All Restaurants articles – Page 359
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Voodoo Rays eyes expansion
Voodoo Rays, late-night New York pizza slice concept, is looking to further expand across London and securing further investment
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Mai’da targets expansion
Mai’da, the Indian and Indo-Chinese restaurant group, has earmarked two more openings under its Express delivery format over the coming months as it targets 50 sites over the next five years, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsWahaca receives funding extension
Wahaca, the Mexican street food restaurant concept led by Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby, has had its funds extended by RBS to finance the next phase of expansion
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Analysis & InsightRestaurants have 16 minutes to serve customers
Restaurants have just 16 minutes to serve an average customer before they walk out, new research has shown, while casual dining pubs such as JD Wetherspoon and Harvester have to be even quicker, with 13 minutes before someone will go elsewhere
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NewsDomino's UK lfls grow 10.8%
Domino’s Pizza Group has reported a 10.8% rise in like-for-like sales at its 725 mature UK stores in the 13 weeks to 30 March, with system sales rising by 14.8% to £188.5m, as it says the search for a new chief executive is “well advanced”.
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NewsPage plans joint Real Greek/Franco Manca site
David Page, the former chief executive of Pizza Express, is in talks to open a joint site in London’s Soho for his Franco Manca and The Real Greek brands
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NewsRomano steps down at Little Chef
Frank Romano, former managing director of Brannigans operator Herald Inns & Bars, has stepped down as chief operating officer of Little Chef, the iconic restaurant chain
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Ex-Gaucho MD to launch new venture ‘M’
Martin Williams, who stepped down as managing director of Gaucho earlier this month, is to launch a new restaurant venture called M in London later this year
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NewsChilango lines up two new openings
Chilango, the burrito bar chain led by Eric Partaker and Dan Houghton, has lined up a further two opening in London for later this year
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Opinion
The natural choice
The decision to appoint Danny Breithaupt, managing director of The Restaurant Group (TRG), to the chief executive role at the company is a natural choice as the operator looks to expand its growth brands into national businesses
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QSR Indian concept to make services debut
Mint Leaves, the quick service Indian concept, has signed a deal to launch at two Extra service stations this spring, M&C Report understands
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BHA promotes app for visually impaired customers
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) is offering a 15% discount to members on an app that helps visually impaired people access restaurant menus
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Domino's upgrades 'increasingly likely'
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has held his forecast for Domino’s following its Q1 interim management statement this morning, but said upgrades are “becoming increasingly likely”
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Major train stations to be overhauled
Major UK train stations are to receive significant investments to provide more opportunities for food and drink operators under Network Rail’s new £38bn, five-year investment programme to update the network and facilities
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NewsPizzaExpress trials new ‘Express’ lunch menu
PizzaExpress has made the biggest ever change to its menu with a range of dishes created especially for lunchtime
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Natural Kitchen secures Canteen site
Natural Kitchen, the café, brasserie and deli concept, has secured its fourth site in London, after acquiring the Canteen in Baker Street
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NewsCabana secures first site outside London
Cabana, the fast growing Brazilian barbecue group led by Jamie Barber and David Ponte, has secured its seventh site and first outside London, at the Land Securities Trinity Centre in Leeds
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JRC to launch new premium format
JRC Global, the operator of the JRC World Buffet chain, is to launch a new premium casual dining format called Shikumen this summer, in London’s Shepherd’s Bush
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NewsLondon named world's best city for eating-out
London has been named the world’s best destination for eating-out in a poll conducted by lifestyle magazine Elite Traveler
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Fat Duck to relocate to Australia for six months
Heston Blumenthal is temporarily relocating his legendary three-Michelin-starred restaurant The Fat Duck while carrying out a six-month refurbishment of the original site in Bray