All Restaurants articles – Page 7
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NewsChopstix Group adds Irish Yangtze to estate
Chopstix Group has opened a new Yangtze site, in Donegal, Ireland, taking the total estate for the brand to 11 restaurants.
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NewsBusaba unveils new brand identity
Busaba has unveiled a new brand identity to tie in with its 20th anniversary, as it looks to reenergise the business and stand out in the crowded casual dining market.
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NewsRosa’s to open site in Manchester
Rosa’s Thai Café is to open a further regional site, in Manchester’s Deansgate.
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NewsChew to launch Singaporean restaurant and bakery concept
Restauranteur Ellen Chew is to launch Singapulah & Arôme – a bakery by day and Singaporean restaurant by night – at 15 Frith Street in Soho next month.
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NewsFormer Aside unit taken for veg bistro Naïfs
The former Aside unit in Peckham has been taken for a new vegan/vegetarian bistro concept Naïfs
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NewsJens Hofma on rollouts, financials and innovation
Pizza Hut Restaurants was subject to a management buy-out last year, led by CEO Jens Hofma. Speaking at MCA’s Restaurant Conference, he discusses the problems with fast rollouts, how it is possible to over-innovate, and why the customer is not always right.
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NewsBancone takes Foxlow Soho site
Bancone, the fresh pasta concept from David Ramsay and Will Ellner, has taken the former Foxlow site in Soho.
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OpinionWoods: ‘Proper innovation can be a game-changer for growth’
Innovation is not just about developing new things, it’s about developing things that customers actually want – and there is a big difference, according to Emma Woods, chief executive of Wagamama.
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NewsMamma Dough opens sixth south London site
Sourdough pizza business Mamma Dough has opened its sixth site, in South Norwood.
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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.