All Restaurants articles – Page 355
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NewsFive Guys secures second Midlands site
Five Guys UK, the popular US burger chain, has secured its second site in the Midlands, after taking space at Touchwood, Solihull
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New Italian fast casual concept plans UK launch
Sfilatini, a new Italian fast casual concept, which launched in Milan last June, is planning to make its debut in the UK by the end of the year.
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NewsTGI Friday's enrolls 270 apprentices
TGI Friday’s UK, the Karen Forrester-led restaurant group, has announced that 270 apprentices have been enrolled on its apprenticeship programme one year after it was launched
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Analysis & Insight
Thinking outside the promotional box
Food brands are beginning to think outside the box when it comes to promotional campaigns and the way in which they target young people. They now understand that a simple shot of a family eating and enjoying the product will no longer do
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NewsPizzaExpress opens first fully-owned international site
PizzaExpress, the Gondola-owned chain, has opened its 500th site in total and its first full-owned international site in Beijing, China.
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Paris restaurant Les Gourmets des Ternes opens in London
Paris independent restaurant Les Gourmets des Ternes has opened its first overseas restaurant in Maida Vale, London
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NewsBarburrito secures new funding, Turner named chair
Barburrito plans to double in size within three years after securing a further £3.6m from backer the Business Growth Fund (BGF)
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Hulley steps down from D&D
Mark Hulley, formerly of EAT, the sandwich shop chain, has stepped down as chief financial officer of D&D London after less than six months in the role
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Ibérica looks outside the capital for expansion
Ibérica, the Spanish restaurant group led by Marco Fernandez Pardo, is looking for sites outside of the capital to open a mixture of both terrace and restaurant concepts to grow its estate to ten by 2016
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NewsLa Bottega outlines plans for brand and expansion
La Bottega, the Italian deli and café concept with five sites in London, is looking to open up to ten further sites in London while also improving its product offering and considering delivery for the home dining market
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NewsWrapid expands
Wrapid, the healthy fast-food concept, has expanded its operations by opening further concession units at universities in Southampton, Manchester and Winchester, co-owner Stephen Minall has told M&C Report
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Cookhouse Joe doubles up in Soho
Cookhouse Joe, the London-based rotisserie chicken restaurant concept is expanding to its second site, also in Soho
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Nando’s rolls out app for online ordering
Nando’s has confirmed it will expand its click-and-collect ordering service by allowing customers to order and pay for food with smartphones following a successful trial at 14 of its restaurants
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NewsHarry Ramsden’s to make £2m investment
Harry Ramsden’s, the Joe Teixeira-led iconic fish & chips chain, is set to invest close to £2m to completely transform a number of its seaside restaurants
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OpinionSparking diners’ imagination
For Charterhouse Leisure CEO John Gater, theatre is of paramount concern at the company’s successful Coal Grill & Bar chain, where he’s mastering the art of delegation. Mel Flaherty reports
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NewsTasty grows Wildwood pipeline
Tasty, the AIM-listed restaurant operator, has lined up a further five openings under its Wildwood brand
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NewsTexas Joe’s eyes extended BrewDog tie-in and standalone sites
Joe Walters, the entrepreneur behind the Texas Joe’s beef jerky brand whose investors include BrewDog co-founder James Watt, has told M&C Report he’s aiming to rollout his Texas barbecue menu to BrewDog bars across the country and is honing in on two standalone sites in London
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Operators eye Nottingham openings
A number of operators are eyeing opening in Nottingham over the next six to nine months, including Coast to Coast and Living Ventures
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US restaurant concept launches fundraising bid
A new American restaurant concept whose directors include chef Steve Durham, who has worked with the likes of Sat Bains and Raymond Blanc, is looking to raise £150,000 on Crowdcube to expand to eight UK sites before examining overseas opportunities
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Opinion
Why this role play is not for me
Industry figures need to understand that, to build their profile and that of their company, relationships with journalists have to be a two-way street, argues Dominic Walsh