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Los Tacos No. 1 takes an investment from TSG Consumer
The Tijuana-style counter that started at Chelsea Market in 2013 now has ten New York sites and a private-equity partner. The sum was not disclosed.

O'Charley's closes its company restaurants after 55 years
The Nashville casual-dining chain shut its remaining company-owned sites on Wednesday evening, according to trade and local reports; franchised restaurants are operated separately.

50 Best rebrands as The 50 before the Paris hotel list
The restaurant, bar, hotel and vineyard rankings owned by William Reed move under one name, the first change of identity since the first list in 2002.

Double Zero closes after 12 years in the East Village
The plant-based pizza and wine bar on Second Avenue shut this month, four months after reopening next door under its original name and its original chef.

UK hospitality closures ran at 20 a day this spring
Britain lost 1,839 licensed sites between March and June. It also gained 1,794. The net figure is almost flat, and that is the part worth arguing about.

Whitbread closes 106 Beefeater restaurants on 10 September
The company says the closures are part of a five-year plan to leave branded restaurants entirely and operate as a hotel business, with 3,800 roles affected.
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