All Restaurants articles – Page 424

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    Hixter set to become growth brand

    2013-10-24T07:50:00Z

    Hixter, the upcoming opening in the City from chef and restaurateur Mark Hix, is set to become the group’s growth brand after parent company Restaurants Etc said that further acquisitions would take on the same name

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    Deeming steps down from Hakkasan

    2013-10-24T07:50:00Z

    Paul Deeming, co-founder of the Ignite Group, is understood to have left his role as interim finance director of Hakkasan, as it appears that the company is increasingly shifting its focus away from further expansion in the UK to increasing its overseas operations

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    Tasty eyes more Dim T openings

    2013-10-24T07:50:00Z

    Tasty, the listed operator of the Wildwood chain of restaurants, is considering returning to the acquisitions trail in regards to its Dim T brand, M&C Report understands

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    Pizza Hut UK FY operating losses narrow

    2013-10-24T07:50:00Z

    Operating losses for the 330-strong firm, which last week announced a £60m investment estate programme, were £4.7m last year, against £12.4m in 2011, according to The Telegraph

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    Doubts cast on Five Guys UK expansion plans

    2013-10-24T07:49:00Z

    A leading sector academic has cast doubt on the ability of US burger chain Five Guys to achieve its ambitious expansion plans in the UK, unless it adopts a franchise model going forward

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    Survey reveals long-term impact of discounting on hotel brands

    2013-10-24T07:46:00Z

    The ‘discounting treadmill’ that has been inescapable for many restaurants appears to have had a similar impact on the hotel industry

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    New East Asian BBQ concept secures Soho site

    2013-10-24T07:43:00Z

    Bo Drake, a new east Asian BBQ restaurant and cocktail bar, is to launch later this year after securing a site in London’s Soho

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    Vapiano claims Loo of the Year Awards

    2013-10-24T07:43:00Z

    Italian fresh casual dining restaurant Vapiano has won acclaim for the quality and standards of its toilets – in the Loo of the Year Awards 2013

  • Jonathan Kaye
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    Prezzo launches payment app

    2013-10-23T08:56:00Z

    Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led chain, has today launched an app that enables diners to pay for their meal using their smartphone

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    Investors target food operators at c£30m auction

    2013-10-23T07:59:00Z

    Commercial property investors showed a particular appetite for food outlets at the Acuitus October auction, which saw a total of £29.08m of assets being sold

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    Fine-dining opportunity at the Compleat Angler

    2013-10-23T07:59:00Z

    A new fine-dining restaurant operator for the Macdonald Compleat Angler Hotel in Marlow, Buckinghamshire is being sought

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    Quattro Passi to make UK debut

    2013-10-23T07:59:00Z

    Michelin-starred chef Antonio Mellino is to bring his award-winning Quattro Passi restaurant format to the UK this winter after securing a site in London’s Mayfair

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    That’s Vapore eyes UK debut

    2013-10-23T07:59:00Z

    That’s Vapore, the Italian fresh food concept, is looking to make its debut in the UK

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    Restaurant groups accused of avoiding tax

    2013-10-23T07:58:00Z

    A number of restaurant companies have been accused of using the controversial Eurobonds scheme to reduce tax payments, as part of an investigation by The Independent

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    Boxpark and Street Feast eye pop up site

    2013-10-23T07:58:00Z

    Boxpark, the pop-up mall operator, has teamed up with food market Street Feast to seek sites of up to 100,000sq ft for a new street food pop up scheme

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    Wagamama and Ed’s confirmed for Derby

    2013-10-22T14:47:00Z

    Wagamama and Ed’s Easy Diner have confirmed that they have secured unit at Westfield Shopping Centre in Derby city centre

  • Andy Harrison
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    Whitbread: economy, coffee saturation, restaurant performance, analysts

    2013-10-22T14:28:00Z

    M&C Report takes a closer look at the H1 results for Whitbread for the six months to 29 August, reports from a media conference call with chief executive Andy Harrison, and rounds up the views of analysts

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    Bella launches breakfast offer

    2013-10-22T08:09:00Z

    Bella Italia, the Tragus-owned chain, has launched a new breakfast offer, which includes the opening times across its estate being pushed forward to 9am, M&C Report understands

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    Brasserie Blanc to launch new generation site

    2013-10-22T08:09:00Z

    Brasserie Blanc is to launch an evolved take on its design and offer at its next site, which will open in the first quarter of next year in Beaconsfield

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    Carluccio’s grows 2014 pipeline

    2013-10-22T07:55:00Z

    Carluccio’s is looking to line up four new openings for next year as it looks to open up to 10 new restaurants in 2014, including a possible site at Heathrow’s Terminal 4