All Restaurants articles – Page 377
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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
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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