All Restaurants articles – Page 71
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Lewis Pratt plans launch of market hall concept
Andrew Lewis Pratt, former managing director of Retail Parks and Xscape at Capital & Regional, is looking to launch a new concept called The Market Hall
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Danous: 'I'm the loose cannon of the industry'
Since founding Thai Square Restaurant Group more than 20 years ago, Haim Danous has seen his fair share of rivals come and go. As he relaunches his Islington branch after an 11-month closure, he talks to MCA about sticking to his guns, the pitfalls of private equity investment and new avenues.
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NewsFounders’ Forum Focus: Claw
Fabian Clark was shocked when he learnt some British fishmongers were exporting 80% of their crab, kick starting a voyage to create Claw, a brand with the crustacean as its hero dish. In the latest of our Founders’ Forum series, Finn Scott-Delany hears how a sideways approach to expansion is being taken.
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Bundobust eyes investment; set for Liverpool
Bundobust is started talks regarding taking on new investment, as it gears up to secure a site in Liverpool
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Coppa Club confirms Maidenhead plans
Coppa Club has confirmed it is to open a new site next summer in Maidenhead’s town centre.
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SSP agrees to acquire German travel concessions firm
SSP Group has agreed to acquire part of the Stockheim group, a travel concessions business based in Germany
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Sticks n Sushi confirms Nova launch
Sticks ‘n’ Sushi, the Copenhagen-based restaurant group, has confirmed its fifth restaurant in London, and seventh in the UK, will open at Nova Victoria next Friday.
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Fortnum & Mason facing restaurant staffing problem
Fortnum & Mason’s chief executive Ewan Venters said that the business was already struggled to recruit the 300 seasonal staff
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Zizzi to rethink cash handling policy
Zizzi says it will reconsider the wording of its cash handling policy
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Final One Sixty site sold
The remaining One Sixty site in the City has been sold to a new operator called Damien McCrystal
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Analysis & InsightBurger market set to grow 5.9% per year
The UK branded burger market is set to grow at a rate of c5.9% a year to reach a value of £4bn by 2020, outperforming the wider restaurant market, the latest MCA analysis has shown.
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NewsFive Guys UK plans smaller format
Five Guys UK plans to open two sites under a smaller format after securing sites in Richmond and Chelsea
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Male to launch The Loft in St Albans
Nick Male, the former Conran executive chef and head of food development at Harrods, is to lauch a restaurant in St Albans, MCA understands.
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Purezza sets out expansion plans
Purezza, the Brighton-based vegan pizza restaurant concept, is opening in Camden in February 2018, with plans for further sites in Manchester and Bristol later in the year.
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Belpassi Bros shuts Tooting site
Belpassi Bros, the Tooting based meatball restaurant concept, has closed its doors to find a more central site and to concentrate on retail.
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NewsWagamama H1 lfls up 6.9%
Wagamama has reported UK like-for-like sales up 6.9% in the first half of the year, to 5 November.
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Angela joins Busaba board
Mark Angela, the current chief commercial officer of SSP, has joined the board of Busaba Eathai
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Tycoons team up to roll out The Chippy
Haim Danous, the property magnate and founder of Thai Square Kitchen, has gone into partnership with cosmetics entrepreneur George Hammer to roll out upscale fish and chip shop concept The Chippy, MCA has learnt.
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Former Rift & Co team launch Moody Burgers crowdfund
Moody Burgers, the fledgling restaurant, bar and delivery concept founded by the team behind Rift & Co, will officially launch its Crowdcube campaign today, having already reached 47% from initial investors.
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Holy Moly Macaroni eyes Grand Central site
Birmingham-based street food concept Holy Moly Macaroni has secured its first permanent site, MCA understands.