All Restaurants articles – Page 27
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NewsFreshly Chopped to make England debut
Dublin-based salad chain Freshly Chopped will make its debut in England, in Manchester, before the end of the year, after securing a site in the Piccadilly Gardens area of the city, MCA understands.
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NewsClick & collect orders up 70% at Prezzo
Prezzo, the TPG-backed Italian restaurant chain, has grown sales from click-and-collect orders by 70% within just one month of a new partnership with online ordering platform, Orderswift.
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NewsBar + Block updates on pipeline
Whitbread’s high street steak restaurant brand Bar + Block has announced openings in Wimbledon and Reading in early 2019, and hints at more to come, MCA has learnt.
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NewsLeon awarded three stars for sustainability
Leon, the John Vincent-led group, has achieved the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s (SRA) top mark of three stars – the only brand in the food-to-go market to be awarded the accolade for its sustainable practices. The SRA judges a business’ sustainability against a ten-point sustainability framework under three main pillars of ...
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NewsTGI Friday’s launches ‘Fridarians’ campaign
TGI Friday’s has launched a new integrated brand campaign that introduces the world to “Fridarians”, who “smash through the so-called rules of going out and live every day like it’s a Friday”
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NewsBrexit vote forces TGI’s to switch to UK suppliers
TGI Friday’s switched a number of suppliers from overseas providers to UK ones in the wake of the Brexit vote, its procurement and supply chain director has told Supply Management magazine.
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NewsKFC franchisee secures c£14m debt facility
Auriga Holdings, one of the longest-serving KFC franchisees in the UK, has secured a new £13.95m debt facility from Metro Bank, as it eyes further expansion.
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NewsUsain Bolt restaurant brand to launch on Holy Birds site
The first UK site for Usain Bolt’s Tracks & Records brand is to open on 10 October in London’s Spitalfields.
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NewsCoconut Tree begins 'mini rollout'
The Coconut Tree, the Sri Lankan street food concept, is eyeing a “mini rollout” which preserves the authenticity of the brand.
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NewsHancock’s secures three more openings for 2018
Hancock’s, the American Kitchen & Bar concept, has secured three new sites in Hampshire which will launch before the end of the year.
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NewsTasty cancels growth funding
Tasty, the Wildwood operator, has said it has “no plans to open any new sites at the current time” and has cancelled its unused £5m revolving credit facility earmarked for expansion.
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NewsM&B eyes further acquisitions for Miller & Carter
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to slow down the rate of expansion for its Miller & Carter brand, now that the business has reached the 100-site mark.
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NewsJones: 'Prezzo lost its focus on hospitality'
Prezzo executive chair Karen Jones has told MCA’s Restaurant Conference about her decision to take charge of the struggling brand and mission to “make customers love it again”.
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NewsEx-Wahaca people director to joins Bill’s
Odette Schwartz, who earlier this year stepped down as people director at Wahaca, is set to join Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed restaurant chain, as its new full-time HR director, MCA has learnt.
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NewsGaucho creditors approve CVA plan
Gaucho has received approval from the majority of its creditors for its Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) plan, MCA understands.
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NewsMaison du Mezze eyes Soho opening
AMA Hospitality is in talks to open a site under its Middle Eastern-style, premium casual dining restaurant brand – Maison du Mezze, in London’s Soho, MCA understands.
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NewsThe Coconut Tree opening two in Bristol
The Coconut Tree, the Sri Lankan street food concept, is opening two new restaurants in Bristol.
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NewsVIP-backed Zela heading to The Strand
Zela, an upscale Japanese and Mediterranean fusion concept backed by Cristiano Ronaldo, is to open at the ME London Hotel on The Strand in Covent Garden.
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BOWLS concept to replace Billy & The Chicks
BOWLS, a new “high-end fast-casual concept, is to open in London’s Soho, replacing chicken concept Billy & The Chicks.
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Rudy’s Pizza plans Liverpool launch
Mission Mars, the Manchester based group behind Albert’s Schloss and Rudy’s Pizza, is set to launch the latter concept in Liverpool.