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Haute Dolci lines up seven new locations following record-breaking sales, set to increase overseas presence in 2024

Haute Dolci28 March 2024

Premium dessert and gourmet burger concept Haute Dolci has told Propel it is lining up seven new locations following record-breaking sales and is set to increase its overseas presence in 2024.


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Aiden Keegan28 March 2024

Cooks Coffee, the Esquires-brand owner, has promoted Aiden Keegan (pictured) to chief executive, effective from 1 April 2024.


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Lucky Voice28 March 2024

Lucky Voice, the social entertainment brand, is to shift its focus to launching in the US after the opening of its latest site in the UK, in London’s Waterloo, next month.


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Lina Stores28 March 2024

Lina Stores, the deli and restaurant brand backed by White Rabbit Projects, has told Propel it is targeting opening two or three sites a year for the foreseeable future and has begun exploring a regional launch. 


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Sarah Weir28 March 2024

Albion & East, the Imbiba-backed London bar group led by Sarah Weir (pictured), has told Propel that it is focused on growing the business through organic sales growth and is on the “hunt for future sites”.


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The Big Table Group Logo28 March 2024

The Big Table Group – the operator of Las Iguanas, Banana Tree, Café Rouge and Bella Italia – has told Propel it has taken some valuable learnings from its short-term pop-up in London’s Victoria which closed earlier this month and featured fast-casual versions of some of its brands.


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Los Mochis28 March 2024

Markus Thesleff, founder of The Thesleff Group, has told Propel he’s looking to expand his other concepts as he gears up to launch a second Los Mochis site.


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Mowchi28 March 2024

Bubble tea franchise Mowchi is set to make its London debut this summer with the launch of flagship store as it aims for ten new openings in 2024.


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Escapism Bars28 March 2024

Escapism Bars, the bar business founded in 2004 by husband-and-wife team Phil and Mel Harrison, is looking to double its estate in 2024 with three new openings.


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Liberation Group28 March 2024

Brewer and retailer Liberation Group has reported it has made a strong start to the spring/summer season, seeing record breaking figures thanks, in part, to a bumper Mother’s Day weekend and the Cheltenham Festival. 


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Urban Baristas28 March 2024

Aussie-inspired coffee concept Urban Baristas has signed up its third franchisee.


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Tom Sugarman27 March 2024

Tom Sugarman has stepped down as managing director of Wasabi, the sushi and bento chain led by Henry Birts and backed by Capdesia, to join Itsu as its new hospitality and development director, Propel has learned.


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Krispy Kreme27 March 2024

McDonald’s has reached an agreement with Krispy Kreme to sell its doughnuts in its stores across the US in the second half of this year, but the partnership will not be extending to the UK.


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Luke Johnson27 March 2024

Sector investor Luke Johnson’s (pictured) private equity firm Risk Capital Partners has acquired an undisclosed stake in specialist tour operator Simpson Travel.


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Dubai Society27 March 2024

Dubai hospitality group Mad Hospitality is looking to bring its fine dining cafe-style eatery concept, Society, to the UK.


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Five Points Brewing27 March 2024

London-based Five Points Brewing is set to launch its third community funding round as it seeks to acquire new pub sites.


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Broadwick Logo27 March 2024

Broadwick, the electronic music and arts operator, has partnered with New York event design company, TCE Presents, for a new US venture.


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YGF Malatang27 March 2024

Chinese street food brand YGF Malatang has made its UK debut with an opening in Hammersmith, west London.


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Shake Shack27 March 2024

US better burger brand Shake Shack is set to make its UK train station debut.


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Burrito Picante26 March 2024

Mexican-themed, quick service restaurant concept Burrito Picante, which was acquired by Scotland-based investment firm Edison Capital, is planning to expand to 20 sites by the end of 2026, Propel has learned.


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Merlin Entertainments26 March 2024

Merlin Entertainments plans to charge visitors more during peak summer weekends than weekdays in the off-season as it reported record revenue.


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26 March 2024

Canadian pancake brand Fluffy Fluffy is set to open in Egham, Surrey, which it said will be followed by seven more locations.


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26 March 2024

Red Lion Holdings, the pub investment group led by sector entrepreneurs Jason Myers and David Ramsey, has hired Toni Morris-Ditty, formerly of Butcombe Brewing Co and Costa Coffee, as its new chief operating officer.


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