All ASK Italian articles – Page 9

  • News

    Handmade Burger further strengthens pipeline

    2014-08-08T07:57:00Z

    Handmade Burger Company, the Sargeant Partnership-owned group, has secured a further two sites for openings over the next 12 months

  • News

    ​Graydon to take up Table Table ops role

    2014-07-25T16:17:07.333Z

    Spencer Graydon, the former operations director of Peach Pub Company, will assume a similar role overseeing Whitbread’s Table Table brand

  • Diary

    Diary: ASK Italian, Loungers, Square Pie, BrewDog

    2014-07-16T15:09:00Z

    This week’s Diary includes mystery surrounding the new pubs minister, BrewDog’s seaside jaunt, Square Pie’s success, and a royal encounter for Loungers’ Alex Reilley

  • News

    Handmade Burger Co grows pipeline

    2014-07-02T07:41:00Z

    Handmade Burger Company, the Sargeant Partnership-owned group, has secured a further two sites in Bournemouth and Glasgow

  • News

    Brands lined up for Sutton Coldfield ‘Restaurant Quarter’

    2014-06-06T07:45:43.660Z

    A group of leading operators have signed up to a bid by the town of Sutton Coldfield to become the Midlands’ latest dining destination with the launch of its own Restaurant Quarter

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    PizzaExpress opens first fully-owned international site

    2014-05-30T07:55:00Z

    PizzaExpress, the Gondola-owned chain, has opened its 500th site in total and its first full-owned international site in Beijing, China.

  • News

    Scope for 250 ASK Italians

    2014-05-22T07:58:00Z

    Steve Holmes, the new chief executive of Zizzi and ASK Italian, has said that he believes there is scope to operate up to 250 sites under the latter brand in the UK

  • News

    Holmes becomes ASK and Zizzi CEO

    2014-05-11T19:17:00Z

    Steve Holmes, the current managing director of ASK Italian, is to step up to become chief executive of the Gondola Group-owned brand and its sister chain Zizzi

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    Cinven places £1bn price tag on PizzaExpress

    2014-05-02T06:13:00Z

    Cinven, the private equity backer of Gondola, has appointed separate advisers to oversee the £1bn sales of PizzaExpress, and sister brands Ask Italian and Zizzi, according to The Times.

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    ​Gondola reports 'strong performance'

    2014-04-15T08:12:00Z

    Gondola Group says it has delivered “another strong performance” in the year, saying that the evolution of its Zizzi brand is “almost complete”, PizzaExpress has “strong positive momentum” and ASK Italian is “well on the way to realising its long term vision”.

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    Spragg steps down as PizzaExpress MD

    2014-04-09T07:52:00Z

    James Spragg, the former chief executive at Yellowhammer Bars, has stepped down as managing director of restaurants at PizzaExpress

  • News

    ASK Italian launches menu with #RespectThePasta message

    2014-03-25T07:16:00Z

    ASK Italian, the Gondola-owned chain, has launched a new marketing campaign, under the banner of #RespectThePasta, to support the introduction of the group’s Spring menu

  • Andrew Guy Eds Easy Diner
    News

    Canteen and Ed’s appoint new directors

    2014-03-13T08:00:00Z

    Canteen, the high-quality British food concept, has promoted Kasia Vanderputt to the role of group finance director, while its former finance director Mayuri Vachhani has joined Ed’s Easy Diner on a permanent basis as director of special projects, finance

  • News

    ASK relaunches flagship site

    2014-02-14T07:32:00Z

    ASK Italian has reopened the doors to its flagship Islington restaurant after an extensive refurbishment

  • News

    Odeon to anchor Bournemouth scheme

    2013-12-13T16:40:00Z

    A number of leading operators are set to open in Bournemouth after cinema group Odeon agreed to anchor the £50m West Central scheme in the town

  • News

    TRG takes C2C to Chelmsford

    2013-12-12T07:53:00Z

    The Restaurant Group (TRG) continues to grow its pipeline for its Coast to Coast brand, after securing a unit in Chelmsford

  • News

    ASK Italian launches interactive recruitment site

    2013-12-10T07:55:00Z

    ASK Italian has won the ‘Best Candidate Experience’ at the In-house Recruitment Awards

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    Byron and Ask sign up for Chelmsford

    2013-12-04T07:52:00Z

    Byron and Ask Italian have both strengthened their future openings pipelines by signing up to open units at a new development in Chelmsford

  • News

    Eating-out brands make customer experience 100

    2013-11-13T08:02:00Z

    ASK Italian, Nando’s, Harvester and TGI Friday’s were amongst the top 100 ranking food and drink brands named in the annual run-down of the best names for customer experience in the UK

  • News

    Springboard names awards shortlists

    2013-10-25T16:19:00Z

    Springboard has announced the shortlist of entries of its for Springboard Awards for Excellence 2013