All Restaurants articles – Page 377
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NewsGiraffe names Kemsley as head of hospitality and culture
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned chain, has appointed Andrew Kemsley to the role of head of hospitality and culture ahead of a year of “considerable growth”, M&C Report understands
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MissChu eyes UK rollout
MissChu, the Australia-based Vietnamese fast-casual concept, is eyeing further sites in London, after making its debut in London at the start of the month
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NewsLa Tasca secures new funding
La Tasca is understood to have completed a restructure that will see its existing backers invest additional funds to aid further investment in its current c50-strong estate and back an accelerated acquisition programme
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Charlotte’s to open third site
The team behind the London-based Charlotte’s Place and Charlotte’s Bistro restaurants is to open a third site in the capital next year in Ealing
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PizzaExpress opens in Saudi Arabia
PizzaExpress, the Gondola-owned chain, has made its debut in Saudi Arabia as part of a franchise agreement with Alshaya International Trading
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OpinionThe positive pull of leisure
Despite the backdrop of economic doom and gloom the leisure property market is bucking the trend and providing canny investors with impressive returns, argues Mark Sheehan, managing director of Coffer Corporate Leisure
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NewsOperators sign up for Kingston development
A number of operators have either signed up for or are under offer on units at the Kingston Riverside development, which is scheduled to open next year
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NewsBurger & Lobster secures first US site
Burger & Lobster, the Goodman Restaurants-backed concept, has secured its first site in the US, in New York City
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NewsTesco eyes further sector opportunities
Tesco, which acquired Giraffe earlier this year, is believed to be eyeing further investment opportunities in the eating-out and drinking-out sector
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Analysis & Insight
BDO: IPOs and more retail link up expected in 2014
The of the sector IPO, the continued strength of the M&A market and further restaurants in retail stores are three of the 10 predictions for 2014 from advisory firm BDO
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Analysis & InsightSector’s prospects starting to look up
The UK economy has obviously had a tough five years. Many cash strapped consumers reined in their discretionary spending and whilst eating and drinking out have proved remarkably resilient, operators have clearly faced a very challenging environment. But after the recent strong quarter things may at last be looking up, says David Campbell partner, head of Restaurants and Bars, BDO LLP.
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NewsCoal invests c£1m on MK opening
Coal Grill and Bar has invested nearly £1m on the opening of its latest restaurant in Milton Keynes
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Kababish owners launch street food concept
The owners of the Kababish restaurant company have launched a new street food concept called Deli Hub at Birmingham Airport
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Odeon to anchor Bournemouth scheme
A number of leading operators are set to open in Bournemouth after cinema group Odeon agreed to anchor the £50m West Central scheme in the town
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Doubts raised over future of Inc Group
Doubts have been raised over the future of Inc Group, the Greenwich-based operator led by Frank Dowling, after subsidiary company as placed into administration
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NewsFive Guys closes in on Kingston site
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, is understood to be close to adding the former Tony Roma’s site in Kingston to its UK estate
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NewsD&M confirms The Fable details
Drake & Morgan, the highly-regarded, bar-restaurant operator, has confirmed that its seventh site, The Fable, will open next February at Sixty Lonon in Holborn, and said that it has ”many more exciting openings in the pipeline”.
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NewsBurger proliferation on UK menus grows
The number of burgers on offer at UK concepts rose 9.7% from the third quarter of 2012 to the third quarter of 2013, according to the latest research from insights firm Technomic
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Operators must embrace new technologies
Pub and restaurant operators must embrace new technologies in order to be successful in 2014 and beyond as the pace of change in the sector is going to accelerate even further, according to Will Hawkley, director in KPMG’s Leisure Advisory Group.
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Analysis & Insight
Publicans average earnings drop 2.8%
Publicans and managers of licensed premises saw their average weekly earnings decline by 2.8% to £394.10 in the year to April 2013