All Tasty articles – Page 4
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NewsTasty directors inject cash as part of refinance
Tasty, the Wildwood operator, has revised its £7m loan facility with Barclays.
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Bargery steps down as Wildwood MD
Jo Bargery has stepped down as managing director of Wildwood, the Tasty-owned restaurant chain, MCA understands.
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NewsCover drive
Following success in Brixton and Soho, Indian small plates restaurant Kricket has opened its largest restaurant yet. Joe Lutrario reports.
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Analysis & InsightDavid Jones: 'Food innovation is becoming more difficult - you can't reinvent the wheel'
As one half of food innovation company Bingham & Jones, the chef speak to MCA’s sister title Food Spark about the prominent trends he thinks are fads and why breakfast food-to-go is a category lacking innovation in retail.
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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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NewsKerb unveils next batch of street food start-ups
Street food market operator, Kerb, has unveiled the next batch of traders under its ‘InKERBator’ programme, which aims to find the next street food stars.
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Analysis & InsightInterview with an innovator: Ceviche’s Martin Morales
The Ceviche chief executive and founder talks to MCA’s sister title Food Spark about his favourite ingredients and why he believes the restaurant sector is just scratching the surface when it comes to Peruvian cuisine
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Opinion
‘Not everyone wants to eat a black brioche bun’
EAT’s executive chef, Arnaud Kaziewicz, on keeping it simple but tasty, while watching out for new ingredients and innovations.
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NewsPret sets pace as M&A activity hots up
The past month has arguably been the sector’s busiest for M&A activity in recent memory – and the most diverse.
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NewsKFC announces calorie commitments
KFC UK & Ireland has announced a calorie reduction commitment to remove 20% of calories per serving by 2025, and is planning to launch a new vegetarian option.
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Analysis & InsightCasual dining: The middle ground
In a challenging climate for the casual-dining sector, what is the health of those operators in the middle ground? MCA’s director of insight Steve Gotham analyses some key players using a range of MCA’s analytic tools
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Analysis & Insight
Jones goes back to the coalface
TPG Capital has returned to a trusted lieutenant, and one of the most impressive operators in the UK’s hospitality sector over the last 25 years, in a bid to move Prezzo forward. But why has Karen Jones decided this was the right time and opportunity to get back to the shop floor and how long will she need to be there, asks Mark Wingett
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BunCo secures first UK site
Turkish bao concept, BunCo, has secured its debut site in the UK, with an opening in the City of London planned for later this year.
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Cote to replace Wildwood in Barnes
Cote will further strengthen its presence in London later this summer with an opening in Barnes
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Analysis & InsightBrand building in adversity
A number of high-profile restaurant brands are currently in the limelight for their economic woes. But how much of their difficulties can be traced back to the strength or otherwise of the brand, and what can be done to rescue it once it has been damaged? Ian Dunstall shares his thoughts
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Tasty axes openings plan for 2018
Tasty, the Wildwood and Dim T brands, has said it does not intend to open any new restaurants in 2018 as it focuses on restructuring its existing portfolio.
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Chipotle closes burger concept site
Chipotle has closed the only site operating under its burger concept Tasty Made
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Fanny's Kebabs launches first site, secures second
Fanny’s Kebabs, from the team behind Claude’s Kitchen, Amuse Bouche and Tommy Tucker, has opened its first restaurant in Stoke Newington, with a second site to open in April or May.
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TRG Concessions signs Spuntino in airport franchise deal
American-Italian diner and cocktail bar Spuntino is to expand into airports following the signing of an exclusive franchise agreement with TRG Concessions.
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NewsAbokado strengthens team
Healthy eating chain Abokado has said it is gearing up for growth with the appointment of a new operations director and operations manager.