All Restaurants articles – Page 48
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NewsValue of TGI Fridays UK drops
Electra Private Equity, the backer of TGI Fridays UK, has this morning reported it has experienced a £13m drop in the fair value of the Karen Forrester-led restaurant chain over the year to 31 March 2018.
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NewsGingerman to launch new format in Brighton
Gingerman Restaurant Group, the Brighton & Hove-based operator, is to launch casual dining concept, Flint House, in the city’s long-awaited Haningtons development.
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Little Kolkata acquires debut site
Popular supper club Little Kolkata is to open its first permanent site in Covent Garden in June.
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NewsCaravan hints at regional and international expansion
Caravan, the all-day dining restaurant and coffee group, could open two more sites in London, before looking at regional and international sites.
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Dirty Bones to launch 'bleeding' vegan burger
Dirty Bones, the NYC-inspired comfort food restaurant and cocktail bar concept, is set to become one of the first mainstream operators to launch a meatless ‘bleeding’ burger.
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NewsJamie’s Italian wants to “come off the discount drug”
Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group chief executive, Jon Knight, has told MCA that the group wants “to come off the discount drug”.
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NewsBerry swaps Prezzo for Bill’s
Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed restaurant chain, has appointed Colin Berry, formerly of Prezzo, as its new finance director, MCA has learnt.
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NewsJollibee to make UK debut
Jollibee, the Philippines fast food group, which was last year linked with a takeover of Pret, is to make its UK debut with its eponymous brand, MCA has learnt.
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NewsCDG to build hotel-based estate
Casual Dining Group (CDG), the operator of nearly 300 mid-market brands including Café Rouge, Bella Italia and Las Iguanas, to become the latest sector operator to eye expansion in the hotel F&B market, after signing UK franchise agreements to operate restaurants at two UK hotels.
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NewsTRG lfls down 4.3% in year-to-date
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has reported like-for-like sales for the 20 weeks to 20 May down 4.3%, with total sales falling 3.1%.
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NewsHonest Burgers takes on Soho site
Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed group, has secured a site in Soho, MCA understands.
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NewsMeejana secures Windsor site
Meejana, the Lebanese restaurant concept, has secured its third site, in Windsor.
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NewsKiller Tomato puts Portobello Road site in market
Killer Tomato, the burritos, tacos and cocktails concept, has put its Portobello Road site on the market, as flagged up by MCA in February, in order to focus on its remaining Shepherd’s Bush site.
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NewsPapadoms plans for Bradford scrapped
Bavava Restaurants, the operator of Doner Haus and Papadoms concepts, has been forced to abandon a flagship opening in Bradford for Papadoms after running into financial problems.
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NewsTRG strengthens Firejacks pipeline
The Restaurant Group has strengthened the pipeline for its fledgling Firejacks brand, MCA understands.
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NewsGBK to reveal £7.8m FY operating loss
GBK recorded an operating loss of £7.8m in the year to 28 February, its parent company has confirmed.
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NewsLfl covers down 6% at Carluccio’s
The Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) proposal for Carluccio’s has shown how a lack of investment in its existing sites has impacted trading at the company, with like-for-like covers down 6% in its current financial year.
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NewsPizza Hut and Telepizza in global partnership
Yum! Brands’ owned Pizza Hut and Telepizza Group have agreed a global partnership aimed at accelerating growth across Latin America (excluding Brazil), the Caribbean, Spain (including Andorra), Portugal and Switzerland.
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OpinionCasual dining veteran accentuates the positive
As one of the pioneers of casual dining in the UK, PizzaExpress holds a unique position in the nation’s psyche. UK managing director Zoe Bowley talks to Mel Flaherty about keeping the brand relevant after more than half a century on the high street.
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NewsCarluccio’s confirms CVA plan
Carluccio’s has confirmed its intention to launch a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), which will see it exit a number of lossmaking sites out of its 103-strong UK estate.