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Two stars for Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and Greenhouse
The Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland 2014 has awarded Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner and Mayfair restaurant Greenhouse two Michelin stars
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Compass predicts 4% rise in FY revenues
Compass Group, the international caterer, says it expects to report a 4% rise in organic revenues in the year to 30 September after a “good performance” in Q4, despite a 3% fall in organic revenues in the Europe & Japan division
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Peel Hunt upgrades TRG
A leading analyst has upgraded his recommendation on The Restaurant Group’s shares to Buy on the back of increased visibility in the context of an expanding new site pipeline, combined with consistently high returns
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NewsMorales to launch Andina site
Martin Morales, the founder of Ceviche, the hotly-tipped Peruvian restaurant and bar concept, will open Andina, which is a Peruvian ‘picanteria’- a family-run traditional community restaurant - this December, in Shoreditch
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Malmaison to launch new steak concept
Malmaison, the boutique hotel chain, is to launch a new steak and bar concept at its site in London, M&C Report understands
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Carluccio’s secures Fire & Stone site
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, is set to open in Portsmouth, after securing the former Fire & Stone in the city from Covent Garden Restaurants and Bars (CG)
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New music-themed steak & burger concept set to launch
Winston O’ Boogies, a new musically themed steakhouse & burger concept, is set to launch at the start of next month in Fulham Broadway
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Comptoir Libanais expands to Bluewater
Comptoir Libanais, the Lebanese-inspired canteen and delicatessen created by Tony Kitous, which is understood to be attracting interest from the Business Growth Fund (BGF), is to open its first restaurant outside London at Bluewater
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F&B lifts Network Rail retail lfls
Dining brands performed the strongest of all retail sectors at Network Rail-operated stations in the three months to the end of June, as Network Rail posted its best retail results for four years, aided by investments at key locations and favourable weather
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NewsGrillshack team to launch Jackson + Rye
The team behind Grillshack, the new fast-casual concept backed by Richard Caring, which opened in London’s Soho earlier this month, has confirmed that it is set to open a new restaurant and cocktail bar called Jackson + Rye in Wardour Street this December
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Poncho8 appoints operations director
Poncho8, the London-based, fast-growing burrito concept, has appointed Wen Weng as its new operations director, as it looks to grow from five to 15 sites next year, M&C Report understands
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Hard Rock: UK not a focus for expansion
Hard Rock International, operator of the Hard Rock Cafe brand, has no plans to expand further in the UK after its next opening in Glasgow in November despite having “active targets” across Europe, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsTasty H1 PBT more than doubles
Tasty, the AIM-listed restaurant operator of the Dim T and Wildwood brands, saw pre-tax profits more than double from £360,000 to £787,000 in the six months to 30 June as it opened three more sites, taking its estate to 27 outlets
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NewsGrillshack team to launch Wardour Street site
The team behind Grillshack, the new fast-casual concept backed by Richard Caring, which opened in London’s Soho earlier this month, is set to open a new restaurant and cocktail bar in Wardour Street this December
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NewsFranchising “now a boom industry”
Franchising is “now a boom industry” and competition to partner “McDonald’s or KFC is ferocious”, with franchisees of the former operator able to achieve profits of £200k a year, writes the Evening Standard
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NewsEncouraging lfl performance at DP Poland
DP Poland has reported an “encouraging” like-for-like sales performance for the 26 weeks to 30 June 2013, said that it had put its first sub-franchisee in place and developed a new store format to “deliver significant economies in both capital and operational expenditure”
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NewsGoodman plans B&L roll out
Goodman Restaurants plans to roll out its Burger & Lobster concept across the UK, as well as internationally, in the next couple of years, with a focus on both major and minor cities
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C2C confirmed for Birmingham
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has confirmed it has secured a site in Birmingham’s Broad Street for its fledgling American-style brand Coast to Coast, after opening the seventh outlet under the format in Norwich
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New coffee/restaurant venture seeks funding
A fundraising bid for a new coffee shop-meets-restaurant venture, which has plans to expand to high streets across the country, has launched on Crowdcube
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Busaba Eathai to operate Social Media Week pop-up
Busaba Eathai is to run a pop-up operation during the Social Media Week, which is currently taking place in London’s Covent Garden