Casual Dining

Casual Dining Group receives £30m refinancing package

02-Jul-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Casual Dining Group, (CDG) which operates restaurant brands Las Iguanas, Café Rouge and Bella Italia, has announced a new cash investment of £30m as part of a refinancing of the group.

UK on brink of 'new wave' casual dining boom

20-Dec-2016 By Sophie Witts

The number of restaurants in the UK has risen rapidly in the past five years, but pubs and bars are continuing to close, according to a report by the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) and CGA Peach.

Redcomb Pubs to develop casual dining restaurant concept

24-May-2016 By Emma Eversham

Pub operator Redcomb Pubs has announced plans to develop a casual dining concept as it looks to 'stretch and broaden' its business portfolio. 

SteakOut launches £400k crowdfunding campaign towards expansion

18-Apr-2016 By Sophie Witts

A restaurant which wants to turn steak in to the ‘next big thing in casual dining’ has launched a crowdfunding campaign towards its expansion.

Strong Easter sales help bolster flat March across pub and restaurant groups

16-Apr-2015 By Emma Eversham

Like-for-like sales rose 5.1 per cent over the Easter weekend at pub and restaurant groups, helping to overcome a flat March according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker figures. 

Casual dining restaurants set to continue leading growth in the foodservice sector

23-Mar-2015 By Sophie Witts

The British foodservice market is set to grow by 1.1 per cent in 2015 and 1.5 per cent in 2016, according to NPD Group's first complete forecast for the foodservice market. 

PRODUCT NEWS

Steelite targets growing casual dining market with Tulip Bowl range

24-Feb-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

Steelite International has extended its Taste range to include a collection of multi-functional stacking bowls for busy, casual dining environments.

Hospitality design trends for 2015

05-Jan-2015 By Carina Perkins

Are you seeking out a new look for the New Year? Or opening a new venue? BigHospitality spoke to some of the UK’s hottest interior designers to get their top tips on the big trends set to hit hospitality in 2015.

Strong London economy boosts October restaurant and pub sales

12-Nov-2014 By Lauren Houghton

The UK’s pub and restaurant groups enjoyed a sales boost in October with like-for-like sales up 2.2 per cent nationally, mostly driven by the strong London market.

Casual dining restaurants see continued growth

17-Jun-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Foodservice industry figures from global information company The NPD Group show that casual dining establishments have attracted an extra 47m visits each year in comparison to five years ago.

Small restaurant chains expanding at a rapid rate, says Horizons

30-Apr-2014 By Carina Perkins

Small restaurant chains are growing at the fastest rate experienced for several years, with a noticeable movement towards niche offerings, according Horizon’s latest Ones to Watch report.

Nando’s revealed as Britain’s most popular casual dining concept

15-Jun-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Nando’s, the fast-casual Portuguese chicken restaurant chain, has topped the eating-out popularity stakes, with more people choosing to eat at one of its sites than at any other major restaurant or pub brand.