All Restaurants articles – Page 369
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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
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OpinionWho will float next?
With numerous high profile flotations on the agenda, Sam Fuller, head of UK consumer at international investment bank Altium, discusses the leisure sector’s IPO prospects
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Analysis & InsightSenior execs flag up returning business confidence
Returning businesses confidence and a loosening of the purse strings on investment make for good prospects for 2014 for casual dining and pub firms, according to the latest CGA Peach’s 2014 Business Leaders’ Survey
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Premium casual and fast food to thrive in 2014
A rise in the viability of upmarket concepts is expected over the next 12 months, with more than half of leaders (58%) thinking premium casual dining and fast food will thrive in 2014, according to CGA Peach’s annual Business Leaders’ Survey
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Whyte & Brown starts site search
Whyte & Brown, the concept that incorporates free-range chickens and eggs with craft beer, has confirmed it is looking to expand
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Confidence gradually returning
Confidence is gradually coming back to the casual dining and pub sectors after several challenging years, according to CGA Peach’s annual Business Leaders’ Survey
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Yo Yo Noodle expansion continues
Yo Yo Noodle, the Lincoln-based Chinese food chain, has secured its sixth site in Ealing, west London, as it prepares to open its next restaurant in Rotherham, South Yorkshire
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NewsPanda Yummy rollout to begin
Panda Yummy, the noodle restaurant concept, has lined up its first eight openings of 2014 as it looks to grow to c40 by the end of the year, founder Ian MacDonald told M&C Report
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NewsJimmy’s future expansion left in question
A decision by the family behind Jimmy’s World Kitchen not to follow its current expansion plans, has led to a number of leading industry figures deciding not to take up key positions on the company’s board
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NewsStrada launches delivery service
Strada, the Tragus-owned chain, has teamed up with Deliveroo to launch a new delivery service at two of its London sites
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Bunnychow eyes London expansion
Bunnychow, the South African street food concept, which recently secured its first permanent site in London, in Wardour Street, has announced an aggressive rollout target of having 19 sites in the capital by 2018
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Fledgling creperie operator eyes expansion
The serial entrepreneur behind a new creperie due to open on Shrove Tuesday (March 4) in Brighton believes it has the potential to become a national chain
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Michelin-starred chefs raise over £15k for charity
Four Michelin-starred chefs joined forces to cook up an eight course meal at Manchester House, the Living Ventures fine-dining site, raising £15,000 for Hospitality Action in the process
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NewsBrewDog and Honest Burger create 'BrewBurger'
Honest Burger restaurants are to serve a craft beer-infused burger created in collaboration between the group’s co-founder Tom Barton and James Watt of BrewDog
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NewsTasty eyes 45-strong estate
Tasty, the AIM-listed restaurant operator, plans to have up to 45 sites by the end of this year, and told M&C Report that it would consider acquiring small packages of pub sites to aid the expansion of the former
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NewsGiraffe secures Glasgow site
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned dining chain, has secured its second site in Scotland, after taking a unit at the West Regent Street development in the city
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NewsJack: Domino's FY earnings can grow c20%
Domino’s Pizza is capable of generating c20% earnings growth in 2014 despite the prospect of slightly slower UK expansion and a downside forecast in Germany, according to leading analyst Douglas Jack