All Restaurants articles – Page 374
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OpinionWord on the street
Bar and club operator and now street-food kingpin Jonathan Downey discusses how the mobile vendors have become a match for ‘traditional’ restaurants
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News
Panino Giusto eyes rollout
Panino Giusto, the Italian restaurant chain, is in talks to add two further sites in central London to its UK estate
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NewsCote secures Bury St Edmunds site
Cote Restaurants, the CBPE-backed group, is set to open its first site in Suffolk, after exchanging on a unit in Bury St Edmunds.
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Jack upgrades Domino's UK forecast, expects German losses to mount
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has upgrading his UK forecast for Domino’s Pizza after the company reported a 10.9% rise in like-for-like sales in the country in Q4, although he increased his 2013 losses forecast for Germany from £6m to £7.8m
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NewsDomino's UK lfls grow 10.9%
Domino’s Pizza has reported a 10.9% rise in like-for-like system sales in UK mature stores on the 13 weeks to 29 December - “partly driven by increased digital marketing activity and more favourable timing of the Christmas break compared to last year” - and said it will transfer 13 of its 15 corporate stores in Germany to franchises
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Wareing wants 'less stuffy' staff
High-profile chef Marcus Wareing is to encourage his staff to be less “stuffy” and more American in their approach to service as people’s habits have changed since the downturn, according to The Telegraph
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Denny’s again looks to the UK
Denny’s, one of the largest fast-casual restaurant chains in the US, is again looking to make its debut in the UK after telling M&C Report that it is “actively seeking potential new franchisees” here
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NewsCoal consolidates estate
Coal Grill & Bar has consolidated its estate after securing further openings in Gloucester and Swindon, whilst at the same time agreeing to sell its existing site in Wimbledon to Wahaca
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NewsBenito’s Hat secures Leadenhall site
Benito’s Hat Mexican Kitchen, the London-based restaurant chain, has secured a sixth site in London, M&C Report has learnt
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Chicken Shop to open in High Holborn
Soho House, the bar, restaurant and members club group led by Nick Jones, is set to open a further Chicken Shop site in High Holborn
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Regional “pockets of gold” to emerge
Regional towns and cities will emerge as “pockets of gold” this year as retailers and restaurants increase demand for key locations, according to a new report by Jones Lang LaSalle
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Restaurant launches Development Chef Club series
M&C Report’s sister title Restaurant is launching a new initiative – the Farm Frites Development Chef Club – aimed at informing, inspiring and interacting with the development chef and group executive chef community.
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NewsClear Leisure to franchise Garfield-themed restaurant in UK
Clear Leisure, the listed leisure investment company, has become the UK franchisee for Lasagnette, the family dining concept themed around the cartoon character Garfield, and is looking at sites in central London for its first two openings, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & InsightTime to check in?
The need to provide room service has always been one of the main stumbling blocks barring a successful partnership between hotel and restaurant operators. However, a proposal by Hilton Worldwide to replace room service at its full service properties with cafeteria-style eateries as the company moves toward a more limited-service offer could finally open up new partnerships and avenues to expansion
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NewsYoung’s Seafood to open branded restaurant with Petrou bros
Young’s Seafood has announced a joint venture to open a Young’s branded fish & chip shop with renowned operators Mark and Pete Petrou
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Panchal to launch Dirty Bones venture
Dipak Panchal, who founded Chelsea hotspot The Valmont Club and Hot Pink in Wimbledon, is backing a new restaurant and bar concept called Dirty Bones in London’s Kensington
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News
Bonnie Gull lines up second site
Bonnie Gull, the seafood restaurant concept, has announced plans to open second site in central London
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OpinionTurning over a new leaf
Consumers in the USA are starting to take their eating habits much more seriously, and vegetables have benefited from this change in mindset. Darren Tristano senior managing director at US consultancy firm Technomic examines the growth of the green stuff on menus
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Analyst corner
Leading analyst Nicholas Batram of Peel Hunt looks ahead to forthcoming trading updates from Domino’s, The Restaurant Group (TRG), Spirit Pub Company, JD Wetherspoon, Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) and Cineworld
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New Greek concept secures Ping Pong site
Bakaliko, a new Greek eat-in and grocery concept, is set to open its first site after securing the Ping Pong unit in London’s Paddington Street