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Restaurant group Gondola has reported an increase in sales of 4.2% to £556.2m for the year to 26 June 2011. The company, which owns the PizzaExpress, Zizzi, Ask, Byron and Kettners brands, also saw its earnings before interest, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)...
Posted: 16 November 2011 | 10:32
Former MasterChef winner Thomasina Miers was on hand to open the Plaza, a new development of restaurants at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent. Jamie Oliver's Jamie's Italian is among the 11 restaurant brands, six of which are new to Bluewater...
Posted: 11 November 2011 | 10:31
The Restaurant Group, the firm behind Frankie and Benny's, Chiquito and Garfunkel's, has defied tough consumer spending to report a 2.75% rise in like-for-like...
Posted: 10 November 2011 | 10:10
Gondola Group, owner of the PizzaExpress, Zizzi and ASK brands, has bought the iconic Soho Pizzeria in London's West End. Gondola, which will lease the 4,000sq ft site at a rent of £300,000 per year and which paid a substantial premium for the business...
Posted: 09 November 2011 | 09:43
The prospect of a busy London Olympics and high room rates has prompted a 95% slump in inbound leisure tourism bookings to London in 2012, according to a survey by the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA)...
Posted: 06 November 2011 | 11:18
East Asian casual dining restaurant chain Tampopo is to open its first central London site this autumn, under the East Street brand. The site, which...
Posted: 01 November 2011 | 17:47
Spanish chef Omar Allibhoy is set to open a new Tapas Revolution restaurant at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent. The new site will mark the second outlet for Allibhoy, who opened his first restaurant at Westfield in White City, west London...
Posted: 27 October 2011 | 15:01
PizzaExpress has revealed plans to enter the Indian market, in a joint venture with a local Indian firm. Gondola Holdings-owned PizzaExpress will enter...
Posted: 25 October 2011 | 10:49
The number of overseas visitors to the UK in August fell slightly on the same month in 2010, but spending increased. At 3.1 million, visitor numbers...
Posted: 14 October 2011 | 09:45
Almost a quarter of consumers are being influenced by deals to go out to eat rather than stay in with a take-away, research has revealed. According...
Posted: 12 October 2011 | 14:17
Starbucks has launched a new free Wi-Fi service that will enable its customers to get connected with just one click, removing the need to be members of the...
Posted: 07 October 2011 | 16:05
Mexican fast casual dining chain Chilango has closed its Meadowhall site in Sheffield. The move leaves the firm, run by former Skype executives Eric Partaker and Dan Houghton, with three sites in central London and...
Posted: 07 October 2011 | 09:19
Casual-dining chain Ed's Easy Diner has launched its seventh site, its first outside the South East at Cardiff's St David's Shopping Centre. It features the group's trademark 1950s interiors including booths upholstered in red leather and chrome fittings
Posted: 30 September 2011 | 17:31
Yorkshire food operator Lahore Café Bar is set to expand, with the opening of a third outlet, in Leeds, and a further 15 planned in the area over the next...
Posted: 30 September 2011 | 10:28
In this week's Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine... Award-winning baker Dan Lepard shares his secrets for the perfect pub food... Get ready for Christmas...
Posted: 28 September 2011 | 15:35
Pizza delivery firm Domino's saw its like-for-like sales in the UK increase by 4.1% in the 13 weeks to 25 September 2011 thanks in part to strong growth...
Posted: 28 September 2011 | 11:24
The majority of consumers are eating out less than a year ago, but when they do the most popular cuisine is Italian, according to new research. Allegra...
Posted: 23 September 2011 | 10:51
In this week's Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine... The case for a cut - Why a 5% VAT rate for hospitality would create thousands of jobs and boost your business...
Posted: 21 September 2011 | 14:20
Takeaway pizza chain Domino's has partnered with Virgin Wines club in a bid to broaden its appeal to customers with an upmarket dining offer. Discounts...
Posted: 21 September 2011 | 10:47
Casual-dining chain Harvester has seen average calorie consumption fall by about 25 calories per person since it introduced calorie labelling on its menu in March 2011. The Mitchells and Butlers-owned business was one of the first to print dish-by-dish calorie information on menus.
Posted: 20 September 2011 | 16:47
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