All Restaurants articles – Page 361
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New food 'social hub' could seek new sites
Jenius Social, a new food “social hub” featuring supper clubs, cookery classes and a deli under one roof, could be expanded to other locations depending on the success of the first site, which opens in north London in May, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsVapiano UK eyes franchise expansion
Vapiano, the Italian casual dining concept, has announced that it’s looking for franchisees to aid its UK expansion outside London
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NewsCaring eyes Ivy Café launch
Richard Caring is believed to have secured the first site for a new all-day dining format, the Ivy Café, in London’s Covent Garden, M&C Report understands
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NewsFlypay receives further funding for sector rollout
Flypay, the developer of the restaurant app which enables waiter-less payment, is to be rolled out further after receiving £1m of new funding from mobile payment specialists Entreé Capital and a successful trial with Wahaca
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Eataly sells stake, eyes flotation
Eataly, the Italian food emporia and restaurants group that’s reportedly in talks with the family behind Selfridges about bringing the concept to London, has sold a 20% stake to Italian investment firm Tamburi Investment Partners (TIP) as part of a move to list on the stock exchange
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Analysis & InsightSpending at restaurants up in February
Restaurants continued to perform well with spend up 10.8% in February, despite overall consumer spending during the month being flat
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NewsPrezzo lines up further Cleaver conversions
Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led group, is believed to be lining up two further conversions of its existing estate to its fledgling Cleaver brand
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NewsTortilla flags up nutritional credentials
Tortilla has moved to highlight its nutritional credentials by reporting independent, in-depth research which has determined that its burritos were higher in protein and lower in fat and calories than most high-street sandwiches
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NewsByron opens at centre:mk
Byron, the premium burger restaurant group, has opened a new 4,500sq ft restaurant at centre:mk
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Martinez to open Lima Floral
Peruvian chef Virgilio Martinez, whose Lima-based restaurant featured on last year’s World’s 50 Best list, has confirmed he will open a second site in London’s Covent Garden
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Flat Iron secures second site
Flat Iron, the ‘single-steak’ dining concept, has secured a second site in London, after the success of its debut unit in Soho’s Beak Street
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Curzon sets out expansion plans
Curzon Cinemas has announced plans to open up to 25 new outlets in the next five years
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Details revealed of Blumenthal’s Heathrow launch
Heston Blumenthal’s new ‘nostalgic British restaurant’ will be called The Perfectionists’ Café and will open at Heathrow’s newly redeveloped Terminal 2 in June
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Todd plans to stay in sector
Former Mitchells & Butlers managing director Kevin Todd has told M&C Report that he would like to stay in the industry when he returns to the UK following his resignation as chief executive of Rosinter Restaurants, one of Russia’s largest casual restaurant chains
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NewsM&C20 flat but outperforms All Share index
Growth for the M&C20 slowed to a halt this week, although it still outperformed the FTSE All Share index, which fell by 0.5%
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NewsMasala World secures Wheeler’s of St James’s
Masala World, the operator of high-end Indian restaurants Chutney Mary and Veeraswamy, has exchanged on the original Wheeler’s of St James’s restaurant and bar in London’s Mayfair
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NewsTiger Bills to expand across India
Lifestyle Hospitality Group (LHG) has announced a major expansion drive in India, with plans for “upwards of 150” sites to be opened in the country under its Tiger Bills restaurant concept over the next three and a half years, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsCote exchanges on Cobham site
Cote, the French brasserie chain, has exchanged on a site in Cobham
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Pan Chai closes in on first franchisees
Pan Chai, the luxury pan-Asian restaurant currently located at Harrods in Knightsbridge, has told M&C Report it has identified some potential franchisees to aid its expansion and is currently at the signing stage
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Analysis & InsightUmami Burger savours success
Kerstin Kuhn looks at how the Californian restaurant chain has taken the concept of the ‘fifth taste’, and turned it into a winning formula by delivering craveable food that enthusiastic diners are lapping up