All Restaurants articles – Page 394
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My Old Dutch eyes expansion
My Old Dutch, the London-based pancake house operator, is looking to expand across the UK and possibly overseas via franchise, M&C Report has learnt
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PBT falls 5.1% for UK Hard Rock operator
Hard Rock Cafe UK, operator of the eponymous American restaurant brand in Britain, saw pre-tax profits fall 5.1% to £5m in the year to 31 December 2012
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Disco Bistro 'has multi-site potential'
Itinerant chef and pop-up restaurant veteran Carl Clarke is planning to make Disco Bistro a permanent fixture in East London before turning it into a multi-site restaurant brand
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NewsRHWB begins to strengthen management team
Red Hot World Buffet has appointed Ed Passey, group operations director at bar and hostel operator Beds & Bars, to its board as it starts to grow its pipeline of new sites
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NewsNando's to open five in Scotland, eyes more
Nando’s is to open five restaurants across Scotland and is looking at “a number of other sites” north of the border
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Caprice Holdings FY EBITDA static
Caprice Holdings, the restaurant group led by Richard Caring, has reported a static EBITDA of £8.6m in the year to 30 December 2012 although like-for-like sales fell 1.2%, with the company citing the “negative impact” of the Jubilee and Olympics on its West End and Mayfair sites
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High-profile female chefs to launch Heathrow restaurant
Four high-profile female chefs are to launch a restaurant at Heathrow’s Terminal 2. The Gorgeous Kitchen is headed by Gee Charman, Sophie Michell, Jo Pratt and Caroline Mi Li Artiss
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Hotel Chocolat to launch first two restaurants
Hotel Chocolat, the premium chocolate retailer and cafe operator, will open its first two restaurants in the UK next month in London and Leeds, M&C Reportunderstands
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NewsYum! Q3 UK sales rise 1%; cuts growth estimates
Yum! Brands has reported a 1% rise in UK system sales in the three months to 7 September, although “weak results” in Pizza Hut UK and across Japan were cited as the reason for a 1% decline in same-store sales in international developed markets
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NewsGreggs lfl decline narrows
Greggs, the bakery chain, has reported a narrowing of its like-for-like sales decline in the 13 weeks to 28 September and said the “re-shaping” of its estate is ahead of plan so it expects no increase in net shop numbers
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Analysis & Insight
Good restaurants lift West End house prices
A good provision of quality restaurants can enhance residential property values in London’s West End by as much as 15-20%, while takeaways can have the opposite effect, according to new research from London estate agent Wetherell
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NewsGiraffe plans Abu Dhabi site
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant chain, has lined up its second international site in Abu Dhabi, M&C Report understands
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Mezze adds computers to tables for instant feedback
Mezze, the West Country restaurant chain, has introduced tablet computers to tables that allow customers to give real-time feedback as they pay their bills
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Bleeding Heart founders launch less formal bar/bistro
Robyn and Robert Wilson, founders of London’s Bleeding Heart and The Don restaurants, are to launch their latest venture, a less formal bar and bistro called the Sign of the Don, on 3 November
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Losses widen for Fire & Stone operator
CG Restaurants and Bars, operator of the Dirty Martini and Fire & Stone brands, saw losses widen from £396,000 in 2011 to £1.6m in 2012 despite seeing turnover grow 45% to £12.6m
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Tirage confirmed for final Chez Gérard site
The identity of the new restaurant that’s moving into the remaining Chez Gérard site in London’s Bishopsgate, revealed by M&C Report last week, has been confirmed
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Carluccio's introduces app for visually impaired customers
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, has introduced an app to make it easier for visually impaired customers to read its menus
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Soho House secures second Chicken Shop site
Soho House, the bar, restaurant and members club group led by Nick Jones, has secured a second site for its Chicken Shop concept, in London’s Tooting, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsEd's eyes 12 openings in 2014
Ed’s Easy Diner, the fast-growing American-style casual dining chain, wants to open 12 sites next year to reach 35 by the end of 2014
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NewsByron expansion continues
Byron, the Gondola-owned gourmet burger chain, has secured a site in Milton Keynes for an opening later this year as it moves closer to reaching its 45-site target by the end of 2013, M&C Report has learnt