All Restaurants articles – Page 383
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NewsNando’s plans roadside opening
Nando’s, the peri peri chicken chain, is believed to be close to securing its first site at a roadside service station, M&C Report has learnt.
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NewsBatchelor resigns as Domino’s CEO
Domino’s Pizza Group has announced the resignation of chief executive Lance Batchelor and said it had begun to the process to find a replacement
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Wimpy PBT falls 25.7%, eyes further consolidation
Wimpy Restaurant Group, the operator of the hamburger chain in the UK, says it’s undergoing a process of consolidation as it reports a 25.7% fall in pre-tax profits to £606,660 in the year to 28 February
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Increasing spend on wine reflects growing confidence
Wine spend in restaurants – long seen as a barometer for the premium hospitality sector and key indicator of wider consumer confidence – has stepped up a level in recent months across the UK.
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NewsTesco eyes more Decks openings
Tesco is to continue the rollout of its new casual dining format, Decks, following the opening of the third site under the format in front of its Extra store in Broadstairs and after it called on consumers to let them know where they should open the brand next
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NewsByron expands craft beer range
Byron, the Tom Byng-led group, has expanded its range of craft beers and introduced a number of canned beers it sees as the ideal match for a burger
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Flat Iron eyes expansion
Flat Iron, the ‘single-steak’ dining concept recently nominated for R200 Awards ‘Best New Scalable Concept’, is looking to secure a second site, after the success of its debut unit in London’s Soho
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Cluck concept eyes roll out
Cluck, the new fast-casual dining concept from Simon Beattie, plans to open up to five sites over the next three years after securing its first site in Sheffield
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NewsGiraffe trials NFC technology
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned casual-dining chain, is trialing Near Field Communication (NFC) technology on its tabletalkers
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Downey considers options for Redhook
Jonathan Downey, owner of Rushmore Group, the member’s clubs, bars and restaurant operator, has told M&C Report that he is still considering a number of options for his Redhook site in London’s Farringdon
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NewsTGI Friday’s closes in on transport hub debut site
TGI Friday’s UK, the Karen Forrester-led company, is in talks to open its first transport hub site at Manchester’s Piccadilly Station, M&C Report understands
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Tragaluz eyes UK debut
Tragaluz, the Barcelona-based, high-end Spanish restaurant group, is looking to make its debut in the UK, M&C Report understands
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Salt Yard eyes further expansion
Salt Yard Group plans to up its rate of expansion after recently opening its fourth site in capital, Ember Yard
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OpinionThe odd couple
Hawksmoor founders Will Beckett and Huw Gott’s unconventional approach has resulted in one of the industry’s big success stories – but things weren’t always so rosy
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NewsSector brands dominate High St happiness list
Leading eating and drinking-out sector operators have dominated the top 10 of the latest High Street Happiness Survey, which looks into the levels of customer satisfaction being provided by the UK’s top high street brands
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NewsByron and Ask sign up for Chelmsford
Byron and Ask Italian have both strengthened their future openings pipelines by signing up to open units at a new development in Chelmsford
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Ramsay confirms London House opening
High-profile chef Gordon Ramsay has confirmed that he will open his latest restaurant, London House, in Battersea Square, next February
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OpinionI predict a…
Stefan Chomka looks ahead to what 2014 has in store, with 10 predictions, some “dead-certs” like Alan Yau’s opening of ‘Asian gastropub’ Duck & Rice rekindling publicans’ desires to return to the heady days of the mid 1990s where a Thai restaurant was the pub accessory du jour; and some more avant-garde, including the possible opening of bread and butter concept called B&B
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Cibo secures Marco Marco sites
Cibo Restaurants, the North West-based group launched by Philip Davies, has secured the majority of the former Marco Marco estate and is looking at further opening opportunities in the region
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NewsPing Pong grows sales and profitability
Ping Pong, the dim sum chain, has grown like-for-like sales and profitability since September after a “mixed performance” in the five months before then, chief executive Art Sagiryan has told M&C Report