All Wasabi articles – Page 7
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OpinionThe bigger tracker picture
As with previous years’ lists, the 2015 AlixPartners Profit Tracker has thrown up some interesting nuances, showing continued, concerted growth for the more established brands and a further strong showing from traditional brewers and pub operators
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NewsWasabi strengthens pipeline
Wasabi has further strengthened its openings pipeline with three further sites secures in London and a third unit lined up for New York
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NewsWasabi reports “unprecedented period of change”
Wasabi, the London-based sushi and bento chain led by Dong Hyun Kim, saw turnover top £70m in the 16 months to December 2013
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Intu scoops foodcourt award
The food court at Intu’s Lakeside shopping centre was awarded a Gold Award at the British Council of Shopping Centres award ceremony following £9m investment
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Analysis & InsightIgnoring the noise of the new
It seems that every week a new study comes out to tell us what consumers like and dislike about their eating and drinking out experiences, and each time expectation levels on what constitutes a “good time” increase. So how can established operators compete against the “noise of the new”
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NewsWasabi to ramp up regional expansion
Wasabi, the London-based sushi and bento chain led by Dong Hyun Kim, is to ramp up its regional expansion plans, including the launch of its first airport site, M&C Report understands.
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NewsWasabi set to for Old Compton St
Wasabi remains on track to operate 40 sites by the end of this year, after securing a further site in London’s Soho
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NewsNetwork Rail reports strong growth for food operators
Like-for-like sales at ‘specialist’ food retailers Wasabi, Nampo, Mi Casa and Patisserie Valerie at stations operated by Network Rail increased by 18% in the three months to 30 June
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NewsRegional rents on the rise
Bidding wars between restaurant operators are driving up rents on former retail units in the centre of Leeds
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Analysis & InsightNew world order
Forget the recent influx of US restaurant brands planting their flags on UK soil – the Brits are leading a global invasion all of their own
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Wasabi eyes further US growth
Wasabi is planning to open its second New York City restaurant next March, as it eyes further expansion in the US
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NewsIntu names Lakeside foodcourt line up
Intu has confirmed the majority of the line-up for its new £9m foodcourt development at Lakeside, with Tortilla, Five Guys and Patisserie Valerie all asset for new openings at the scheme
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Fish, chips & gin concept set for triple opening
George’s, an independent chain of fish and chips shops in the Midlands, has secured funding for the first three sites under its new concept restaurant that will serve upscale fish and chips, alongside a gin bar
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Japanese Canteen targets 'untapped areas'
Japanese Canteen, the London-based restaurant concept, will target “untapped areas” of the capital for future openings and could expand out of the city, M&C Report has learnt
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OpinionTo invest or not to invest...
Private equity has provided the finance for most growth concepts on the UK’s pubs and restaurants scene. So what makes a great private-equity investment? Electra Partners’ Bill Priestley gives his view
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Analysis & InsightEd's takes top spot in Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker
Ed’s Easy Diner has taken the top spot in this year’s Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker, which tracks companies with the fastest-growing profits within the United Kingdom’s eating and drinking-out sector, with a compound annual growth rate of 127%
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NewsFive Guys secures Birmingham site
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, has secured its first site in the Midlands, after taking on a unit in the city’s The Bullring shopping centre, M&C Report has learnt.
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Intu sees rise in catering spend
Intu Properties, formerly Capital Shopping Centres, the UK’s leading developer, owner and manager of prime regional shopping centres, has reported that the amount consumers spent on average catering across its estate in 2013 rose by 9%
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Analysis & InsightBranded dining sector to grow 7.6% by revenue in 2014
The UK branded dining sector will grow 7.6% by revenue in 2014, with outlet numbers increasing 5.5%, according to figures from Allegra’s Project Restaurant Report
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NewsFive Guys secures Lakeside site
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, has secured a further site outside London, after exchanging on a unit at Lakeside Shopping Centre’s new £9m foodcourt in Essex