All Restaurants articles – Page 47
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Licensing restrictions force Handling to re-model Iron Stag
Adam Handling has closed his Iron Stag bar in Hoxton and converted it in to an events venue. The 120-cover site opened beneath Handling’s The Frog Hoxton restaurant last year, with cocktails on tap and a separate menu. But it has relaunched as an entertainment and events space and will ...
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NewsTamatanga kickstarts organic expansion
Tamatanga, the Indian casual dining restaurant, is opening its third site, in Leicester’s Highcross, with further sites lined up in Manchester and Leeds in 2020, MCA has learnt.
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US steakhouse operator Wolfgang’s eyes London opening
US restaurant operator Wolfgang’s Steakhouse is eyeing a first site in London, MCA understands.
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NewsBill's to unveil next wave of upgrades amid boosted lfls
Bill’s has announced its next wave of refurbishments, with a further 11 upgraded restaurants to be unveiled in Q2 2019 starting with Leeds.
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NewsNobu to open fourth London site in Portman Square
Nobu, the upmarket Japanese restaurant and hotel concept, backed by Hollywood actor Robert De Niro, is opening a fourth site in London.
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Analysis & InsightSector back on “even keel”, with lfls up 3.5%
Managed pubs and restaurants saw collective like-for-like (lfls) sales up 3.5% on March last year, suggesting putting the market back on “an even keel”, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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B&W announces two new Steakhouses
Black & White Hospitality, the Marco Pierre White fronted group, has announced two new sites under his Steakhouse Bar & Grill concept, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Sheffield Park, and Bredbury Hall Hotel, near Stockport.
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NewsTracey Matthews: “Restaurants aren’t strategic with HR”
Former Gaucho chief operating officer and HR guru Tracey Matthews is overseeing the rollout of upmarket home counties steak restaurant brand Prime. She speaks to Restaurant magazine’s Joe Lutrario.
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NewsRosa’s Thai to open in Trinity Leeds
Rosa’s Thai Cafe is to open its second regional site, in the Trinity Centre in Leeds, next month.
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NewsTasty aims for £3.25m raise through firm placing
Tasty, the Wildwood operator, has announced a conditional firm placing and open offer to raise up to £3.25m in funding, in order to pay down debt and for use as general working capital.
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NewsVegan dishes now make up 25% of Gusto’s menu
Gusto Italian has launched a new spring/summer menu which sees vegan dishes now accounting for 25% of its menu.
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Analysis & InsightTime for a chain reaction?
CVAs offer a lifeline for struggling chains. But long-term, can the very notion of a ‘quality chain’ survive this current casual dining crisis? In his monthly column for MCA’s sister-title Restaurant, Tony Naylor shares his, perhaps controversial, views.
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Team behind Quality Chop House to open Emilia
The team behind restaurants Quality Chop House, Portland and Clipstone, are to open a new restaurant inspired by Italian cuisine called Emilia.
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NewsTRG brings 22 more sites to market
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has confirmed it is marketing 22 sites as part of a process to rationalise its estate.
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NewsRadio Alice secures third site
Radio Alice, the Azzurri Group-backed pizza concept, has secured its third site – after taking on the former GBK unit in Canary Wharf’s Jubilee Place, MCA understands.
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NewsComptoir adopts cautious approach to expansion
Comptoir Group is to adopt a cautious approach to expansion, as it reveals results for 2018.
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OpinionMamma's boys
French restaurant group Big Mamma has burst onto the London restaurant scene with the bright and bold Gloria. With a second restaurant on the cards, its two founders have big plans for the capital.
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NewsCDG lfls up 2.6% YTD
Casual Dining Group (CDG) has reported like-for-like sale (lfls) up 2.6% in the year to date, with a 4.2% rise in the 13 weeks since the New Year.
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NewsWagamama lines up new NY opening after closing first site
Wagamama is to close its East Village restaurant in Manhattan but is opening a new spot in Midtown later this year.
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NewsDodo Pizza to open second UK site
Russian-based tech-focused pizzeria brand Dodo Pizza will open a second restaurant in the UK later this month.