All Wahaca articles – Page 12
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NewsWahaca on track to make regional debut
Wahaca is on track to make its regional debut in the next 12 months and add a further three sites to its 11-strong core London estate
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Analysis & InsightWise guys
It has been less than a year since its UK launch, but US better burger chain Five Guys has already made plenty of waves across the country’s eating-out sector
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NewsFlypay receives further funding for sector rollout
Flypay, the developer of the restaurant app which enables waiter-less payment, is to be rolled out further after receiving £1m of new funding from mobile payment specialists Entreé Capital and a successful trial with Wahaca
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NewsReilley named Retailers’ Retailer 2014
Alex Reilley, who has overseen the impressive growth of Loungers, has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the eating-out and drinking-out market
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Analysis & Insight
Taking Mexican street food to new heights
Wahaca co-founder Mark Selby’s entrepreneurial approach to business development is helping to grow the number of sites and expand the concept
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News
Burrito Mama ready for bespoke situations
Mark Selby, co-founder of Wahaca, has said that Burrito Mama, the group’s first takeaway site, was trading very well, and would look at other opening opportunities
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Wahaca eyes new concept
Wahaca, the Mexican street food restaurant concept led by Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby, is developing a new, smaller concept that it hopes to launch in the next year
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InterviewsFriday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Peter Borg-Neal, chief executive of Oakman Inns and Restaurants, the Hertfordshire-based multiple operator, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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NewsFormer Loch Fyne MD to lead Tortilla
Tortilla has appointed Richard Morris, former managing director of Loch Fyne Restaurants, as its new managing director to oversee its next stage of growth
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NewsCoal consolidates estate
Coal Grill & Bar has consolidated its estate after securing further openings in Gloucester and Swindon, whilst at the same time agreeing to sell its existing site in Wimbledon to Wahaca
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NewsLoungers named operator of the year
Loungers was named operator of the year at the R200 Awards last night at Merchants Tavern in London’s Shoreditch, hosted by M&C Report’s sister title Restaurant magazine. Oakman Inns, the Peter Borg-Neal-led company was named pub company of the year
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NewsComptoir Libanais opens at Bluewater
Comptoir Libanais, the London-based Lebanese fast-casual concept, has opened its latest site in Bluewater, its seventh it total, as it continues to ramp up its rollout program
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NewsGondola delivers strong performance
M&C Report takes a closer look at the full-year update from Gondola Group, the operator of PizzaExpress, Zizzi, ASK and Byron, including its capital structure, international expansion plans, the repositioning of Zizzi, a new FD for ASK, a breakout year for Byron and its feeling that there are early signs of recovery in the broader economy
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Analysis & Insight
Less buzz, more longevity
Back in January 2008, the world was a different place. Post the Lehman Brothers crash, the talk then was that the “dip in the economy” as it was seen then, would correct itself by the summer and the previous period of growth would be back before the run up to Christmas. At the same time, M&C Report was picking its hot concepts to look out for in the coming 12 months
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NewsTortilla gears up for next stage of growth
Tortilla, the Quilvest-backed fast casual Mexican chain, has secured another seven sites both inside and outside London, which it hopes to bring online over the next 12 months, including four that will open before the end of the year, M&C Report understands
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OpinionThe IT crowd
The opening last week of the Richard Caring-backed Grillshack, complete with apps that enable diners to order and pay for food and drinks on their smartphone, highlights that a technological dam is about to break for the UK’s eating and drinking-out industry
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Wahaca moves closer on Brixton site
Wahaca, the Mexican street food restaurant concept led by Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby, has moved a step closer to securing a site in London’s Brixton
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Vagabond to double up
Vagabond, the wine shop and deli concept, is to open its second site in London next month
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GBK hits the 60 mark
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), the premium burger chain, has secured its 60th site in the UK
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Wahaca to launch Burrito Mama
Wahaca is to open a new takeaway burrito concept adjacent to its upcoming opening at London’s One New Change called Burrito Mama