Wagamama can grow into an internationally renowned brand in the next few years, chief executive David Campbell told CGA Peach’s Peter Martin at the Casual Dining show last Thursday (25 February).
Restaurant openings continue to make up for the fall in licensed premises caused by pub closures across Britain—but the pace of expansion is easing.
Operators from across the sector have been honoured at the first ever Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards, presented as part of the Casual Dining Show yesterday (24 February).
There are new site plans this week from brands including The Stable, Itsu, Loungers, Purecraft, Grand Union, Zizzi, Bill’s, Wetherspoon,
Leaders in the eating and drinking out sector are optimistic about growth in 2016—but there are concerns about intense competition, consumer spending and property and staff costs.
Carluccio’s can double in size in the UK, grow internationally and roll out its new cut-down brand Via, co-founder and chairman Simon Kossoff told the Casual Dining show today (24 February).
Jamie Campbell will be unveiling the results of CGA Peach’s exclusive Business Leaders’ Survey at the Casual Dining show in London this Thursday (25 February).
Zizzi is starting the year with five new restaurant openings—including its first launch into Ireland in Dublin.
JD Wetherspoon opens two new pubs in East Kilbride and Portishead tomorrow (23 February), with six more sites going into development over the next week.
Individual Restaurants and SSP have opened their first restaurant in partnership with celebrity chef Gino D’Campo, at London’s Euston station.
Eleven new restaurants and cafes are to open at the East Kilbride shopping centre in a £10m redevelopment project.
The Casual Dining show opens its doors this Wednesday and Thursday (24 and 25 February)—with highlights including Wagamama chief executive David Campbell and Carluccio’s chairman Simon Kossoff in conversation with CGA Peach’s Peter Martin.
CGA and the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) have unveiled a new partnership to produce a pioneering series of industry-leading intelligence reports.
Operators including Fuller’s, the Botanist, Turtle Bay, Pret, Thaikhun, Brunning & Price, TGI Friday’s, Bella Italia, GBK, PizzaExpress and Wagamama are among the many names with new openings plans to report this week.
Pub and restaurant groups have reported a solid start to 2016, with collective like-for-like sales in January up 1.9% on the same month last year, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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