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Kerridge's Hand & Flowers named UK's best restaurant
The Hand & Flowers, Tom Kerridge’s pub-restaurant in Marlow, has been voted the UK’s best restaurant at the 2013 National Restaurant Awards, snatching top spot from The Ledbury, which held the title for three years
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NewsMcDonald's names first chief digital officer
McDonald’s has appointed Atif Rafiq, formerly of Amazon and Yahoo, as its first chief digital officer
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NewsCote acquires Odin's site
Cote, the CBPE-backed chain, has completed on its acquisition of Odin’s in London and is to begin trading there on 9 December, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsGiraffe to open training academy
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned family dining chain, is to open a dedicated training academy called G1 in late October on the site of its first restaurant in Hampstead, north London
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NewsPrezzo confirms next three Cleavers
Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led restaurant group, has confirmed the location of its next three Cleaver sites
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 5-6 October
Company results and news Gondola places large order for PizzaExpress in ChinaThe company that owns PizzaExpress is in talks with potential partners in Beijing as it seeks to step up the pace of its international expansion.Gondola Group, which is controlled by Cinven, the private equity firm, has 11 PizzaExpress outlets ...
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OpinionAgents of change
Operators need to be agents of change and have clarity of vision for their people and brand, says Chris Muller, the leading academic expert in the field of chain restaurant management
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NewsBill’s eyes 20 new sites in 2014
Bill’s Restaurants is eyeing a further 20 openings next, which would include a concerted push into the North and take the group close to the 50-site mark
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Market-restaurant hybrid trend on the rise
In response to retail chains acquiring restaurants, restaurant groups will start buying markets, as we move towards a new hybrid offer “the markaurant”, according to Chris Muller, the leading academic expert in the field of chain restaurant
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NewsByron set for Shoreditch
Byron, the Gondola-owned gourmet burger chain, has secured a further site in London, after taking a unit at the Avant Garde development in Shoreditch, M&C Report has learnt.
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Chopstix makes motorway bow
Noodle Oodle Group is to take the rollout of its Chopstix brand into the motorway sector, with the opening of units at Extra service stations
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NewsJohnson: On verge of revival in IPO market
If the revival of the IPO market continues, the sector could see up to 10 restaurant companies go public over the coming 18 months, according to serial investor Luke Johnson
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Tapas Revolution lines up third site
Spanish chef Omar Allibhoy is understood to be lining up a third site for his Tapas Revolution concept
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Hix takes chicken and steak to the City
Chef, restaurateur and food writer Mark Hix is doubling up on the success of Tramshed, having acquired the now-defunct Sushinho site in London’s Devonshire Square to open another restaurant under the chicken and steak concept
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NewsFY EBITDA doubles at Leon
Leon has reported that EBITDA for the year to the end of 2012 more than doubled from £442k to £920.5k, in a period in which it opened two new stores
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NewsBarburrito closes in on second London site
Barburrito is close to securing its second site in London’s Farringdon, one of two it hopes to add in the capital by the end of the yea
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Chaophraya strengthens pipeline
Chaophraya has secured the first two sites for new street food concept, Thai Pad, and is closing on a restaurant in Nottingham for its core eponymous brand
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Chimichanga closes in on Highcross site
Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led group, is understood to be closing in on a site in Leicester for its Mexican brand, Chimichanga.The 33-strong group is understood to be in advanced talks to take a unit in the site’s Highcross shopping scheme. The brand recently secured a site in Touchwood Solihull for ...
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NewsMcDonald's UK PBT grows 14.5%
McDonald’s UK saw pre-tax profits grow 14.5% to £202.2m in 2012, in what it called “sound results in a difficult business climate”
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Comptoir Libanais secures Chelsea site
Cadogan Estates, which owns the site, said it’s part of a wider initiative by the property owner to create a more vibrant food and beverage offer across its estate that takes greater advantage of the scheme’s extensive outdoor space