All Restaurants articles – Page 409
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Analysis & InsightSignificant growth opportunities remain
Leading analyst and sector investor Mark Brumby takes a closer look at the UK’s eating and drinking-out market. He says that any backsliding in the market is likely to be short-lived (and may indeed be over, particularly with regard to food) and that growth opportunities remain significant
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K10 eyes ramen concept and permanent units
Japanese restaurant K10 is to trial a ramen concept at its Appold Street branch with a view to opening permanent units under a separate brand next year, according M&C Report’s sister title Big Hospitality
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NewsPho secures Birmingham site
Pho, the Isis Equity Partners-backed Vietnamese fast-casual concept founded and led by Stephen and Juliette Wall, has secured its third site outside London, in Birmingham, M&C Report understands
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JRC to open one of the UK’s largest restaurants
JRC Global, the operator of the JRC World Buffet chain, has secured a 26,000sq ft site in Watford for what will become its largest site to date
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More franchisees sign up to Tiger Bills
Four franchisees have now signed up to open sites with Tiger Bills, the neighbourhood dining concept from Lifestyle Hospitality Group (LHG), and six outlets are expected to have opened by the end of the year, M&C Report has learnt.
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PizzaExpress adds to retail range
PizzaExpress has announced that it is adding a new selection of restaurant-quality breads to its retail offer from next month
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Benugo wins £20m Regent’s Park contract
Benugo, the contract caterer and restaurant operator, has won a five-year contract to deliver multiple food and drinks offers at Regent’s Park in a deal worth around £20m
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NewsBunnychow closes in on Soho site
Bunnychow, the South African street food concept, which will open its first permanent site later this month in London’s Shoreditch, is believed to be close to securing a site in Soho
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Albert’s to open third site
Albert’s, the family-owned, Manchester-based restaurant and bar group, is to open a third site this autumn in Worsley
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Anderson’s to double up
Anderson’s Bar and Grill, the Birmingham-based group, will open its second restaurant early next month near Henley-in-Arden
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NewsCBPE completes Cote acquisition
CBPE, the private equity firm that was once part of Close Brothers investment bank, is understood to have completed the acquisition of Cote, the Richard Caring-backed French brasserie chain, early this morning in a deal thought to be worth around £100m
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D&M to open the Fable, eyes regional trial
Drake & Morgan, the highly-regarded, bar-restaurant operator, is to call its next site in Holborn, which will open next February, The Fable, which will include a new concept within it called Bottles & Blooms
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NewsPanda Yummy eyes expansion
Panda Yummy, the noodle restaurant concept, is to open seven smaller outlets focused on takeaways and deliveries over the next three months under franchise, M&C Report has learnt
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Moe’s Southwest Grill eyes UK launch
Moe’s Southwest Grill, the US fast-casual restaurant concept focused on southwestern food, is in talks with potential master franchisees regarding a launch in the UK
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Analysis & InsightLondoners eating out more
London restaurant-goers are eating out 3.7 times a week, up from 2.2 times in 2012, according to the latest survey from Zagat
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Opinion
Five Guys tailors UK playlist
Five Guys has appointed music and video technology specialist, PlayNetwork, to create a unique music experience for its UK restaurants
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TGI’s and Wagamama confirmed for Cabot Circus
TGI Friday’s and Wagamama have been confirmed as taking new units at Cabot Circus in Bristol
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Third opening for Vanilla Black and Orchard team
Andrew Dargue and Donna Conroy, the duo behind London vegetarian restaurants Vanilla Black and Orchard, are launching a smaller, takeaway-focussed offshoot of the latter casual dining concept
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Bill’s closes in on Windsor opening
Bill’s Restaurants, the fast-growing Richard Caring-backed chain, is closing in on a site in Windsor, for an opening later this year
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NewsByron strengthens pipeline
Byron, the Gondola-owned gourmet burger chain, has secured a further two sites in London, at the O2 and in Westminster, M&C Report has learnt