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Hotel Chocolat to launch first two restaurants
Hotel Chocolat, the premium chocolate retailer and cafe operator, will open its first two restaurants in the UK next month in London and Leeds, M&C Reportunderstands
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NewsYum! Q3 UK sales rise 1%; cuts growth estimates
Yum! Brands has reported a 1% rise in UK system sales in the three months to 7 September, although “weak results” in Pizza Hut UK and across Japan were cited as the reason for a 1% decline in same-store sales in international developed markets
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NewsGreggs lfl decline narrows
Greggs, the bakery chain, has reported a narrowing of its like-for-like sales decline in the 13 weeks to 28 September and said the “re-shaping” of its estate is ahead of plan so it expects no increase in net shop numbers
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Analysis & Insight
Good restaurants lift West End house prices
A good provision of quality restaurants can enhance residential property values in London’s West End by as much as 15-20%, while takeaways can have the opposite effect, according to new research from London estate agent Wetherell
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NewsGiraffe plans Abu Dhabi site
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant chain, has lined up its second international site in Abu Dhabi, M&C Report understands
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Mezze adds computers to tables for instant feedback
Mezze, the West Country restaurant chain, has introduced tablet computers to tables that allow customers to give real-time feedback as they pay their bills
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Bleeding Heart founders launch less formal bar/bistro
Robyn and Robert Wilson, founders of London’s Bleeding Heart and The Don restaurants, are to launch their latest venture, a less formal bar and bistro called the Sign of the Don, on 3 November
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Losses widen for Fire & Stone operator
CG Restaurants and Bars, operator of the Dirty Martini and Fire & Stone brands, saw losses widen from £396,000 in 2011 to £1.6m in 2012 despite seeing turnover grow 45% to £12.6m
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Tirage confirmed for final Chez Gérard site
The identity of the new restaurant that’s moving into the remaining Chez Gérard site in London’s Bishopsgate, revealed by M&C Report last week, has been confirmed
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Carluccio's introduces app for visually impaired customers
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, has introduced an app to make it easier for visually impaired customers to read its menus
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Soho House secures second Chicken Shop site
Soho House, the bar, restaurant and members club group led by Nick Jones, has secured a second site for its Chicken Shop concept, in London’s Tooting, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsEd's eyes 12 openings in 2014
Ed’s Easy Diner, the fast-growing American-style casual dining chain, wants to open 12 sites next year to reach 35 by the end of 2014
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NewsByron expansion continues
Byron, the Gondola-owned gourmet burger chain, has secured a site in Milton Keynes for an opening later this year as it moves closer to reaching its 45-site target by the end of 2013, M&C Report has learnt
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Kerridge's Hand & Flowers named UK's best restaurant
The Hand & Flowers, Tom Kerridge’s pub-restaurant in Marlow, has been voted the UK’s best restaurant at the 2013 National Restaurant Awards, snatching top spot from The Ledbury, which held the title for three years
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NewsMcDonald's names first chief digital officer
McDonald’s has appointed Atif Rafiq, formerly of Amazon and Yahoo, as its first chief digital officer
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NewsCote acquires Odin's site
Cote, the CBPE-backed chain, has completed on its acquisition of Odin’s in London and is to begin trading there on 9 December, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsGiraffe to open training academy
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned family dining chain, is to open a dedicated training academy called G1 in late October on the site of its first restaurant in Hampstead, north London
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NewsPrezzo confirms next three Cleavers
Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led restaurant group, has confirmed the location of its next three Cleaver sites
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 5-6 October
Company results and news Gondola places large order for PizzaExpress in ChinaThe company that owns PizzaExpress is in talks with potential partners in Beijing as it seeks to step up the pace of its international expansion.Gondola Group, which is controlled by Cinven, the private equity firm, has 11 PizzaExpress outlets ...
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OpinionAgents of change
Operators need to be agents of change and have clarity of vision for their people and brand, says Chris Muller, the leading academic expert in the field of chain restaurant management