All Wasabi articles – Page 6
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Analysis & InsightLittle and large
The Azzurri Group has done a canny bit of business acquiring the fast-casual concept Coco Di Mama, while Costa has decided to follow rival Starbucks’ route in looking to enhance its food offer through a partnership with a smaller complimentary brand. Mark Wingett asks if it is time for more sector companies to seek new partnerships and add further strings to their bows.
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News
Ossett opens new Leeds site, launches BBQ partnership
Ossett Brewery is to open another site in Leeds and is launching its first partnership to offer food at its Hop Sheffield site, M&C has learnt.
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Diary
Diary: Pret, Deltic, Enterprise Inns and St Austell
In this week’s Diary we hear about some ‘interesting’ results from Pret’s evenings trial, look at trends in the late-night sector and get Rupert Clevely’s first impressions of the debut site he will develop with Enterprise Inns. All that and some truly awful beer and music-related puns
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InterviewsAll-day Aussie
Australian TV chef and food writer Bill Granger has achieved fame with his intelligent yet laid-back approach to cooking and peerless breakfast dishes. But with an expanding international restaurant group he wants to be known for more than just great scrambled eggs. Joe Lutrario reports
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News
Wasabi to launch 65,000sq ft production kitchen
Wasabi is to open a 65,000sq ft production kitchen in Park Royal, West London
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News
Kimchee set for King’s Cross
Kimchee will open its second restaurant in London at King’s Cross before the end of the year.
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Analysis & InsightStreet life
Street food, and all it entails whether that is through food, marketing or location, has become an increasingly influential part of the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector. Over the next few months and years that influence is set to further grow as the category evolves with the help of a number of established players.
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News
O-food eyes expansion
O-food, a new Scandinavian sandwich bar concept backed by the Virgin start-up initiative, plans to expand across London and then look to take its brand international, M&C Report understands.
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NewsWasabi appoints new director of operations
Wasabi, the London-based sushi and bento chain, has appointed former G1 Group director James Brown as its new director of operations
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NewsOpening menu for Duck & Rice revealed
The new menu at Alan Yau’s hotly anticipated new Chinese gastropub has been announced.
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OpinionThe bigger tracker picture
As with previous years’ lists, the 2015 AlixPartners Profit Tracker has thrown up some interesting nuances, showing continued, concerted growth for the more established brands and a further strong showing from traditional brewers and pub operators
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NewsWasabi strengthens pipeline
Wasabi has further strengthened its openings pipeline with three further sites secures in London and a third unit lined up for New York
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NewsWasabi reports “unprecedented period of change”
Wasabi, the London-based sushi and bento chain led by Dong Hyun Kim, saw turnover top £70m in the 16 months to December 2013
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News
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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Analysis & InsightIgnoring the noise of the new
It seems that every week a new study comes out to tell us what consumers like and dislike about their eating and drinking out experiences, and each time expectation levels on what constitutes a “good time” increase. So how can established operators compete against the “noise of the new”
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NewsWasabi to ramp up regional expansion
Wasabi, the London-based sushi and bento chain led by Dong Hyun Kim, is to ramp up its regional expansion plans, including the launch of its first airport site, M&C Report understands.
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NewsWasabi set to for Old Compton St
Wasabi remains on track to operate 40 sites by the end of this year, after securing a further site in London’s Soho
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NewsNetwork Rail reports strong growth for food operators
Like-for-like sales at ‘specialist’ food retailers Wasabi, Nampo, Mi Casa and Patisserie Valerie at stations operated by Network Rail increased by 18% in the three months to 30 June
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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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Analysis & InsightNew world order
Forget the recent influx of US restaurant brands planting their flags on UK soil – the Brits are leading a global invasion all of their own