Story of the Day:
F1 Arcade opens first US site, second to open in the autumn as part of plan for 30 sites there
24 April 2024
Kindred Concepts, the parent company of F1 Arcade, has opened its first site in the US, at Boston Seaport.
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Other News:
24 April 2024
Tortilla, the UK’s largest fast-casual Mexican restaurant brand, has reported a 3.6% increase in like-for-like sales for the year ending 31 December 2023, as it launched a new strategic approach to drive “disciplined profitable growth and expand Tortilla in the UK and overseas”.
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24 April 2024
Frank Yeung, co-founder of Mr Bao Group, has told Propel he is hoping to open a new concept later this year to complement the steady expansion of the company’s Taiwanese-inspired Master Bao format.
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24 April 2024
Garden centre retailer Dobbies has appointed Robert Cook, the former Hostmore chief executive, as a board advisor to support the development of its restaurant business.
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24 April 2024
Sourdough South, operator of the Three Joes and The Stable pizza brands, has confirmed the closure of half of its Three Joes estate and told Propel that The Stable was “performing ahead of 2023”.
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24 April 2024
PureGym, Britain’s biggest health and fitness club operator, has said it plans to open between 60 and 70 sites this year as it reported “outstanding” full-year results despite “challenging” market conditions.
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24 April 2024
Six Company, the company behind the Six by Nico restaurant business, is to launch the second site under its new fledgling bar concept, Somewhere by Nico, in Edinburgh, later this summer.
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24 April 2024
German Doner Kebab (GDK), owned by Hero Brands, has opened its 140th UK site and 13th for its Gloucestershire franchisee, Z&K Group.
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24 April 2024
Italian gelato brand Badiani has opened its first UK site this year and its third in the Canary Wharf area of London’s Docklands.
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24 April 2024
Caprinos franchisee Shehzad Rafique has opened his 12th site with the pizza brand.
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24 April 2024
Better burger business Side Street Burgers has opened its seventh venue, in Dundee, as it gears up for further Scottish expansion.
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23 April 2024
Caffe Nero, the Gerry Ford-led, premium coffee house brand, has reported a 10.5% increase in sales for its UK business for the three months to 29 February 2024 versus the same period last year, and said it expects a strong finish to its financial year.
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23 April 2024
Tossed, the healthy eating brand owned and led by Neil Sebba and Angelina Harrison, is to launch its first site outside its central London heartland.
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23 April 2024
Brother and sister duo Layo and Zoe Paskin, who are behind the likes of The Palomar in Soho and Evelyn’s Table in Chinatown, are planning to open a new flagship site for their The Barbary restaurant concept in Notting Hill.
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23 April 2024
Scottish Pizza Hut franchisee Glenshire Group has revealed a pipeline of more than 30 store acquisitions and said it is planning “many more openings” under the brand.
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23 April 2024
African restaurant concept Afrikana has revealed a six-store openings pipeline for this summer and beyond.
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23 April 2024
The Real Greek, the Fulham Shore-owned brand, is set to launch in Sheffield for its second new opening of 2024 and 27th overall.
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23 April 2024
Social enterprise Old Spike Roastery is set to open its sixth site.
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23 April 2024
New World Trading Company (NWTC), the operator of 35 bars and restaurants under six brands including The Botanist, has lined up an opening in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
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22 April 2024
Brewhouse & Kitchen, the UK’s largest brewpub group, has sold the freehold of its site in Bedford to Amber Taverns, for an undisclosed sum, Propel has learned.
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22 April 2024
Turtle Bay, the Caribbean restaurant brand backed by Piper, is in the process of hiring a new operations director following the departure from the role of Adam Gregory, who joined the business five years ago.
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22 April 2024
Cafe bar operator Loungers is planning to add to its Cosy Club estate with an opening in Sheffield.
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22 April 2024
Time Out Group has hired Jack de Wet, formerly of the Big Mamma Group and Jamie’s Italian, as its new vice president of development.
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