All Leon articles – Page 22
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OpinionThe Leon King
One of the UK’s most influential restaurant chains is finally gearing up for serious growth and intends to build a healthy presence outside its London heartland within the next few years. Joe Lutrario talks to John Vincent about the story behind Leon
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News
SSP secures Euston site for Gino D'Campo
Travel concessions specialist SSP has secured a first site to open a new casual dining restaurant in partnership with TV chef Gino D’Campo to open in the autumn
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Analysis & InsightStreet life
Street food, and all it entails whether that is through food, marketing or location, has become an increasingly influential part of the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector. Over the next few months and years that influence is set to further grow as the category evolves with the help of a number of established players.
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NewsVital Ingredient appoints new MD
Vital Ingredient, the London-based tossed salad-to-go concept, has appointed Paolo Peretti as its new managing director
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OpinionNo time for just a casual approach
Growth in the UK branded restaurant market is not being distributed equally and a new order is emerging which means there can be no casual approach to casual dining
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Opinion
Getting to the core of the Big Apple
Late last month, M&C Allegra Foodservice and Restaurant magazine took 30 leading operators to New York as part of their 72 Hours in… series. Their time was divided between exploring the independent and edgy concept melting pot that is Brooklyn and the more brand-conscious Manhattan. Mark Wingett sahares some of the highlights from the trip.
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News
O-food eyes expansion
O-food, a new Scandinavian sandwich bar concept backed by the Virgin start-up initiative, plans to expand across London and then look to take its brand international, M&C Report understands.
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Analysis & InsightRestaurants lead UK’s high street renaissance
Catering outlets including restaurants are the only category of chain operator to have seen unbroken growth in UK branch numbers over the last seventeen years, according to a new study by CBRE. It found that restaurant and food outlet numbers are now 258% higher than in 1998 thanks to an ...
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News
Rockfish on track for £1m EBITDA
High-profile chef Mitch Tonks told M&C Report his restaurant company is on track to report its first million pound EBITDA in the next 12 months as he prepares to open a fourth Rockfish restaurant serving the freshest available fish
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Diary
Diary: Alan Yau; Pret A Manger and JDW
In this week’s Diary section, Alan Yau talks about his plans for a ‘Chinese McDonald’s’ concept, Pret CEO Clive Schlee blogs about trading in Paris and JDW gets a less than warm welcome from its new customers…
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NewsLeon hails momentous year
Leon has reported a 23% rise in like-for-like sales for the 12 months to 28 December 2014, a year it described as “momentous
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NewsOperators on Q1 trading
Operators including Azzurri Group, Bill’s, Cote, New World Trading Company, Pho and Leon give their views on how trading has gone over the first three months of the year
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Jubo committed to continued growth
Korean restaurant, Jubo Canteen, is committed to continued growth co-founder Lyall Schwass told M&C Report ahead of the opening of its second restaurant
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Jubo secures second site
Korean restaurant, Jubo Canteen, has secured its second London site at Exmouth Market on the former GB Pizza Co site
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Interviews
Five minutes with... John Vincent - Leon
M&C Report takes five minutes to talk to the co-founder of Leon restaurants John Vincent about sustainable values in the free market, throwing a bucket of ice over the nation and what the BBC means to him.
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NewsLeon launches Spring menu
Leon, the healthy fast-food concept, is expanding its all-day menu with breakfast and lunch items launching next week
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NewsLeon strengthens management team
Leon has strengthened its management team with the appointment of former Wagamama executive Anthony Perring as its first chief financial officer
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NewsBacon named Retailers’ Retailer 2015
Tim Bacon has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the eating-out and drinking-out market
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NewsLeon on track for 12 sites in 2015
Leon has the funding and pipeline in place to open 12 new sites this year, according to co-founder John Vincent who was speaking at the Food on the Go conference
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Active Private Equity takes stake in Honest Burgers
Active Private Equity, the backer of Leon and Evans Cycles, has taken a c50% stake in Honest Burgers, the London-based better burger concept