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News
P Franco team take Legs site
The team behind P Franco in Clapton is opening a new Japanese drinking food restaurant in Hackney.
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NewsThree Joes to extend crowdfund after hitting £400k target
Three Joes, the sourdough pizza restaurant concept from POD co-founders Tim Hall and Emma Blackmore, and former Byron operations director, is to extend its crowdfunding campaign after hitting its £400,000 target on Crowdcube.
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Opinion
Crowdfunding round-up
The latest investment news from the crowd, including Three Joes, Breakfast Club, Pachamama and Matt Gillan.
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NewsThree Joes exceeds 80% of £400k crowdfund goal in 24 hours
Three Joes, the pizza concept from POD co-founders Tim Hall and Emma Blackmore, and former Byron operations director, Peter Bruton, has raised more than 80% of its £400,000 crowdfunding target with 24 hours of its launch on Crowdcube.
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NewsBy Chloe set to open third UK site
By Chloe, the plant-based fast casual concept, is set to launch its third UK venue, with an opening lined up in the Icon Outlet at O2 complex.
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Opinion
The pirates of pizza
As one of the newest players in the burgeoning pizza sector, Radio Alice is out to get Londoners on its wavelength. Stefan Chomka, editor of MCA’s sister title, Restaurant Magazine, meets the founders, Matteo and Salvatore Aloe, and managing director, Emma King, to discuss tapping into the UK casual dining scene and the partnership with the Azzurri Group.
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NewsCope steps down as Byron CEO
Simon Cope has stepped down as chief executive of Byron, the Three Hills Capital Partners-backed burger chain, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & InsightPicking out the positives amid the challenges
Good news stories have often been hard to come by in the sector of late but according to MCA’s head of consumer insight, Gareth Nash, there are plenty of reasons to be cheerful when you look closely at the figures behind the recent performance of the eating-out sector
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NewsBleecker appoints Pegues as head of ops
Bleecker Burger has appointed Nicola Pegues, formerly of Nando’s and Bryon, as head of operations, MCA understands.
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NewsDeliveroo reworks allergy info on menus
Deliveroo is overhauling the way its platform displays allergen information on menus in an effort to increase transparency for consumers and encourage restaurants to follow suit and take action.
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NewsByron launches Facebook Messenger payment bot
Byron has launched a Quickpay bot allowing customers to pay for their bill using Facebook Messenger.
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NewsAndrews steps down as Byron IT director
Sarah Andrews, formerly of Tesco and Whitbread, has stepped down as IT director of better burger brand Byron.
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News
GBK made operating loss of £2.6m in H1
Gourmet Burger Kitchen made a £2.6m operating loss in the six months to 31 August, the group’s owner Famous Brands has admitted.
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NewsHonest Burgers reports FY EBITDA increase
Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed chain, has reported a rise in both restaurant EBITDA and Group EBITDA in the year ended January 2018, driven by the opening of seven new restaurants, including the first out of London locations in Reading and Cambridge
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NewsJamie Oliver Group strengthens senior team
Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group has announced a series of senior appointments.
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News
Honest Burgers secures Marylebone site
Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed business, is to further strengthen its presence in central London, with an opening in Marylebone.
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OpinionInside track: I’ll get my Cote
A buried paragraph at the end of a story on GBK facing a CVA, suggested that Cote was exploring a possible merger and had held early talks about a tie-up with a listed company. Mark Wingett looks at what listed company would be a good fit for the French restaurant chain. He also explores what went wrong at GBK and why Gaucho’s new owners have swapped Meakin for Martin (Williams)
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NewsHonest Burgers set for Liverpool
Honest Burgers, the Active Partners-backed business, has further strengthened its 2019 opening pipeline, after lining up an opening in Liverpool.
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NewsFlat Iron appoints FD
Flat Iron, the Piper-backed steak restaurant group, has appointed Côte’s Stuart McNamara as its new finance director, MCA has learnt.
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NewsKids eat for 25p at Byron
Byron has launched a new offer for August, where kids can eat for just 25p Monday-Friday until 31 August.