All Restaurants articles – Page 6
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NewsTim Hortons lines up four more openings for 2019
Tim Hortons has four new restaurant openings lined up between now and Christmas which will see the Canadian fast food brand hit 25 sites, MCA can reveal.
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InterviewsNisha Katona: ‘What is trending is affordability’
The founder of Mowgli chats with Food Spark’s Sarah Sharples about Yogurt Chat Bombs, the four pillars of her business and what’s emerging in the UK’s regional food scene.
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OpinionThinking outside the lunch box
Lunch visits are falling in frequency, but are there ways restaurants can work around, or with, this change in customer habits? Tony Naylor puts his thoughts on paper for MCA’s sister title Restaurant.
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Analysis & InsightBrandwatch: TGI Friday’s
It’s not immune to the struggles in the casual dining market but TGI Friday’s has ploughed on with a steady programme of openings. So what is the the journey of the brand in the UK, how it is performing against the wider market and what does it have planned for the future?
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InterviewsCoqfighter: chicken for grown-ups
In the early days of Coqfighter, a senior industry peer predicted that soon enough, they would be forced to ditch the vodka from their chicken batter due to mounting costs. The addition was inspired by Heston Blumenthal, with Coqfighter’s executive chef and ‘mad scientist’ Troy Sawyer using it to make the batter lighter and more crispy.
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NewsCall for clearer allergen labelling after Byron burger death
There have been calls for all restaurant menus to feature a “red A” next to dishes that contain allergens, following the death of a teenager who died after eating a burger he was unaware had been coated in buttermilk.
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NewsDrink-led pubs see spike in lfls after mini heatwave
Wet-led pubs achieved a 4.1% increase in like-for-like sales (lfls) during August as the mini heatwave brought out drinkers, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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InterviewsProfile: Wild things
Mac & Wild’s co-founder Calum Mackinnon talks to Jo Bruce about plans for a new experiential brand, US expansion and capitalising on its retail arm.
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NewsSlim Chickens trading well above expectations
American fast-casual brand Slim Chickens has been trading “well above expectations”, Boparan Restaurant Group’s chief executive Tom Crowley has told MCA.
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NewsSlim Chickens adds to London estate with fifth site
Boparan Restaurant Group is to add a fifth site to its estate of Slim Chickens outlets, with a new opening in the capital this autumn.
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InterviewsGary Usher: ‘It’s annoying not understanding things on the menu’
Ahead of a documentary tracking the opening of his fifth restaurant in Prescot, the founder of Elite Bistros talks to Food Spark’s Tom Lee about the pros and cons of cookery shows, simplifying menus and the many uses of a konro grill.
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NewsWingstop announces second site
Wingstop, the global wing concept, has announced its second UK site will open in Dalston Kingsland High Street.
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NewsS Group founder takes on Reubens site
Lee Landau, the restauranteur behind Jewish restaurant group S Group, has acquired the former site of kosher restaurant Reubens in the West End, as the business looks to expand.
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NewsFranco Manca lines up Aldgate site
Franco Manca looks set to open a further London restaurant, in Aldgate, MCA understands.
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NewsDough&Co secures third site
Wood-fired pizza specialist Dough&Co has secured a third site, in Bishops Stortford.
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NewsClaw to close Kingly Street
Claw, the crab-focussed restaurant backed by former theatre producer and entrepreneur Phil Cameron, is closing its Kingly Street site.
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OpinionMCA Introduces… Hard Rock Cafe Piccadilly
Last month saw the opening of Hard Rock International’s new flagship European café in London’s Piccadilly Circus. MCA deputy editor Georgi Gyton spoke to area vice president Stefano Pandin about the new modern vision for the brand and how it has stood the test of time since its launch in 1971.
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NewsIndico heading for The Mailbox
Indian street food concept Indico has secured a unit at The Mailbox in Birmingham, its second iteration from multiple operator Faheem Badur.
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NewsGusto launches new rewards programme
Italian restaurant business Gusto has launched a new loyalty programme called Gusto Gold Rewards.
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NewsShake Shack operator posts £6.6m loss
Shake Shack UK’s operator Diverse Dining Ltd has posted a loss for the year to 31 December 2018, of £6.6m – an improvement on the £7.7m loss reported for the previous year.