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Williams steps down as Whyte & Brown CEO
Liz Williams, who oversaw Greene King’s Loch Fyne Restaurants for five years, has stepped down as chief executive of Whyte & Brown, the Soho-based chicken concept, less than a year after joining the business, MCA has learnt.
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San Carlo confirms Regent St site
San Carlo, the family-owned restaurant group, has confirmed it is to launch an eponymous new site on Regent Street St James’s.
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MOD to double up in Leeds
MOD Pizza UK, the Sir Charles Dunstone-backed concept, is to double its presence in Leeds, after securing a site in the city centre.
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Waka to double up
Nikkei fusion restaurant Waka has signed with developers and landowners Stanhope, Mitsui Fudosan and AIMCo to open in the WestWorks building in White City Place, west London.
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Prezzo and Barclaycard to trial new payment technology
Prezzo has teamed up with Barclaycard to trial new technology, which allows diners to simply walk out after eating their meal.
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Polish chain North Fish plans UK launch
Polish restaurant operator North Fish is eyeing its first UK sites in a bid to fill what is sees as a gap in the market for quality fish dishes to-go.
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Wagamama adds to New York pipeline
Wagamama has added two sites to its US pipeline, as its looks to double its presence in New York.
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Fanny's Kebabs launches first site, secures second
Fanny’s Kebabs, from the team behind Claude’s Kitchen, Amuse Bouche and Tommy Tucker, has opened its first restaurant in Stoke Newington, with a second site to open in April or May.
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US brand SlapFish targeting London opening
American fast casual dining restaurant SlapFish is looking to open its first site in London, as it debuts in the UK, MCA has learnt.
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Brigadiers details revealed
Brigadiers, JKS Restaurants’ Indian barbecue restaurant and drinking tavern, has been confirmed for a May opening at Bloomberg Arcade, as first flagged up by MCA in May 2017.
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Putting PizzaExpress back on the map
PizzaExpress UK MD Zoe Bowley discusses the beloved legacy of the brand and the task of rediscovering its relevance
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La Pastaia doubles up
Italian concept La Pastaia has opened its second branch on the site of the former Zena restaurant in Fitzrovia.
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Mowgli secures Nottingham site
Mowgli, the Indian street food restaurant concept , has secured its second site in the Midlands, in Nottingham
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OpinionBuilding a brand, not a chain
M Restaurant founder and former Gaucho MD, Martin Williams, has been outspoken of late about the root cause of the poor performance of many casual dining giants. He has accused them of offering customers a “mediocre offering in a soulless environment”. He talks to James Wallin about his belief in building a brand rather than a chain.
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NewsGreene King places Loch Fyne on the market
Greene King is again set to test the market for Loch Fyne Seafood & Grill, after appointing advisers to oversee a sale of the brand
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NewsCDG to target up to 300 international sites by 2022
Casual Dining Group (CDG) is planning to reach 250-300 international franchise sites over the next three to four years, according to chief operating officer James Spragg.
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NewsJimmy Choo president joins Byron board
Hannah Colman Polli, the president of Jimmy Choo Europe, has joined the board of Byron
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NewsHills swaps CDG for Burger King UK
Lizzi Hills has stepped down from the Casual Dining Group Burger King UK as its new strategic finance director
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Pizza Storm closes Wandsworth site
Pizza Storm, the pizza concept backed by Bakkavor, has closed its site in London’s Wandsworth
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NewsHoni Poke to double up
Honi Poke, one of the raft of concepts based around the Hawaiian raw food to open in the capital last year, has lined up a second site