All Restaurants articles – Page 397
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OpinionA sales opportunity, just for starters
While US consumers most often order starters for consumption prior to a meal, a good proportion of them are purchased as main dishes, sides or snacks, says Darren Tristano, senior managing director of Technomic, the Chicago-based foodservice consultancy and research firm
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NewsTGI’s eyes 40 non-traditional sites
TGI Friday’s UK believes it can operate up to 40 sites under non-traditional formats, including a transport hub concept, which would eventually see its total estate grow to 120 units
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NewsPing Pong FY losses narrow
Ping Pong, the London-based dim sum chain led by Art Sagiryan, has reported a narrowing of losses in the year to 31 March after it closed three restaurants in the period, which also removed all bank debt
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Forrester: Business as usual at TGI UK
Karen Forrester, managing director of TGI Friday’s UK, has said that it is business as usual for the group, as parent company Carlson explores its options for the brand, which could include a sale of the business
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Albentosa to open 24-hour diner
Jim Albentosa, owner of Leeds clubs The Warehouse and Control, is to open a 24-hour diner concept in the city’s Cardigan Fields
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Freehold investment in Pulze restaurant marketed
The freehold investment interest in the property housing Claudio Pulze’s Briciole restaurant in Marylebone, London, has been brought to the market
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Cosmo secures Norwich site
Cosmo, the Hertfordshire-based, pan-Asian restaurant operator, has secured a site in Norwich for an opening next year
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Tragus to launch Parisienne brasserie at Heathrow
Tragus has announced it is invested £1.2m in opening a new 168-cover restaurant & bar concept, La Salle, at Heathrow’s new Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal, next June
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NewsFive Guys strengthens pipeline
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, has lined up a further three openings of for the start of next year, as it looks to open up to 30 new sites in the UK over the next 12 months
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Beannchor identifies growth concepts
Beannchor, the Northern Ireland-based leisure and hospitality group, has identified its “dive bar” format Cuckcoo and its Little Wing Pizzeria brand as growth concepts for expansion in the province and elsewhere in the UK and Ireland, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsSermon eyes US expansion for Vapiano
Phil Sermon, managing director of Vapiano UK and the newly-appointed chief executive of the brand’s American business, will target expansion in the US with a focus on the Eastern Seaboard and the Midwest, he told M&C Report.
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UK rollout planned for Yam Yam To Go
Bakerstreet Holdings, the Dutch owner of the Yam Yam To Go pan-Asian takeaway concept, hopes to expand the brand to between 10 and 20 outlets in the UK over the next three years, chief executive Henri Froeling has told M&C Report
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Domino’s launches new consumer blog
Domino’s Pizza has launched a new consumer blog to house content around its brand, activities and promotions
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Murchison vehicle folds
Alan Murchison Restaurants Ltd, which operated the Michelin-starred L’Ortolan restaurant in Berkshire, has been put into voluntary liquidation after running up debts of almost half a million pounds
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Sermon named CEO of Vapiano US
Phil Sermon, managing director of Vapiano UK, the Italian fresh casual dining concept, has been appointed as chief executive of Vapiano in the USA
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NewsLeon: Offer better than ever
Leon has said that its offer is “better than ever” and that its recent opening in More London is the closest it has yet come to achieving its dream of creating “fast food as it might be in heaven”
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Bodean’s returns to the expansion trail
Bodean’s, the London-based barbecue smokehouse concept, will return to the expansion trail at the start of next year after securing its fifth site in the capital in Balham
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PizzaExpress wins family friendly award
PizzaExpress has been awarded GOLD at this year’s Mumsnet Family Friendly Awards, which were presented by Deputy Prime Minster, Nick Clegg, on Monday evening
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NewsCarluccio’s lines up Bracknell opening
Carluccio’s has secured a unit at the Bracknell Regeneration Partnership scheme, the joint venture between Legal & General Property and Schroder Property
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Roosters builds pipeline
Roosters Peri Peri, the chicken-led fast-casual and takeaway concept, is to continue its expansion in the UK after securing a further four sites for openings over the next two month