All Restaurants articles – Page 364
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NewsHofma: don't be a slave to fads
Restaurant chains need to avoid following all the latest fads and fashions and keep doing what they do best, Pizza Hut chief executive officer Jens Hofma has said
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Carl’s Jr eyes UK move
Carl’s Jr, the CKE Restaurants-owned US burger chain, is closing in on plans to make its UK debut, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsYO! secures Kensington site
YO! Sushi, the Quilvest-backed, Robin Rowland-led chain, has returned to the central London acquisition trail, after securing a site in Kensington High Street
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'Not every concept works outside London'
Not every successful casual dining concept in London will translate well to other major UK cities, Living Ventures chief executive Tim Bacon has warned
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Nose Ltd to launch “high class junk food” concept
Nose Ltd, the restaurant group led by Ged Lynch, will today launch Kitchenette, a new “high class junk food” format at its last remaining Felicini site in Manchester
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NewsRowland: talk to young about technology
Restaurant and pub operators need to talk to young people to find out how they use technology and then incorporate it into their business, according to YO! Sushi chief executive Robin Rowland
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NewsTGI’s signs up for Gloucester Quays
TGI Friday’s, the Karen Forrester-led group, has become the latest brand to sign up to open at Gloucester Quays
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NewsTGI Friday’s launches Academy of Excellence
TGI Friday’s, the Karen Forrester-led group, has launched its Academy of Excellence to offer tailored training courses to develop and progress employees
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NewsCarluccio’s achieves top award for sustainability
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, has become the largest restaurant group to achieve the highest accolade for its commitment to sustainability
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NewsGrillshack eyes Ealing opening
Grillshack, the new fast-casual concept backed by Richard Caring, is close to securing its second site in London, in Ealing
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NewsGiraffe launches pre-opening pod
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned casual dining chain, has launched a pod concept for use at pre-opening locations for its core formats where applicable
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Tesco to ramp up store revamps
Tesco, the owner of Giraffe and backer of Harris + Hoole, has announced plans to revamp all 300 of its remaining large stores by the end 2017, after the success of pilot sites in Watford, Coventry and Putney
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NewsFive Guys confirmed for Manchester
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, has confirmed that it has secured its first site in the north, in Manchester’s Trafford Centre
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NewsF&B outperforms retail at Network Rail stations
Like-for-like sales at pubs and bars at the stations grew 13.9%, with growth of 14.1% in dining outlets
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NewsLa Tasca reports strong January
La Tasca, the Simon Wilkinson-led chain, has reported a strong January trading performance, with sales up 14% versus a 2.4% increase in 2013, helped by a “cracking” New Year
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Uppal steps down as Jimmy’s CEO
Parminder Uppal has stepped down as chief executive of Jimmy’s World Kitchen after the decision by the family behind the business not to follow its current expansion plans
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NewsBill's FY EBITDA more than doubles
Bill’s Restaurants saw EBITDA (pre-opening costs) grow 125.5% to £3.7m in the year to 28 July 2013 on the back of like-for-like sales growth of 9.2% and new openings, which helped lift turnover by 175.6% to £27.6m
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NewsChiquito, Frankie & Benny’s and GBK confirmed for Intu Stoke
The Restaurant Group (TRG) brands Chiquito and Frankie & Benny’s, along with and Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), are the first three restaurants to sign up to open at a new £20m extension at Intu Potteries in Stoke on Trent
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Rex Restaurants renamed Corbin & King
Rex Restaurants, the company led by Jeremy King and Chris Corbin and backed by Graphite Capital, has been renamed Corbin & King
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NewsFulham Shore raises £660,500 in share placing
Fulham Shore, the restaurant venture from ex-Clapham House Group chairman David Page, has raised £660,500 in a further share placing as it looks to make further acquisitions and investments