All Restaurants articles – Page 369
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Finch to launch Mayfair Bar & Grill
Entrepreneur Charles Finch is to launch a new bar & grill concept in London’s Dover Street, next month, with backing from Pembroke
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NewsGiraffe launches new “back to roots” design
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned dining chain, has launched a new “back to its roots” site design pilot at its restaurant in Richmond
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OpinionWork that experience
Consumers have become ‘value hunters’ and are increasingly willing to go extra lengths to get the best deal, making it more important than ever to build the relationship that will create brand loyalty. But with this loyalty comes further expectations
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Chicago Rib Shack eyes full-service debut
Chicago Rib Shack, the Rockpool Investments-backed brand, is set to open its first full-service restaurant in April, with two more to follow this year, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsSearcys 'likely to be sold in entirety'
Searcys has moved to dismiss speculation that the group is likely to be split up as part of the sales process for the upmarket restaurant, bar and catering company
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L’Escargot gets new owners
L’Escargot, the landmark restaurant in London’s Soho, has been acquired by a new group led by Brian Clivaz, chief executive of Langan’s Restaurant and Groupe Chez Gerard co-founder Laurence Issacson
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MTY targets other F&B concepts for UK
MTY Food Group, the Canadian quick service restaurant operator, has had interest from potential UK franchisees for two other F&B concepts as the company eyes expansion of its Mexican brand Mucho Burrito in Britain, M&C Report has learnt
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D’Acampo secures Lakeside site
My Pasta Bar, the new fast-casual Italian restaurant fronted by TV chef Gino D’Acampo, has secured its second site at the Lakeside shopping scheme in Essex
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Byron launches loyalty scheme
Byron, the Hutton Collins-owned burger chain, has launched a new loyalty scheme under the banner the Byron Burger Club
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Interviews
Friday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to David Cheeseman, director of Chef Express UK, the operator of the Bagel Express concept, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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Former EAT FD joins D&D
Mark Hulley, formerly of EAT, the sandwich shop chain, has joined D&D London, the international restaurant group formerly known as Conran Restaurants, as its new finance director
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Co-operative makes renewed bid for Gay Hussar
Goulash Co-operative, which was set up to prevent the disappearance of the Gay Hussar, the Soho-based restaurant, has made a renewed bid to acquire the famous celebrity hangout
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La Sala fundraising reaches £3.2m
James Horler, current interim chief executive of Red Hot World Buffet, has already raised £3.2m towards the launch and roll out in the UK of La Sala, the famous Spanish restaurant
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NewsZoopla founder acquires Harry Morgan brand
Alex Chesterman, the founder of Zoopla and investor in businesses such as Ceviche and Bounce, has acquired the Harry Morgan brand from the First Restaurant Group (FRG)
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NewsPing Pong confirms Westfield Stratford opening
Ping Pong, the London-based dim sum chain led by Art Sagiryan, has confirmed to M&C Report plans to spend £500,000 on its next opening in London’s Westfield Stratford centre
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Handmade Burger builds pipeline
Handmade Burger Company, the Sargeant Partnership-owned group, has lined up a further three openings for this year
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NewsComptoir Libanais lines up Kingston opening
Comptoir Libanais, the London-based Lebanese fast-casual concept, will open its ninth site this April after completing a deal to open a unit at the Kingston Riverside scheme
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Analysis & InsightIntellectual property
As competition for good space intensifies, restaurateurs are having to become increasingly bricks and mortar-savvy. Have you got what it takes to bag that successful site asks Joe Lutrario, who talks to a number of leading property experts and operators – Scott Collins and Yianni Papoutsis of MeatLiquor, Alex Reilley of Loungers and Brandon Stephens of Tortilla
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Fast-casual continues to drive US performance
For the fifth consecutive year traffic growth across the US restaurant sector has been driven by the fast-casual segment, according to research firm NPD Group
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Artisan Burger Co makes more equity available
Artisan Burger Company, the fledgling gourmet burger operator, has increased the equity stake that it’s selling to investors under its fundraising bid via the crowdfunding website Crowdcube