All Restaurants articles – Page 384
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Cote to make North West debut
Cote, the CBPE-backed chain, has secured its first site in the North West, in Manchester, M&C Report has learnt
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InterviewsFriday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Andrew Guy, chief executive of Ed’s Easy Diner, the fast-growing American-style casual dining chain, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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Analysis & InsightBeers, burgers and London buses…
Like any crowded market place there is a greater need for branded operators to differentiate themselves and raise their heads above the proverbial parapet to be seen. In the opinion of Stephen Evans, development director at Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), three clear markets have now emerged
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Tragus replaces Ortega with Hawtons
Tragus, the Blackstone-backed, John Derkach-led group, is to convert one of its two remaining Ortega sites to a new British-focused concept called Hawtons
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Iberica eyes further expansion
Iberica Food & Culture, the restaurant and deli led by two-Michelin starred chef Nacho Manzano, is eyeing further expansion inside and outside London
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NewsCustomer review tablet system launched
A customer review tablet system which aims to generate live customer feedback in the leisure and hospitality sector by gaining real time reviews from diners has been launch in Bristo
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Ex-Itsu MD to launch fast-casual concept
David Haimes, the former managing director of Itsu and group chief executive of Obika Holdings, is backing a new fast-casual concept called Smithfield London, which is due to open next month
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Suburban Inns company launched
A pair of West Midland-based entrepreneurs are to launch a new pub group under the banner Suburban Inns, with the opening of their first site the Village, in Moseley
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Hyde & Co team to launch steakhouse site
The operators behind the Hyde & Co bar in Bristol, are to launch a new steak restaurant and bar in the city called the Ox
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Turtle Bay secures Bath site
Turtle Bay, the six-strong Caribbean restaurant chain led by Aj Jaya-Wickrema, has secured its seventh site, in Bath, for an opening next year
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NewsNando’s to make airport debut
Nando’s, the peri peri chicken chain, is to open its first airport site after agreeing to open at Gatwick’s South Terminal in summer 2014. The c280-strong company will open a 5,900sq ft, 200-cover restaurant at the airport
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GBK swings into profit
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) reported a pre-tax profit of £160k for the year to 24 February 2013, against a £685k loss the previous 12 months and said that this positive momentum had continued into its current financial year
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Honky Tonk concept eyes rollout
Supperclub London founder Mark Cutler is eyeing a rollout across London for his American-inspired restaurant and bar concept, Honky Tonky, after the success of the brand’s first two openings
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Analysis & InsightThe battle for meal-time business
US retailers and restaurateurs are slugging it out to snatch business from grab-and-go diners by boosting options and upping food quality. There’ll be only one winner – the customer, argues Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN) editor Robin Lee Allen
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Rex Restaurants to open Marylebone restaurant
Rex Restaurants, the Graphite Capital-backed group led by entrepreneurs Chris Corbin and Jeremy King, is to open its latest venture next spring in Marylebone
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MASH team to open new concept
Modern American Steak House (MASH), the Danish restaurant company, is to open a new American-themed steakhouse Japanese kitchen fusion concept called Steax and the City later this month
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Koba founder to launch On The Bab
The founder of Fitzrovia restaurants Koba and Nizuni is set to open On The Bab – a new Korean concept based in East London
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TGI’s receives ‘perfect’ hygiene rating
TGI Friday’s, the Karen Forrester-led chain, has become the first restaurant chain in the UK to receive a ‘perfect’ rating of five in the National Food Hygiene Ratings Scheme across all of its 60 UK-based restaurants
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NewsHarry Ramsden's signs Welcome Break deal
A new partnership to open branches of Harry Ramsden’s, the iconic fish & chip shop chain, on Welcome Break services has been confirmed, with Sheffield and Oxford the first locations
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NewsEd’s agrees new £4.5m banking facility
Ed’s Easy Diner has secured its first ever extended bank funding in the form of a £4.5m facility with RBS, which will aid its continued rollout across the UK