All Restaurants articles – Page 352
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Analysis & Insight
Yorkshire restaurants least likely to go insolvent
Yorkshire’s hospitality sector has enjoyed a significant boost over recent months, with the regions’ restaurants now outperforming the rest of the country, according to data from insolvency trade body R3
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OpinionQ1 trading overview
M&C Report talks to major pub, bar and restaurant groups about trading in the first quarter of 2014. The consensus is that Q1 was as good as or better than expected, and operators are largely optimistic about the year ahead
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NewsCharterhouse targets expansion as FY EBITDA grows 13.2%
Charterhouse Leisure, operator of the Coal Grill & Bar brand, has reported a 13.2% rise in company EBITDA to £727,000 for the year to the end of February and said it plans to grow from six to about 24 sites over the next three years
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NewsTGI Friday’s UK FY lfls rise 3.6%
TGI Friday’s UK has reported a 3.6% rise in like-for-like sales in the 52 weeks to 29 December 2013 and said its most recent openings are performing “in excess of expectations”
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NewsPizzaExpress secures prime Manchester site
PizzaExpress has secured the former Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecote site in Manchester for an opening later this year
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NewsGiggling Squid grows pipeline
Giggling Squid is in talks to secure a further five sites, as it gears up to open three new units over the next three months
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News
SSP opens new US diner concept at Newcastle airport
SSP has opened two new concepts at the new £14m development at Newcastle International Airport’s departure lounge, including an American-style diner called The Flying Hippo and another of its Beer House outlets
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News
Restaurant delivery service Meals.co.uk comes to London
Meals.co.uk, the restaurant food delivery start-up company, is launching its service in London following a one-year trial in Bristol and Bath
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NewsMan’oushe Street eyes 200 UK and Ireland sites
Man’oushe Street, the Dubai-based Arabic street food concept, is looking to build a significant presence in the UK and Ireland, with at least 200 sites targeted over 10 years, founder and chief executive Jihad El Eit has told M&C Report
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News
Masala World confirms Chutney Mary relocation
MW Eat (Masala World) has confirmed that it will relocate its Chutney Mary site to the original Wheeler’s of St James’s restaurant and bar in London’s Mayfair
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News
Hakkasan brings Chrysan to the market
Hakkasan has placed Chrysan, its fine dining Japanese restaurant in the City, on the market, a year after it closed the site
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News
Porky’s BBQ to double up
Porky’s, the Memphis-inspired BBQ concept, is to open a second site in London after the success of its first in Camden
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OpinionOpening the door to opportunity
As the UK economy continues to recover, Hill Campbell Partners’ Paul Campbell says this is the perfect time for restaurant entrepreneurs to make their mark
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NewsHarry Ramsden’s Q1 lfls up 6.2%; reports franchise progress
Harry Ramsden’s, the iconic fish & chip shop group, has reported a 6.2% rise in like-for-like sales in the first quarter of this calendar year, and said it now has franchise agreements in place for 100 new outlets within five years
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News
Neds signs three franchisees
Neds Noodle Bar, the London-based fast food concept, has signed up three franchisees for future expansion, M&C Report has learnt
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News
Taste and value 'most important for young diners'
Tasty food and value for money are the most important factors for young people choosing where to eat according to a recent poll of 16-24 year olds surveyed by Voxburner
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News
Tonks to open third Rockfish
High-profile chef Mitch Tonks is to open a third Rockfish restaurant with business partner Mat Prowse in Torquay
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News
Conran to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Sir Terence Conran, the esteemed restaurateur and designer, is to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from Hotelympia, which it says recognises the impact he has made on the London restaurant and hotel scene during more than five decades in hospitality
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NewsGastronomy Foods eyes Starbucks and KFC expansion
Gastronomy Foods, which operates 12 KFC outlets under franchise in mid and both Wales, plans to open at least 20 Starbucks sites across the region over the next five years, reports News North Wales
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NewsWhitbread targets energy saving
Whitbread, the leisure group, has installed a Quintex energy saving system called demand controlled ventilation (DCV) across its 444 Premier Inn and Beefeater sites