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IZAKAYA ASIAN KITCHEN & BAR

WILL REOPEN ON 23 MAY HEINEMANN LAUNCHES SITE
Heinemann has opened its Duty Free & Travel
Value Shop in the newly launched Terminal 2
As travellers from across the world find at Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The shop of the
their way back to the island, IZAKAYA Asian Hamburg-based travel retailer is 768sq m in
Kitchen & Bar announces its reopening in size and is perfectly located in the plaza behind
the historical heart of Ibiza, Ibiza Town, on the security checks. Within the shop, passengers
Monday 23 May. can access Heinemann’s full range of products.
Overlooking the Old Town and the
stunning Ibiza marina, IZAKAYA presents
modern Japanese cuisine with South LIQUOR-FREE BAR UNVEILED
American influences and an outstanding Liquor retailer Dan Murphy’s is set to open a bar
shared-dining concept that suits the in Melbourne where patrons will be served only
cosmopolitan nature of Ibiza. zero-alcohol drinks. The pop-up bar has opened
Behind this inspiring idea are creative in Melbourne’s Hampton suburb, featuring a
hospitality entrepreneurs, Yossi Eliyahoo menu of alcohol-free beers and wines starting
and Liran Wizman, Owners and Founders from $5. The bar will also host a free tasting
of Amsterdam-based ‘THE ENTOURAGE session in partnership with local producers.
GROUP’, together with the Group’s
Managing Director Stephanie Pearson. DYSON OPENS A DEMO STORE
Global appliance retailer Dyson has opened
WINGSTOP READY TO GROW an immersive demo space for its products in
Sydney. The new store in Australia boasts large
ITS PRESENCE IN SPAIN demonstration zones and displays that show
how Dyson technologies offer solutions to
real-world problems.
Wingstop is expanding in Spain with the countries around the world. The delivery-only,
imminent opening of four ghost kitchens ghost kitchen model will quickly integrate the
in Madrid. The kitchens – the first two of brand into Spain, where Wingstop expects a TEA CHAIN READY TO GROW
which opened on 31 March 2022 in Madrid traditional franchise opportunity to follow in Global milk tea chain Gong Cha is planning to
– were brought to market in partnership time and is actively seeking a partner to lead expand in Australia with a further 17 stores this
with a kitchen logistics partner to jumpstart its brick-and-mortar growth. year. This is adding to the 118 stores already
Wingstop’s presence in Spain. The third is “We are excited to bring the flavour operating down under. The plan for growth is
scheduled to open in early April, with the of Wingstop to Spain initially leveraging a part of a bigger international expansion goal
fourth earmarked for a summer launch. delivery-only method. By embracing our for the brand as they look for growth in Japan,
Through a delivery-only method, these four entrepreneurial spirit, in just 12 weeks Mexico, New York and the Philippines.
kitchens will collectively reach flavour fans from planning to execution, we’re getting
across nearly all of Madrid. This is the first of Wingstop in front of consumers in Madrid,”
a larger footprint potential in Spain, which is said Wingstop Vice President EMEA, FIVE GUYS ADDS IN AUSTRALIA
seen as a key growth market for Wingstop. Lisa Paton. The American burger chain company Five
For the expansion into Spain, Wingstop Wingstop believes it can operate 7,000- Guys will open its second Australian outlet in
seeks to capture the attention of new plus global restaurants, 3,000 of which are the heart of Sydney’s CBD this year. According
customers by offering its distinctive brand expected to be outside of the US. EMEA is to the brand, it has garnered widespread
proposition focused on flavour. The company an important part of the strategy, with new popularity and acceptance by the Sydney
aims to recreate the devoted fanbase markets targeted within the Middle East and community sinceopening its first outlet
developed in the UK, the US and other Western Europe. in Penrith.

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