All Restaurants articles – Page 400
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Granger gains approval for second UK site
Bill Granger, the Australian chef and restaurateur, has secured approval to open his second Granger & Co site in the UK in Clerkenwell
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Horlick raising funds for Chiswick brasserie
Nicola Horlick, who made her name as one of the City’s original “superwomen” in the 1990s, has returned to crowdfunding to raise investment for her latest restaurant project, Times Places Brasserie
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NewsYau to launch dim sum restaurant in Monaco
Alan Yau is believed to be teaming up with the owners of the Sass Café in Monaco to open a new dim sum restaurant in the country early next year
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NewsWagamama reaches 100-restaurant UK milestone
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, has passed the 100-site milestone in the UK after recently opening new sites in Maidstone and Derby
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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