All Restaurants articles – Page 28
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NewsCaring: Bill’s was left behind
Richard Caring has told MCA that he did receive approaches regarding Bill’s last year, but that he didn’t think the 82-strong chain was “dressed well enough to be sold”
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Cattle Grid team to launch bar concept
The team behind Cattle Grid is to launch a new wine bar cum kitchen concept in south west London
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NewsBistrot Pierre co-founders take a step back
Robert Beacham and John Whitehead, the co-founders of Bistrot Pierre, the Livingbridge-backed French restaurant group, are to take step back from the business and take on non-executive roles, MCA understands.
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NewsKuPP was losing £181k a month
KuPP, the Scandinavian-inspired casual dining chain, went into administration after founder Steve Cox failed to persuade investors in parent company Faucet Inn to inject new capital, according to the administrator’s report.
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Opinion
Pizza Hut seeks marginal gains in a heated market
While the restaurant sector was seeing an explosion of growth, Pizza Hut Restaurants remained focused on consolidating and investing in its estate. Chief executive Jens Hofma, who led the management buyout of the business this year, talks to James Wallin about a return to growth, his concerns about the sector’s obsession with like-for-like sales growth over protecting margins and his frustration that responsible operators have been penalised in the CVA era.
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TRG appoints SSP’s Ash as brand director
The Restaurant Group has appointed SSP’s Elise Ash as its new brand director.
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NewsBIRD returns to acquisition trail
BIRD, the fried chicken and waffles concept, is to return to the acquisition trail with two sites lined up for the next six months.
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Tony Macaroni eyes 20 franchise openings in 2019
The Tony Macaroni brand is eyeing up to 20 new franchise openings in England and Northern Ireland during 2019.
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NewsCorbin & King launches drive to employ more over-50s
Restaurant group Corbin & King has launched an initiative to employ more people over the age of 50 in a move that it believes will create a better and more diverse workforce.
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NewsUnder-performance of new openings impacts GBK
The under-performance of a number of new openings and its Deliveroo Editions have played a significant role in the struggles faced by GBK, MCA understands.
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NewsPho parts company with MD Smith
Pho, the Vietnamese restaurant group, has parted company with its managing director Mark Smith. Smith, who joined the company as finance director in 2015, has now departed the business and Stephen Wall, co-founder, has assumed the role of chief executive.
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NewsThali Café acquired out of administration
Thali Café, the Bristol-based, Indian restaurant group, has been acquired out of administration by a new private company called Jugaard Ltd, MCA has learnt.
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NewsTossed consolidates Vital estate
Tossed, the healthy eating group led by Vincent McKivett, has consolidated the Vital Ingredient estate it acquired earlier this year, with the closure of two of its 13 sites.
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NewsTRG appoints new CIO
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has appointed Edgardo Savoy as its new chief information officer.
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NewsBill’s appoints interim HR director
Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed restaurant chain, has appointed Bridget Hutchinson, formerly of Whitbread and Prezzo, as its interim HR director.
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NewsCocktail and wing concept Bunk to open fourth site
Cocktails and wings concept Bunk is to open a fourth outlet, on Wollaton Street in Nottingham.
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NewsBar + Block poised for Edinburgh
Whitbread is looking to open a Bar + Block alongside an extended Premier Inn in Edinburgh city.
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OpinionInside track: I’ll get my Cote
A buried paragraph at the end of a story on GBK facing a CVA, suggested that Cote was exploring a possible merger and had held early talks about a tie-up with a listed company. Mark Wingett looks at what listed company would be a good fit for the French restaurant chain. He also explores what went wrong at GBK and why Gaucho’s new owners have swapped Meakin for Martin (Williams)
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NewsWagamama joins Deliveroo Editions
Wagamama has launched a delivery-only kitchen in Deliveroo’s Battersea Editions site.
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NewsGaucho to be acquired by Investec and SC Lowy
Deloitte, the administrators of Gaucho, have confirmed the sale of the steak restaurant chain to a new vehicle created and owned by the company’s lenders, Investec and SC Lowy.