All Restaurants articles – Page 15
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NewsWhitbread’s Bar + Block to open first Northern Ireland site
Whitbread’s Bar + Block Steakhouse brand is to open new restaurants in Bristol and Belfast – its first in Northern Ireland, in April.
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NewsK10 launches new ordering and payment app
London-based sushi concept K10 has launched a new app, which offers click and collect and payment functionality for customers, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & Insight'You can’t get away from burgers – people love a burger'
Bill Collison, the founder of casual dining chain Bill’s talks to MCA’ sister title Food Spark about how the business has been trying to revitalise the consumer experience, including mixing up the menu.
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Asia de Cuba restaurant to close after 20 years
Asia de Cuba, the Chino-Latino dining room within London’s St Martin’s Hotel, is to close after 20 years.
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Opinion
Restaurants ‘waiting too long for hygiene rating re-inspections’
Just Eat’s UK managing director Graham Corfield has told MCA that the group is working with restaurants and Government to improve the hygiene inspection regime.
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NewsAward-winning Turkish restaurant Kosebasi secures first UK site
Award-winning global restaurant brand Kosebasi is understood to have secured the former Valentina site at 75 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, for its first UK restaurant, MCA understands.
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Analysis & Insight
Heads up and take in the view
MCA’s contributing editor Peter Martin gives his view on the contradictions at the heart of the eating and drinking-out sector and discusses why he thinks competition should be the sector’s lifeblood, even if it makes life more challenging for incumbents
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P Franco team take Legs site
The team behind P Franco in Clapton is opening a new Japanese drinking food restaurant in Hackney.
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NewsPastaio lines up two sites for 2019
Pastaio owner Shemeel Khan has told MCA he is working towards two new restaurant sites this year, part of a plan to build a mini-chain out of the pasta concept. Khan is the biggest shareholder of Pastaio, which is fronted by chef Stevie Parle, and has a single site in ...
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OpinionInterview with an innovator: Saiphin Moore
The sale of her stake in Rosa’s Thai Café has not sated the Saiphin Moore’s appetite for the restaurant business. As well as her Lao Café concept, she is developing new brand, Slurp. Here, she talks to Sarah Sharples, of MCA’s sister title, Food Spark, about how far Thai food has come in London since she landed 14 years ago, the dishes she is proud to have put on the menu and her disinterest in a Michelin star.
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NewsBigChefs plans UK launch
BigChefs, the Turkish all-day dining concept, is working to create a joint venture in the UK to bring the brand to a central London location, MCA has learnt.
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NewsBoparan appoints KPMG to advise on Ed’s and Giraffe
Boparan Restaurant Group has confirmed that it has appointed KPMG at advise on its options for its under-performing brands, Ed’s Easy Diner and Giraffe.
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NewsKFC FY lfls down 2% in the UK
KFC system sales were down 2% in 2018 but rallied in the final quarter with a 1% increase, parent company Yum! Brands has reported.
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NewsMarco's New York Italian closes in Sheffield
Marco’s New York Italian, the Black & White Hospitality restaurant concept, has closed its Sheffield site after seven years.
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NewsRichoux shareholders back de-listing plan
Richoux Group shareholders have given their backing to the group’s plans to de-list and re-register as a private company.
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NewsJamie Oliver Restaurant Group in investment talks
Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group is to open discussions with potential private equity partners about funding the next phase of its development, MCA understands.
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NewsBill’s ready for next step in refresh programme
David Campbell, the executive chairman of Bill’s, has told MCA that the brand is moving on to the next stage of its “2020” refresh.
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NewsShelling out
Sri Lankan casual dining concept The Coconut Tree is putting roots down in the south-west and hopes to eventually go national.
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NewsWagamama launches third NY restaurant
Wagamama is to open its first international outlet under the ownership of The Restaurant Group.
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MEATliquor replaces debut site
MEATliquor has succeeded in its goal of securing a replacement to debut restaurant in Marylebone.