All Restaurants articles – Page 41
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NewsThe Ivy pulls out of Exeter site
The Ivy has pulled out of plans to open on Exeter High Street.
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OpinionMCA Introduces... Hawksmoor, Edinburgh
In the second MCA Introduces, Georgi Gyton visits Hawksmoor’s new Edinburgh restaurant to talk to the founders about why the city fits the bill for its latest venture and how it ties in with future plans
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News7Bone plans Derby site
7Bone Burger Co, the Kings Park Capital backed concept, is looking to open its first Midlands site in Derby.
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Analysis & InsightTwo out of three operators implement regional pricing
On average, two out of three operators surveyed in MCA’s latest Menu Tracker report vary their prices dependent on region, with JD Wetherspoon, All Bar One and O’Neill’s among the operators with the largest differentials.
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NewsChris Miller: 'Days of cookie-cutter roll-out are dead'
Chris Miller, the founder of White Rabbit Fund, backers of Kricket, Island Poke, Lina Stores and Kym’s, has told MCA “the days of the 30-store rollout are dead”.
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NewsAttwood appointed Coco di Mama MD
Coco di Mama, the Azzurri Group-backed, quick-service Italian concept, has appointed Jim Attwood, formerly of Costa, as its new managing director, MCA has learnt.
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OpinionBringing Sri Lankan street food to the masses
Sri Lankan restaurant business The Coconut Tree has expansion plans for UK towns and cities, while plant-based eating has heavily influenced its latest round of menu development, as MCA’s sister title Food Spark found out
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NewsPizzaBuzz site brought to market
Pizzabuzz, the pizzeria concept developed by the Meredith Group, has placed its only site near London’s Finsbury Square, on the market.
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NewsPho partners with Feed it Back
Vietnamese restaurant chain Pho has partnered with customer feedback specialists Feed it Back, in order to gather insight on the customer experience as it looks to expand the business.
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NewsNew waffle and crepes concept to replace Soho Firezza
A new crepes and waffle concept is to launch in London, on the site of the Firezza restaurant in Soho
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NewsBundobust confirms Liverpool opening; eyes second Manchester site
Indian street food and craft beer operator Bundobust has confirmed it will be opening a site in Liverpool’s Bold Street in late 2018/early 2019, and revealed it is eyeing a second Manchester site.
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NewsM Restaurants reports FY lfls up 15%
M Restaurants, the three-strong group led by ex-Gaucho Group managing director Martin Williams, has reported like-for-like sales up 15% in the year to the end of May.
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NewsLeon ‘pops down’ Shaftesbury Tuk Shop to test elsewhere
Leon has ‘popped-down’ its Asian fast food pop-up Tuk Shop in order to test the concept elsewhere in central London.
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MOD Pizza set for Romford
MOD Pizza UK is to open its seventh site in the UK this week, in Romford, Essex
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NewsCote signs up for Basingstoke
Côte, the BC Partners-backed group, is opening at Basingstoke’s Festival Place shopping centre.
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NewsKaye joins Morso as NED
Former Intertain chief operating officer Simon Kaye has joined the board of grappa and pasta concept Morso as a non-executive director, MCA understands.
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NewsTapas Revolution lines up Oxford opening
Tapas Revolution, the Spanish tapas group from Omar Allibhoy, has further strengthened its openings pipeline, after lining up a site in Oxford, MCA understands.
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NewsPrezzo hires restaurant support director
Prezzo, the TPG Capital-owned chain, has appointed Jon Green, formerly of PizzaExpress and Tragus, as a restaurant support director.
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NewsLeon eyes 20 Irish sites by 2023
Leon, the healthy eating chain, is to open its first restaurant in Ireland, with plans to roll out to 20 sits in the country by 2023.
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Analysis & InsightSomething to stake your reputation on
A number of runners and riders are jostling for position to invest in the struggling Gaucho business, even though some kind of restructuring seems inevitable. How will the business shape up after new investment is secured? At the same time will Brains be the perfect business for Alistair Darby to remind the pub sector of his talents? And as Leon announces plans to enter another country and roll out further Tuk Shops, could it have a another game-changing deal up its sleeve? Mark Wingett looks to provide some answers.