All Little Chef articles – Page 4
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News
Little Chef buyer 'working on another major deal'
Davis Coffer Lyons says it’s working with Kuwaiti-based Kout Food Group on another multi-site transaction after advising on its acquisition of Little Chef
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News
Little Chef to live on after c£15m deal
Little Chef, the iconic restaurant chain is to live on after the c80-strong business was acquired from RCapital by the Kuwaiti company Kout Food Group Restaurants UK Limited (KFGR-UK), in a deal, which valued the business at around £15m
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Analysis & InsightI have a dream. Or is it just deja-vu?
Why do so many American restaurants choose to open up over here? And why are many UK restaurateurs so preoccupied with the New York dining scene? These are questions I’m often asked by people who mistake me for someone who knows more about Anglo-American dining relations than the next man
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News
Little Chef to run festival cafes
The iconic restaurant chain, which was placed in the market in April, is to operate a pop-up cafe at two music festivals this summer
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Analysis & Insight
Driving growth
David Coffer, chairman of The Coffer Group, looks at the growing coffee sector and says that as landlords deal with rising retail vacancy rates, rents and incentives for coffee operators will continue to become more attractive
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 22-23 June
Food-on-the-go Pret A Manger seeks £375m debt refinancing Pret A Manger is seeking to raise a new £375m loan to refinance existing debt and pay a dividend to private equity owner Bridgepoint. The London-based firm has mandated HSBC, Rabobank, ING Bank, RBS, Bank of Ireland, BNP Paribas and Societe Generale ...
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News
Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants appoints new FD
Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants has appointed Bhavesh Mistry, formely of Anheuser-Busch InBev, as its new finance director
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News
Just Falafel appoints consultant chef to expand menu
Just Falafel has appointed food development veteran Gerard Murphy as consultant chef to expand the UK menu, including adding lighter options
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News
Caan linked to Little Chef bid
James Caan, the entrepreneur and star of Dragons’ Den, is the latest name to be linked with a possible acquisition of troubled roadside restaurant chain Little Chef
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Diary
Diary: Enterprise Inns, Hakkasan, Atmosphere, Little Chef
This week’s Diary includes Enterprise’s Ted Tuppen on keeping going, Hakkasan on international brand stretching and several concepts getting on their bike.
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Opinion
Little Chef brand set to disappear
The iconic restaurant brand could disappear from the UK’s roadsides after a number of potential buyers indicated that they may want to rebrand the 83-strong business.
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News
Most chains have good hygiene standards
Major high street restaurant and retail chains generally have good food hygiene standards, although La Tasca and Little Chef were found to have had low ratings in more than 10% of outlets, a survey from Which? shows.
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 25-27 May
Please see below our roundup of this weekend’s newspapers: Pubs Britain’s pubs face lost decade The pub industry faces a lost decade with sales unlikely to hit 2007 levels for at least another five years despite the government’s efforts to reduce the cost of beer in the latest budget. Tightened ...