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Business Profile

Some of the UK’s most accomplished multi-site operators reveal the secrets behind the creation and success of their business.

Business Profile: Kimchee

13-May-2013 - After the phenomenal success of Holborn’s Kimchee restaurant, Wasabi owner Dong Hyun Kim is bringing Korean food to the masses with an A1 Kimchee To Go format. 

Business Profile: Oakman Inns & Restaurants

08-Apr-2013 - Peter Borg-Neal’s entrepreneurial spirit ensures Oakman Inns & Restaurants never stands still – not least in challenging pub-sector norms

Business Profile: Brindisa

12-Mar-2013 - Sourcing prowess, good contacts and general business aptitude has seen specialist wholesaler Brindisa spawn the capital’s most successful Spanish restaurant group. 

Business Profile: Wahaca

11-Feb-2013 - Wahaca founders Mark Selby and Thomasina Miers’ unconventional approach to business has created a burgeoning Mexican chain that’s showing no sign of slowing.

Steve Holmes, managing director of Ask Italian, talked to Restaurant magazine about the rollout of the concept's new restaurant branding, design and menu - photo credit John Carey

Ask Italian: Business Profile

16-Jan-2013 - The competition may be fierce and its rivals more fashionable, but Steve Holmes has taken to the tough job of revitalising mainstream chain Ask Italian with gusto.

Business Profile: Ed's Easy Diner

11-Dec-2012 - Now 25 years old, Ed’s Easy Diner has never looked better, with strong like-for-likes and a shopping centre-focused expansion plan that is set to take it into the big league.

Business Profile: Las Iguanas

12-Nov-2012 - Back in 1991 Eren Ali bought a failed Italian restaurant on a Bristol back street. Two decades later, Las Iguanas is the biggest player in the South American space. 

Business Profile: Dishoom

15-Oct-2012 - With a second instalment of its take on India’s traditional café-restaurants about to open, Dishoom is successfully carving its own niche in the UK’s all-day dining space.

Business Profile: Hakkasan

10-Sep-2012 - With forthcoming international openings Hakkasan is poised to become one of the biggest high-end restaurant groups in the world. Yet it’s London where the real excitement is going to be, as chief executive Niall Howard explains. 

Business Profile: Chipotle

14-Aug-2012 - Jacob Sumner, responsible for US burrito chain Chipotle's expansion into and across the UK, talks about the business and its mission to show UK consumers that fast food doesn’t necessarily have to be bad food.

Business Profile: Living Ventures

10-Jul-2012 - Having ignored most industry rules, Living Ventures co-founder Tim Bacon finds himself running one of the most dynamic food and drink operations in the country.

Business profile: Will Ricker

13-Jun-2012 - The opening of his Mexican restaurant, La Bodega Negra, marked a change in focus for Will Ricker, and there are more surprises to come from the pan-Asian supremo.

Business Profile: ETM Group

02-May-2012 - Attention to detail and a moulding of the product to suit specific markets has seen ETM Group become arguably London’s most successful pub-restaurant outfit.

Business Profile: Canteen

05-Apr-2012 - Canteen’s blend of British-centric democratic dining has won it plenty of devotees, but has it got what it takes to expand in a rapidly changing marketplace?

Business Profile: Jamie's Italian

07-Mar-2012 - Restaurant magazine editor William Drew talks to Jamie's Italian managing director Simon Blagden about the chain's ongoing success.

Business Profile: Peach Pub Company

09-Feb-2012 - Nick Clegg's vision of a 'John Lewis economy' has caused much discussion of employee ownership in the wider media. It stands to reason that those with a stake in the business will put more in, and in the hospitality sector, where a venue being run with a lack of attention and commitment can spell disaster - giving employees the option to buy-in is arguably a sensible approach.

Business Profile: Malcolm John

17-Jan-2012 - Chef-turned-restaurateur Malcolm John is one of the few independent group operators to mine the capital's outer reaches successfully.

Business Profile: Le Bistrot Pierre

07-Dec-2011 - Two childhood friends opened their first restaurant on a whim. Seventeen years on, Le Bistrot Pierre provides timely lessons in delivering value in the middle market.

Business Profile: Arjun Waney

02-Nov-2011 - The relaunch of The Arts Club is just one of a long line of new openings for successful restaurateur Arjun Waney, as he explains in this exclusive interview with Restaurant magazine.

Business Profile: MWB's Robert Cook

05-Oct-2011 - As chief executive of the Malmaison and Hotel du Vin business, Robert Cook has embarked on a voyage of discovery into the standalone restaurant sector: Is he steering a successful course?

Business profile: Alan Murchison's 10 In 8

14-Sep-2011 - Alan Murchison's 10 In 8 group aims to operate 10 Michelin-starred restaurants by 2018. Meet the business brains of fine dining.

Business Profile: Restaurant Management UK

03-Aug-2011 - Geoff Leong's London outfit is one of the few to rethink the Anglo-Chinese restaurant formula with its authentic and varied takes on Asian cooking.

Business Profile: Ponti's

06-Jul-2011 - How does a relatively unheralded Italian chain go head-to-head with the big boys? Ponti's managing director Stefano Ispani says the answer lies in the country's regional cooking.

Business Profile: Gaucho

29-Jun-2011 - By combining high-value product with high-octane style, Gaucho Group has hit on a lucrative formula. But how does it maintain its appeal and values across a growing chain?

Business Profile: Pho

15-Jun-2011 - Stephen and Juliette Wall’s Vietnamese restaurant concept Pho is on the expansion trail.

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