All Tortilla articles – Page 9
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NewsRed’s enters refinancing talks
Red’s True Barbecue has entered refinancing talks after breaching its banking facility
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NewsTurtle Bay tops Growth Company Index
Turtle Bay, the Piper-backed Caribbean chain, has topped the list of the fastest growing companies in the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector.
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Tortilla set for Dalston
Tortilla is set to further strengthen its presence in London, with two openings in the capital in May.
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Further operators sign up to support Tim Bacon Foundation
A further group of the sector’s leading players have pledged their support to the Tim Bacon Foundation, the charity established in the late Living Ventures co-founder’s name to recognize his achievements, to continue his legacy and to echo his legendary generosity of spirit.
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NewsOperators line up to support the Tim Bacon Foundation
A host of the sector’s leading operators have pledged their support to the Tim Bacon Foundation
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Analysis & InsightDown Mexico way
There’s nothing like the start of a new year to get all and sundry dusting off the crystal ball to predict the ‘next big thing’. It does not seem very long ago that Mexican food was being touted by the annual soothsayers as the category to watch in the UK. How time flies
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NewsTortilla to add three sites in UK and four in UAE
Tortilla, the burrito and taco brand, is opening in Kingston in April and closing to singin for another two UK sites.
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Tortilla founder secures funding for new events app
REVL, the new events app, has closed a £2.4m seed funding round, supported by private investors
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NewsOperator predictions for 2017
MCA talks to leading operators across the sector about their predictions for 2017, including challenges, opportunities and the concepts to watch over the next 12 months.
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Tortilla appoints new ops director
Tortilla has appointed Jason Salt, former regional director of KFC UK & Ireland, as its new operations director
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Hunter swaps Tortilla for Chimichanga
Paul Hunter has stepped down as operations director at Tortilla to join the Prezzo-owned Chimichanga and MexiCo brands
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Gillett partners with Brakspear for first Marco Polo pub
Restauranteur Daren Gillett has set up his own pub company and secured a site with Brakspear.
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NewsFast food must modernise to win back young
Fast food operators must modernise to win back younger consumers, MCA can reveal.
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Analysis & InsightDrinkers continue move to food
While the shrinking of the nation’s pub estate has been happening for a number of years, the fall-off in numbers has been offset to a degree by new openings and the migration to food. Peter Martin gives his view on the current state and future prospects of the sector.
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Tortilla reaches 30
MCA talks to Tortilla managing director Richard Morris about further expansion plans, the evolution of the brand, volatile trading and future funding
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OpinionPerfect pitch
As we move into the final quarter of the year, there is a sense that operators across the sector are having to reassess the levels they have set on their respective “business graphic equalisers” to match the increasing headwinds. The majority are being faced with the questions of do you dial down investment on marketing and expansion whilst fading up funding on recruitment/training and maintenance capex?
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Ennismore to aid Breddos Tacos expansion
Breddos Tacos, the Mexican street food concept, is to open its first permanent site next month in London’s Clerkenwell
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Tortilla strengthens Middle East pipeline
Tortilla, the Quilvest-backed fast-casual concept, has lined up a further two openings in the Middle East
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Campbell joins The Alchemist & Gusto boards
Paul Campbell, the sector investor, has joined the boards of the Living Ventures-operated and Palatine Private Equity-backed The Alchemist and Gusto Restaurants groups as a non-executive director, MCA has learnt. At the same time, Jeremy Roberts chief executive of Living Ventures, has been appointed chairman of both companies. Roberts told ...
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Des McDonald eyes kebab concept
Restaurateur Des McDonald is in talks to open a kebab concept in the Middle East, MCA has learnt.