All PizzaExpress articles
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NewsPizzaExpress seeks new franchise partners
In partnership with Seeds Consulting, the pizzeria chain is currently searching for experienced operators with a commitment to become a multi-unit franchisee
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NewsBennett and Taylor step down from PizzaExpress
Jo Bennett has left the pizza chain after three years as chief business officer, while Stephen Taylor steps down as chief marketing officer
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InterviewsPizzaExpress pushing loyalty across all touchpoints
The omnichannel pizza brand is harnessing its PizzaExpress Club app to better understand consumer habits, improve advocacy, and drive frequency and spend, digital and loyalty director Arslan Sharif told delegates at MCA’s Hostech conference yesterday
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NewsPizzaExpress launches on Just Eat for Business
The Italian casual dining chain is the latest restaurant partner on the corporate delivery platform, joining Pasta Evangelists, Wahaca and Yo! Sushi.
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InterviewsPizzaExpress: ‘It’s about going back to what made it incredible’
CEO Paula Mackenzie discusses how the brand is leveraging its heritage on its business transformation journey at MCA’s Restaurant Conference
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NewsFrom Pizza Express to Nando’s: how restaurants are buying your loyalty
Dining chains have swapped discounts for loyalty schemes to reward regulars, while digesting their data, The Sunday Times reports
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NewsPizza Express decides not to make an offer for TRG
Parent company Wheel Topco has cited market conditions for not proceeding with a bid for TRG
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NewsPizza Express expands retail channel with frozen range
The offer aims to ”unlock new meal occasions at scale”, giving customers greater access to ”restaurant quality” pizzas at home
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NewsPizzaExpress owners may make rival bid, TRG says
The Restaurant Group has said it will ‘carefully consider’ a rival bid, which may result in a bidding war between Apollo and PizzaExpress owners Wheel Topco
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NewsPizza Express Club app hits 2m members
The loyalty scheme launched in December 2021 and is a key strand of the brand’s digital transformation and omnichannel strategy
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Analysis & InsightTRG/PizzaExpress combination offers ‘compelling logic’
MCA asks industry commentators about a potential bid by PizzaExpress owner Wheel Topco for The Restaurant Group, a deal that could not only see cost synergies but combine two of the high street’s biggest brands
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NewsPizza Express makes approach for TRG
The Restaurant Group has confirmed Pizza Express has made a request for information to evaluate a possible rival offer for the company
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Analysis & InsightThe pizza market in 2023: ‘It’s too crowded’
MCA explores the up-and-coming brands looking to take on the dominant pizza chains, the potential for new innovation to dethrone Neapolitan as the leading trendsetter, and the thoughts of former Fulham Shore boss David Page on how the landscape has changed
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NewsPizza Express unveils 'biggest ever' retail revamp
The overhaul of the offer aims to bring the shop-bought product closer to the dine-in offering, with a new premium tier of ‘Restaurant Favourites’
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Analysis & InsightTDR Capital: ‘These guys are ninjas, I wouldn’t bet against them.’
Following the private equity group’s £50m backing of Popeyes UK, MCA looks at the background of the investor behind Stonegate, EG Group and Gondola Holdings
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NewsPizzaExpress launches white-label delivery with Uber Eats
PizzaExpress Delivers marks the extension of the brand’s omnichannel proposition, and allows customers to redeem Club rewards at home for the first time
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NewsHigh Court rules in favour of PizzaExpress on insurance payout
The High Court has ruled in favour of a group of businesses seeking insurance payouts for Covid-related losses
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NewsPizzaExpress claims it’s on surer financial footing
The restaurant chain has said its debt levels have significantly improved in recent years and are now half of what they were under the previous ownership.
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NewsPizzaExpress faces opposition to staff changes
Changes to the way working hours and shifts are allocated has led to criticism from staff and the Unite union
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NewsPizzaExpress and Mowgli among UK’s top employers
Bella Italia, BrewDog, and The Inn Colllection Group were the other operators named in the Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work list