvey Nichols department store in Knightsbridge
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MeatLiquor launches new menu and cook book
Scott Collions and Yianni Papoutsis, the founders of MeatLiquor, the fast-casual restaurant concept, are releasing a cookery book in September called The MEATliquor Chronicles: Chapter & Verse and adding new dishes to the MeatLiquor menu
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OpinionBranded chain success is not a given
Allegra Foodservice expects the total UK restaurant market to grow by 1.7% to reach £48bn by the end of 2014. While this rate might appear relatively modest, it reflects the point that the market is by no means firing on all cylinders – and that trading conditions, whilst improving, remain challenging for many. Steve Gotham, insight director at Allegra Foodservice, assesses the situation
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Steak ‘n’ Shake eyes three-pronged UK strategy
Steak ‘n’ Shake is planning a three-pronged franchise strategy for its entry into the UK, and hopes to have its first partner signed up by the end of this year
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NewsTDR 'launches secret bid for PizzaExpress'
TDR Capital, the backer of pub group Stonegate, is reported to have launched a secret bid to buy back PizzaExpress
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NewsYO! extends breakfast offer outside airports
YO! Sushi, the Vanessa Hall-led group, has made its breakfast offer available for the first time outside of an airport, at its new Baker Street site
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Pizza Rossa plans two restaurants and a second pop-up
Pizza Rossa, the crowd-funded fast-food concept, is finalising terms on its next two sites in London and is considering opening a second pop-up restaurant, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsJust Falafel exits some UK stores
Just Falafel, the fast-casual chain, is understood to have exited four of its seven UK sites as it considers changing its operating model, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsMeatLiquor rebrands Wishbone
MeatLiquor, the fast-casual concept led by Yianni Papoutsis and Scott Collins, has converted Wishbone in Brixton to ChickenLiquor after MeatLiquor bought Wishbone outright in April
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NewsOperators to make airport debuts at Stansted
Coast to Coast, Itsu, Harris + Hoole and high-profile chef James Martin are all set to open their first airport sites after securing units at Stansted, as part of the transport hub’s £80m terminal upgrade
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NewsFive Guys closes in on south west debut
Five Guys UK, the popular US burger chain, is understood to be close to securing its first site in the south west, in Bristol
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Jamie Oliver adds cocktail and wine bar to Fifteen
Fifteen, the restaurant owned by high-profile chef Jamie Oliver, now has a Cocktail and Wine Bar at its Shoreditch restaurant serving cocktails, wines, craft beers and ciders with a ‘British’ feel
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Iberica closes in on Manchester site
Ibérica Food & Culture, the restaurant and deli led by two-Michelin starred chef Nacho Manzano and Marcos Fernández Pardo, is closing in on its first site outside London, in Manchester
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Di Maggio’s to launch “post-prohibition” restaurant
Di Maggio’s Group, the independently-owned Scottish restaurant group, is opening a New York style Bar and Grill in Glasgow in September
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Analysis & InsightA return to good pub grub
One of BDO’s top 10 predictions in December 2013 was that growth in consumer spend in pubs would rise by more than growth in spend in restaurants. Here the advisory firm’s Mark Edwards looks at the reason for this and why he feels the pub sector will continue to provide a real challenge to restaurant operators
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TripAdvisor names top UK burger restaurants
TripAdvisor has named its top 10 UK burger restaurants, with Brighton-based Burger Brothers named at the top
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NewsFive Guys secures trio of sites
Five Guys UK, the popular US burger chain, is understood to have secured three new sites, including its first in Scotland.
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NewsRHWB Leicester site 'moves the needle' for buffet sector
Red Hot World Buffet, the Risk Capital Partners backed buffet group, is targeting two or three more openings over the next few years and could open more sites in the south, with Southampton among its list of target locations, chief executive James Horler has told M&C Report