Leon looks to its customers to help raise £1.5m for expansion
Fast food restaurant chain Leon is aiming to raise £1.5m by starting a customer bond scheme which it hopes to use to fund expansion over the next three years.
Archives for July 8, 2012
Soho House Group taps into chicken restaurant trend
Soho House Group has become the latest restaurant operator to put chicken in the spotlight with the news it is to open a new venue called Chicken Shop in London this autumn serving rotisserie chicken as its only main course.
Brakspear buys two Enterprise Inns pubs, declares intention to expand further
Brakspear pubs has purchased two venues from Enterprise Inns as chief executive Tom Davies declares the tenanted pub operator will remain on the acquisition trail and intends to expand further this year.
Eight restaurants planned for major Telford Shopping Centre development
Permission has been granted for the development of a major leisure extension in Telford Shopping Centre, including 38,000 sq.ft of F&B space available to eight restaurant units.
Chanel-designed Highland retreat set to become boutique hotel
A multi-million-pound highland estate which was once the holiday retreat of fashion legend Coco Chanel is set to be given a new lease of life as an upmarket boutique hotel.
Diageo brings ‘super-premium’ Chinese white spirit Shui Jing Fang to UK
Global drinks giant Diageo has brought Chinese white spirit brand Shui Jing Fang into the UK market as part of its bid to build its reputation as an internationally recognised brand.
JD Wetherspoon reopens Woolwich pub following riots destruction
The Great Harry pub in Woolwich is set to reopen tomorrow (July 10) on the site of the original building which was burnt to the ground during last year’s riots.