All Tortilla articles – Page 13
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Analysis & Insight‘Grandad’ of the burger sector
Paul Campbell has been involved in the creation, development and sale of leisure businesses including trailblazing restaurant chains and health and fitness clubs. Mel Flaherty finds out more about the man who has gone on to establish private investment company Hill Capital Partners
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NewsTortilla set for Guildford
Tortilla, the Quilvest-backed, fast-casual concept, is set to open in Guildford, M&C Report understands.
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Hickory’s eyes Wilmslow opening
Hickory’s Smokehouse, the Piper-backed American BBQ restaurant chain, has submitted proposals to turn a Spirit Pub Company in Wilmslow, Chester, into its fourth site
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Campbell: Valuations are becoming unrealistic
Leading sector investor Paul Campbell has said that valuations of businesses are becoming unrealistic
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Festive lfls up 15% at Liverpool One
Sales over the Christmas period were up 15% at Liverpool One, the northwest leisure and retail development, compared to the previous year with Boxing Day seeing lfls up 19% and catering sales up 8% year on year
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McDonald’s trials new cafe concept
McDonald’s has launched a new cafe concept in Australia after rebranding its McCafe in Sydney as The Corner
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OpinionMexican standout
There is a Mexican war going on in London at the moment with a number of operators fighting for the burrito pound. New Tortilla managing director Richard Morris talks to Mark Wingett about staying ahead of the pack.
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Intu scoops foodcourt award
The food court at Intu’s Lakeside shopping centre was awarded a Gold Award at the British Council of Shopping Centres award ceremony following £9m investment
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NewsTortilla secures new £11m banking facility
Tortilla, the fast-casual Mexican restaurant group, has secured just over £11m in new bank financing from Santander Corporate Banking, which will allow it to open a further 25 sites
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“Niche” concepts top Horizons’ Ones to Watch list
Fuel Juice Bars has been named the number one operator to watch by Horizons which also named Dunkin’ Donuts, Abokado, Tortilla, Pieminister, Boost Juice bars and Chozen Noodle on its list of fastest-growing Ones to Watch 2014
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NewsTrinity Kitchen Leeds serves 1.3m in first year
Trinity Kitchen, the new breed of food court at Trinity Leeds shopping centre, served more than 1.3m customers in its first year and hosted 55 food and beverage operators
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NewsCote confirmed for Liverpool One
Cote has confirmed it will open a 2,707sq ft restaurant on Liverpool ONE’s Paradise Street in early December
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Piper takes stake in Hickory’s Smokehouse
Piper, the private equity backer of Loungers and Be At One, has acquired a stake in Hickory’s Smokehouse, the north west-based BBQ restaurant chain
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OpinionTalent spotting
Over the next 18 months the industry is set to experience a sustained level of M&A activity, including a number of big ticket deals, but it is mining for “investment gold” at the other end of the business lifecycle that is increasingly moving to the top of the agenda for sector investors in the rush for the next big thing
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NewsOperators sign up for new Nottingham restaurant quarter
Handmade Burger Co, Coast 2 Coast, Tortilla and Ed’s Easy Diner have all sign up to open in the new £40m restaurant quarter at the intu Victoria Centre in Nottingham
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Tortilla secures first site in the North West
Tortilla, the fast-casual burrito chain, will open its first restaurant in the North West at Liverpool ONE, in mid-November
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NewsRegional rents on the rise
Bidding wars between restaurant operators are driving up rents on former retail units in the centre of Leeds
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NewsBLINK signs Wembley Stadium deal
BLINK has signed a new three-year deal to provide additional specialist food partners, to complement the core offer within Wembley stadium
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NewsTortilla trials breakfast offer
Tortilla, the fast-casual burrito chain, has launched a breakfast trial at its site opposite Clapham Junction
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Filling in the sandwich market
Mendocino Farms has not rushed into expanding its operation, but is now finding huge popularity in the US sandwich market