All Restaurants articles – Page 408
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NewsTRG: C2C potential, openings pipeline, breakfasts, competition
M&C Report talks to The Restaurant Group chief executive Andrew Page about exceeding its openings targets, the potential of growth brand Coast to Coast, the future of Garfunkel’s, the growing strength of its Frankie & Benny’s breakfast offer, the current trading climate and further opportunities for both its pub and concessions businesses
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NewsFish & chip concept targets 100 UK outlets
The team behind Fish ‘n’ Chick’n, the UK’s largest fish and chip shop operator, hopes to rollout a new quick service fish & chip concept called Churchill’s to at least 100 UK sites over 10 years via franchise, and is also looking to introduce it overseas, M&C Report has learnt
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Poulet Rouge eyes expansion opportunities
Shaun Gray and Steve Novak, the owners of Cattle Grid, the fast-casual steakhouse chain, have started to look for further sites for their chicken-led concept Poulet Rouge
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NewsPrezzo rolls out online ordering
Prezzo, the restaurant group led by Jonathan Kaye, has rolled out online ordering across the entire estate of its eponymous brand, after a successful trial in Greater London
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Balthazar opens Selfridges concession
Balthazar which made its UK debut earlier this year in Russell Covent Garden, has launched a bakery concession in Selfridges
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Japanese Canteen owner places burrito sites on market
Andrew Burleigh, the owner of the Japanese Canteen chain, has placed his two burrito-led sites in London on the market, M&C Report understands
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NewsTRG H1 lfls up 5%
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has reported a 5% increase in like-for-like sales for the 26 weeks to 30 June 2013, with EBITDA up by 12.6% to £46.9m (2012: £41.7m).
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Original Spud site on the market
Spud, the fledgling gourmet baked potato concept, has placed its original site in Covent Garden on the market, M&C Report understands
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YO! secures Fareham site
YO! Sushi, the Quilvest-backed, Robin Rowland-led chain, is set to open in Fareham before the year end, after securing a site at the Whiteley development in Hampshire
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Rum Kitchen eyes second site
Icarus Leisure is understood to be close to securing a second site for Rum Kitchen, its Caribbean restaurant and bar concept, in London’s Soho
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Pipsdish to take Covent Garden site
Pipsdish, the pop-up concept from TV producer and cook book author Philip Dundas, is set to open a site in Covent Garden later this year
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NewsFY EBITDA up at Hawksmoor
Hawksmoor, the operator of four high-end steak restaurants in London, in which Graphite Capital recently acquired a stake, saw turnover for the year to 31 December 2012 pass the £18m mark, up from £10.6m the previous year
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TRG C2C rollout may outstrip expectations
Growing confidence behind The Restaurant Group’s Coast to Coast brand has led to a leading analyst suggesting that it may surpass his initial expectation of 50 sites operating under the brand by 2016/17
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NewsBrand focus: Pizza Hut
M&C Report speaks to Mike Spencer, operations director of Pizza Hut about life under new owners Rutland Partners, its demerger with its delivery business, the evolution of its design, service standards, investments and expansion
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Banana Tree secures largest site
Banana Tree, the pan-Oriental restaurant operator, has secured its largest restaurant site to date in Milton Keynes
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Livebait owner in liquidation
SBG Restaurant, the company led by Richard Muir, owner of Café Fish in Edinburgh and ex-Paramount Restaurants chairman William Rollason, has been placed into liquidation
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Comptoir Libanais to make airport debut
Comptoir Libanais will open its first airport site in Gatwick’s North Terminal this October, in partnership with TRG Concessions
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Wright Brothers confirms Spitalfield site
Ben Wright and Robin Hancock are to open their third London oyster and seafood restaurant on the former site of Meson los Barriles in Spitalfield Market, as revealed by M&C Report in February.
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NewsNando’s takes loyalty scheme online
Nando’s is to upgrade its loyalty scheme by taking it online in an effort to hone in on new data-driven marketing opportunities that will help it better target customers
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Koh Thai to launch pop-up
Koh Thai Tapas, the four-strong Thai tapas concept, is to operate a pop-up restaurant for the third consecutive year at the Bournemouth Airshow