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Exclusive: Boparan Restaurant Group signs deal to launch Slim Chickens in Germany
29 April 2024
Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG), the owner of the Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Carluccio’s and Giraffe brands, has signed a deal to launch the Slim Chickens brand in Germany, Propel has learned.
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Other News:
29 April 2024
Inflation as measured by the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index (FPI) fell below 10% in March for the first time in two years.
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29 April 2024
Popeyes UK, the US fried chicken quick-service restaurant brand backed here by TDR Capital, has reached £100m-plus annual sales since its launched here in November 2021.
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29 April 2024
Maven Leisure, the venture from ETM Group’s co-founder Ed Martin (pictured), chief financial officer Landen Prescott Brann and non-executive chairman Graham Turner, is planning a £2m fundraise.
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29 April 2024
Noel Hunwick, co-founder and marketing director of London tech-restaurant group Inamo, has told Propel the business believes the Greater London area could readily support 20-plus locations for Inamo sukoshi, the company’s sushi and fusion street food sub-brand, and that this model is well suited to expansion regionally.
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29 April 2024
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise business unit of Greene King, has opened its 50th Hive Pub – The Robert Kett in Wymondham, Norfolk – less than three years since the launch of the concept.
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29 April 2024
Boutique bowling company Lane7 is to open two new sites in its hometown of Newcastle, including a brand-new concept for the business.
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29 April 2024
Laine Pub Company has reopened its flagship seafront site, Tempest, in Brighton, following a £350,000 refurbishment.
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29 April 2024
Buttermilk fried chicken restaurant concept Wingers is set to open its first taproom, Propel has learned.
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29 April 2024
The US hedge fund behind Travelodge is in talks to buy £40m of hotels from their landlords as it gears up for a fresh tilt at a sale.
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29 April 2024
The Gym Group has revealed plans for circa 50 new openings across the UK over the next three years and believes there is eventually potential for up to 800 additional sites, giving the business a 1,000-plus portfolio.
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26 April 2024
Brian Niccol, chief executive of Chipotle, which operates 20 sites in the UK, has said the business is working on unlocking the US brand’s potential in Europe.
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26 April 2024
Daren Knipe (pictured), chief executive of north east pub management company Blackrose, has said the opportunity to acquire for scale or merge will be a key driver in the pub sector over the next year, as the business announced it had secured a multimillion-pound deal to build a 100-plus pub portfolio.
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26 April 2024
Junk Group, the French-based business which operates four brands across France, is to make its UK debut with an opening in London under its smash burger concept, Junk Burger, Propel has learned.
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26 April 2024
Glasgow smash burger and dessert concept Big Licks has launched a £150,000 fundraise as it prepares to franchise.
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26 April 2024
Merlin Entertainments has partnered with US and UK-based media company Wheelhouse to create a range of entertainment content.
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26 April 2024
London-based Five Points Brewing has closed its crowdfunding campaign after raising more than more than £460,000 as the business looks to start expanding its pub estate and increase brewing capacity.
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26 April 2024
Toca, the US parent company of interactive football bar concept Toca Social, has received investment from world chess champion Magnus Carlsen.
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26 April 2024
The pan-European hostel company Beds & Bars, led by Keith Knowles (pictured), is looking to sell its site in London’s Greenwich as it seeks to focus on larger units across Europe.
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26 April 2024
Artisan dessert restaurant Heavenly Desserts will open a new site in Milton Keynes tomorrow (Saturday, 27 April).
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25 April 2024
Chicken Shop, the Sir Charles Dunstone-backed business which was previously known as Chik’n, has told Propel it has continued to benefit from strong trading momentum as consumers increasingly look to trade up to premium chicken offers.
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25 April 2024
Andy Naylor, chief executive of Tortilla, the UK’s largest fast-casual Mexican restaurant brand, has told Propel the business is set to explore regional expansion partnerships to supplement its focus on “grade-A company-owned store openings”.
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25 April 2024
Esther Arnanz, formerly of Honest Burgers, EAT, Comptoir Group and Pret, has joined Poke House UK as its new country manager UK, Propel has learned.
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