All Restaurants (Casual Dining) articles – Page 2
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Barburrito seeks more funding to double estate
Barburrito, the Manchester-based Mexican-style casual dining chain, is close to securing additional investment to double its estate as part of its plan for a nationwide presence
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El Mexicana plans next 10 sites
El Mexicana, the fast-food Mexican franchise concept, has opened a site in Woking bringing its estate to 11 and is aiming to expand its pipeline by between eight and ten new openings this year, M&C Report has learnt
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Feng Sushi awarded three stars for sustainability
Feng Sushi, the Japanese fast-casual restaurant and take away concept backed by Luke Johnson, has been awarded three stars from the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) for innovation in 2013
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Assado introduces take-away concept
High-profile chef Cyrus Todiwala is offering ‘grab & go’ food at his recently opened Goan-Portuguese casual-dining restaurant Assado, near London’s Waterloo
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Chopstix continues nationwide roll-out
Chopstix, the noodle bar operated by the Oodle Noodle group, is opening six new sites in shopping centres and one roadside location in the coming months
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Zaks diner signs first franchisee
Zaks, the Norfolk-based American diner chain that has been operating for nearly 40 years, is opening its first franchised restaurant in south west Norfolk and plans to roll the concept out nationwide
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Tesco to launch Decks format
Tesco is to launch its new casual dining format at its Extra store in the Arena Shopping Park, Coventry next month under the name Decks, which it describes as a “fresh take on eating out”, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & Insight
Out-of-town take up
Casual dining is becoming an essential part of the retail experience in the UK. It is now widely acknowledged that an attractive leisure mix leads to increased dwell time, as well as an improved consumer experience, says Andrew McGregor, head of leisure at Knight Frank
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Casual dining transforming out-of-town parks
The strong increase in the number of casual dining outlets on retail parks compared with fast food sites has been a significant recent trend in the out-of-town sector
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Hawksmoor collects best drinks offer award
Hawksmoor, the four-strong steakhouse concepts led by Will Beckett and Huw Gott, collected the best drinks offer in a group or chain award at last night’s Harpers Awards 2013, holding off the challenge of the Cantalouge Group and Vinoteca. The best drinks offer in a pub award went to the ...