All Carluccio’s articles – Page 20
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OpinionI predict a…
Stefan Chomka looks ahead to what 2014 has in store, with 10 predictions, some “dead-certs” like Alan Yau’s opening of ‘Asian gastropub’ Duck & Rice rekindling publicans’ desires to return to the heady days of the mid 1990s where a Thai restaurant was the pub accessory du jour; and some more avant-garde, including the possible opening of bread and butter concept called B&B
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NewsCarluccio’s lines up Bracknell opening
Carluccio’s has secured a unit at the Bracknell Regeneration Partnership scheme, the joint venture between Legal & General Property and Schroder Property
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Comptoir Libanais secures Heathrow site
Comptoir Libanais, the London-based Lebanese fast-casual concept, will open its first site at Heathrow Airport next year, M&C Report understands
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NewsCarluccio’s wins Harrogate approval
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, has finally secured planning permission to open a site in Harrogate next spring
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Iberica sets out expansion plans
Ibérica Restaurants, the Spanish group led by two-Michelin-starred chef Nacho Manzano, is actively looking to expand outside of London with plans for up to 10 UK sites in the next five years
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Iberica eyes further expansion
Iberica Food & Culture, the restaurant and deli led by two-Michelin starred chef Nacho Manzano, is eyeing further expansion inside and outside London
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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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NewsCarluccio's reveals Ireland targets
Carluccio’s chief executive Simon Kossoff has revealed its target locations in Ireland following the restaurant operator’s acquisition of the brand’s franchisee in the country
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NewsCarluccio's buys Irish franchise, seeks more sites
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, has bought its franchisee in Ireland as it looks to open a further six sites in the country
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NewsCompetition for hospitality jobs intensifies
Competition for jobs in the industry is intensifying, with the number of jobs advertised and applications rising in the second quarter of the year, according to the latest Hospitality Employment Index from Caterer.com and the People 1st skills agency
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NewsOperators line up for Birmingham’s Grand Central
A number of leading operators have been confirmed for openings at Grand Central, the redevelopment above Birmingham’s New Street train station, which is now set to come online in 2015
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Carluccio’s grows 2014 pipeline
Carluccio’s is looking to line up four new openings for next year as it looks to open up to 10 new restaurants in 2014, including a possible site at Heathrow’s Terminal 4
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Iberica secures Victoria site
Iberica Food & Culture is understood to have secured a site in London’s Victoria, as part of the Land Securities redevelopment of the area
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Carluccio's introduces app for visually impaired customers
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, has introduced an app to make it easier for visually impaired customers to read its menus
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NewsLe Bistrot Pierre secures expansion fund
Le Bistrot Pierre, the highly-rated French restaurant chain, has secured a new multi-million pound financing deal that will see the 10-strong group double the number of its outlets over the next four years
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Carluccio’s secures Fire & Stone site
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, is set to open in Portsmouth, after securing the former Fire & Stone in the city from Covent Garden Restaurants and Bars (CG)
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OpinionOne good turn
Being shouted at by a woman in Burkina Faso was probably not what Simon Kossoff, chief executive of Carluccio’s, imagined would be part of running the all-day Italian café brand, but charity fundraising and its results have become an important aspect of the group’s business
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NewsFY EBITDA stable at Gaucho
Gaucho, the Argentinean steakhouse concept led by Zeev Godik, reported flat EBITDA growth in its last financial year, as interest payments and the closure of its Beirut site impacted turnover
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Ed’s confirmed for Norwich and MK
Ed’s Easy Diner has confirmed it is set to open a new 3,000sq ft restaurant at intu Chapelfield, Norwich, later this month, as well as an Ed’s Outside unit at intu Midsummer Place in Milton Keynes
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Carluccio’s to make Abu Dhabi debut
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, is set to make its debut in Abu Dhabi before the end of the year