All Restaurants (Casual Dining) articles – Page 10
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News
Jack: The investment case
Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis Securities says that consumers’ relentless quest for value favours large-scale operators that offer value food, benefiting food-led pubs more than restaurants. He says that pub sector sales have returned to growth (in value terms), an improvement that reflects a declining reliance on beer (40% ...
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Opinion
New brands served with relish
The upmarket burger restaurant segment is going through a fresh ‘second wave’ of activity, but how will it compare to the first, asks Mel Flaherty.The downturn-defying number of new restaurant openings has been reported with wonder by the press, but even more eye-widening is the proportion of these dedicated to ...
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News
Ponti’s reports £2.2m FY loss
Ponti’s Group, the operator of the Ponti’s Italian Kitchen and Caffe Italia brands, has reported a pre-tax loss of £2.25m for the year to 29 January 2012, which it said was due to the closure costs on exiting three restaurants and a loss arising from the liquidation of an associate ...