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Chopstix opens latest Welcome Break site

Chopstix has opened its latest site at Welcome Break Woodall Southbound Services on the M1, as it continues to invest in roadside locations.  This opening marks its fourth site with the motorway service area (MSA) operator in the past six months.  The new Welcome Break location is also the 17th…

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Today’s news in brief – 29/02/24

Hospitality CEOs have signed an open letter to the Chancellor, urging him to take immediate action at the budget to prevent further business failure. In the letter, UKH and a total of 112 business leaders highlighted how rising costs, labour shortages and the cost-of-living crisis has led to an unprecedented…

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Welcome Break becomes largest Chopstix franchisee

Welcome Break has become the largest Chopstix franchisee after opening its third store in three months. The new food court unit, in Corley South (M6) services in Warwickshire, opens this week and becomes Welcome Break’s 16th Chopstix site. Corley will follow highly successful openings at the end of 2023 in…

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Today’s news in brief – 05/02/24

Pubs and bars saw a third successive week of negative sales in January, CGA has revealed. Average sales in managed venues in the week to last Saturday (27 January) were 4% behind the same period in 2023, but ahead of the previous weeks in January which saw a heavier dip…

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Chopstix opens at Victoria Station

Chopstix has announced the opening of a new site at Victoria Place, the shopping and eating destination above Victoria Station, London, marking its second opening of 2024. The new Victoria Place site is located on the shopping centre’s first floor Food Terrace and marks another important strategic step in growing…

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Chopstix Group acquires Chozen Noodle

Chopstix group has announced the acquisition of competitor Chozen Noodle for an undisclosed fee. Chopstix Group is acquiring all of Chozen’s 27 sites in Motorway Service Areas (MSA), which are principally managed through franchise agreements with Roadchef and Moto. The acquisition of these sites takes the group’s presence at MSAs…

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Chopstix continues expansion roll-out with new Norwich site

Chopstix will continue its growth programme by opening its 2nd site in Norwich later this month. The new restaurant, located on Gentleman’s Walk, will be owned and operated by the company. With further site openings across both ownership models in the pipeline, the pan-Asian QSR brand is set to pass…

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Chopstix unveils franchise partnership with Butlin’s

Chopstix has announced a new franchise agreement with holiday resort operator, Butlin’s. The Asian QSR brand will open a site at Butlin’s Bognor Regis resort next year following the move, with ambitions to roll out to resorts in Minehead and Skegness in the future. Butlin’s will also open Skyline Eats…

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Zonal joins firms backing recruitment drive Hospitality Rising

Hospitality technology provider Zonal has become the latest firm to back a major recruitment campaign, Hospitality Rising. Zonal is joining other businesses in supporting the collaborative campaign, including Whitbread, Pret a Manger, Welcome Break, Revolution, Vapiano, Hilton and Hawksmoor. By encouraging venues and brands to pledge £10 for each employee,…

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Chopstix launches Canary Wharf flagship with ‘outstanding’ sales

Chopstix Noodle Bar has opened its new flagship in Canary Wharf which has seen an “outstanding” opening week of trading, having already established itself as one of the top five performing stores in the Chopstix estate.  The Chopstix Canary Wharf opening represents a “significant statement of intent” from the QSR…

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