Story of the Day:
Bistrot Pierre to roll out new all-day dining concept if feedback is positive
23 April 2024
Bistrot Pierre has told Propel it will roll out its new all-day dining concept if the feedback is positive, and that it is launching Pierre’s in response to changing consumer demands.
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Other News:
23 April 2024
Lithuanian “fast lunch” restaurant concept, iLunch, which uses smart technology to “deliver lunch in less than two minutes” is exploring expansion to the UK.
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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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22 April 2024
Amid surging demand among British drinkers for Spanish lager, the family-owned Estrella Damm is investing €60m (£50m) in building a state-of-the-art brewery in Bedford.
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22 April 2024
David McDowall (pictured), chief executive of Stonegate Group, the UK’s largest pub company, has said people are socialising differently and getting to the company’s high street pubs earlier.
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22 April 2024
Healthy rotisserie chicken concept Cocotte is to increase its presence in the capital with an opening in Richmond.
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22 April 2024
Za’ta, the London-based Lebanese fast food concept founded by Lebanese national Francis Zahar and former Pret A Manger and EAT executive Ed Grimes, is to open its second site in the capital.
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19 April 2024
Dominic Madden, co-founder of the Electric Group, which operates some of the UK’s leading music venues, has told Propel that the country’s live music sector remains buoyant and that younger consumers have moved on from the “old-fashioned nightclub model”.
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19 April 2024
Midlands cafe operator Bewiched Coffee will open its third franchise site later this year.
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19 April 2024
London tech-restaurant group Inamo has opened a new location for its sushi and fusion street food sub-brand Inamo sukoshi, which was created for use in food court operations, and its first with Boxpark.
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19 April 2024
Peak District operator Longbow Bars & Restaurants, which is led by entrepreneur Rob Hattersley (pictured), has announced plans to transform the historic Royal Bank of Scotland building, in the heart of Bakewell, into a premium dining experience.
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19 April 2024
Birmingham chef Brad Carter (pictured) has joined forces with former music publisher Martin Priestnall to open Undercroft.
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