All Azzurri Group articles – Page 7
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News
Coco di Mama strengthens City estate
Coco di Mama is to further strengthen its presence in the City, with an opening in King William Street
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NewsOperators secured for White City Place
The Athenian and Coco di Mama have been confirmed as amongst the first group of operators set to open at White City Place
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NewsCoco di Mama set for White City Place
Coco di Mama, the Azzurri Group-owned, quick-service Italian concept, is to head West with an opening at the White City Place development, MCA has learnt.
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Opinion
Inside Track: Bun fight
Too many burger chains? Too many food and drink outlets? Too many bad location decisions? Or just too many headwinds to cope with? You could probably make an argument for one, two or all of the aforementioned reasons for the sad demise of Handmade Burger Co. What is for sure is that it will have sent a further shiver down the collective spine of a sector already facing up to 12-18 months of fighting in the trenches ahead of it. Mark Wingett reports
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Jamie’s and TGIs offer click & collect option
Online ordering specialist Orderswift has announced a partnership with Oracle Hospitality (formerly MICROS)
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Analysis & InsightInside track: Next in line
A plethora of changes at the top across some of the UK’s leading and up-and-coming eating and drinking-out groups has thrown up questions on the role of succession planning in the sector and whether private-equity groups are increasingly questioning existing growth strategies and those they have backed to implement them in the face of a challenging trading environment. Mark Wingett gets the thoughts of leading recruitment executives.
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News
Polpo appoints Macdonald as MD
Polpo has appointed Scott Macdonald, formerly of Bill’s, as its new managing director
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NewsFounders step down at Coco di Mama
Daniel Land and Jeremy Sanders are to leave Coco di Mama, the quick-service Italian concept, which they founded in 2011
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Coco di Mama strengthens City presence
Coco di Mama has further strengthened its presence in the City with an opening adjacent to Leadenhall Market
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ASK secures prime Leeds site
ASK Italian is to further strengthen its presence in major UK cities, with an opening in Leeds
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Zizzi launches click-and-collect ordering
Zizzi has partnered with online ordering platform Orderswift to launch click-and-collect ordering across its 145-site estate
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Opinion
Bolt-ons key to next phase of M&A
Altium’s Sam Fuller explains why a slowdown in M&A was always going to be a possibility in the casual-dining market, and shows where the light at the end of the tunnel can be found
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Radio Alice to double up
Radio Alice, the fast-casual pizza concept, is to open its second restaurant after securing a site in Clapham
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Fawcett role at Azzurri expanded
Johanna Fawcett has seen her role at the Azzurri Group, the operator of ASK and Zizzi, expanded
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Dalton appointed ops director at ASK
ASK Italian, the Azzurri Group-owned chain, has promoted Jan Dalton to the role of operations director
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NewsGovernment must act quickly over rates concerns
The government must act quickly if it is to mitigate against the crippling rises facing the restaurant and pub sector, ALMR chief executive Kate Nicholls has warned.
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Azzurri completes refinancing
Azzurri Group, the operator of ASK Italian and Zizzi, has completed a refinancing that has seen a “significant upsizing of its senior debt facilities”
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Coco di Mama links up with Theo Randall
Coco di Mama is launching a new special range of seasonal pasta sauces on 1 March, created with chef Theo Randall
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Coco Di Mama secures Westminster site
Coco di Mama, the Azzurri Group-owned, quick-service Italian concept, has secured its first site in Westminster
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Eagle Eye joins Flypay’s Flyt platform
Flypay has added Eagle Eye to the growing number of partners integrating with its Flyt platform