All Tortilla articles – Page 10

  • News

    Tortilla founder secures funding for new events app

    2017-01-12T08:31:28.803Z

    REVL, the new events app, has closed a £2.4m seed funding round, supported by private investors

  • Simon Longbottom
    News

    Operator predictions for 2017

    2016-12-23T13:55:00Z

    MCA talks to leading operators across the sector about their predictions for 2017, including challenges, opportunities and the concepts to watch over the next 12 months.

  • News

    Tortilla appoints new ops director

    2016-12-06T08:34:52.880Z

    Tortilla has appointed Jason Salt, former regional director of KFC UK & Ireland, as its new operations director

  • News

    Hunter swaps Tortilla for Chimichanga

    2016-11-16T08:39:10.237Z

    Paul Hunter has stepped down as operations director at Tortilla to join the Prezzo-owned Chimichanga and MexiCo brands

  • News

    Gillett partners with Brakspear for first Marco Polo pub

    2016-10-28T16:20:00Z

    Restauranteur Daren Gillett has set up his own pub company and secured a site with Brakspear.

  • Takeaway
    News

    Fast food must modernise to win back young

    2016-10-28T08:44:00Z

    Fast food operators must modernise to win back younger consumers, MCA can reveal.

  • Peter Martin
    Analysis & Insight

    Drinkers continue move to food

    2016-10-24T07:55:00Z

    While the shrinking of the nation’s pub estate has been happening for a number of years, the fall-off in numbers has been offset to a degree by new openings and the migration to food. Peter Martin gives his view on the current state and future prospects of the sector.

  • News

    Tortilla reaches 30

    2016-10-18T07:48:00Z

    MCA talks to Tortilla managing director Richard Morris about further expansion plans, the evolution of the brand, volatile trading and future funding

  • Villagio from Richoux
    Opinion

    Perfect pitch

    2016-10-17T08:02:00Z

    As we move into the final quarter of the year, there is a sense that operators across the sector are having to reassess the levels they have set on their respective “business graphic equalisers” to match the increasing headwinds. The majority are being faced with the questions of do you dial down investment on marketing and expansion whilst fading up funding on recruitment/training and maintenance capex?

  • News

    Ennismore to aid Breddos Tacos expansion

    2016-10-06T08:31:53.603Z

    Breddos Tacos, the Mexican street food concept, is to open its first permanent site next month in London’s Clerkenwell

  • News

    Tortilla strengthens Middle East pipeline

    2016-09-08T08:27:12.797Z

    Tortilla, the Quilvest-backed fast-casual concept, has lined up a further two openings in the Middle East

  • News

    Campbell joins The Alchemist & Gusto boards

    2016-08-18T08:29:00Z

    Paul Campbell, the sector investor, has joined the boards of the Living Ventures-operated and Palatine Private Equity-backed The Alchemist and Gusto Restaurants groups as a non-executive director, MCA has learnt. At the same time, Jeremy Roberts chief executive of Living Ventures, has been appointed chairman of both companies. Roberts told ...

  • News

    Des McDonald eyes kebab concept

    2016-07-29T16:07:00Z

    Restaurateur Des McDonald is in talks to open a kebab concept in the Middle East, MCA has learnt.

  • News

    Muffin Break unveils new summer menu

    2016-07-13T08:21:37.157Z

    Muffin Break has unveiled its new summer menu, which will be available across all of its UK stores from this month

  • News

    Hart brothers to open taco-based concept

    2016-07-08T16:32:00Z

    Sam and Eddie Hart, the brothers behind Barrafina, will launch a new Mexican taqueria restaurant, El Pastór, in early November in Stoney Street, Borough Market.

  • News

    Tortilla to ramp up Middle East presence

    2016-07-01T16:29:00Z

    Tortilla plans to have four sites open in the Middle East by next May, after making its debut in the region this week

  • News

    Tortilla makes international debut

    2016-07-01T08:20:00Z

    Tortilla, the Quilvest-backed fast-casual concept, has made its international debut in Dubai

  • Red's True Barbeque
    News

    Red’s lines up Newcastle opening

    2016-06-29T08:40:00Z

    Fast-growing smokehouse concept Red’s True Barbecue will open its eighth site in Newcastle’s intu Eldon Square complex this October

  • News

    New Moon Rising

    2016-05-04T08:38:45.203Z

    With four gastropubs and four restaurant brands, New Moon Co is building a diverse portfolio across the north. Stefan Chomka reports

  • News

    Tortilla raises pay above minimum wage

    2016-04-13T08:30:00Z

    Tortilla, the Richard Morris-led, Quilvest-backed group, has raised its pay above the new National Minimum Wage level