All Bella Italia articles – Page 4
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NewsCDG to build hotel-based estate
Casual Dining Group (CDG), the operator of nearly 300 mid-market brands including Café Rouge, Bella Italia and Las Iguanas, to become the latest sector operator to eye expansion in the hotel F&B market, after signing UK franchise agreements to operate restaurants at two UK hotels.
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NewsCDG signs partnership deal with Cineworld
Casual Dining Group, the operator of Bella Italia, Café Rouge, Las Iguanas, Belgo and La Tasca, has announced a new three-year restaurant partnership deal with Cineworld, which will offer the UK’s leading cinema chain’s Unlimited cardholders a 25% discount on food and drink across the restaurant company’s brands.
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Bella Italia launches new menu
Bella Italia has unveiled a new menu, inspired by classic Italian dishes but taking into account the rising popularity of vegetarianism and veganism.
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Analysis & InsightPromotional activity up 75% in branded restaurants
Promotional activity at branded restaurants has increased by 75% in the last five years, MCA research reveals. Meanwhile promotions in pub restaurants have increased by 39% during the same period, according to a comparative study of the top 25 eating out brands in Q2 2018, with the top 13 in ...
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NewsWhite promoted to Bistrot Pierre CEO
Nick White has been promoted to chief executive at Bistrot Pierre, with co-founder, John Whitehead, moving to a non-executive director role, MCA has learnt.
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Analysis & InsightTalking Italian
Pizza and pasta offers have been vital to the expansion of the casual-dining scene over the past few years. As a result, this segment is hugely competitive and standing out has become increasingly important. MCA’s Steve Gotham looks at data from the Eating Out Panel to assess how key players are performing
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Simmons appoints Henry as CFO
Simmons, the Lonsdale-backed cocktail bar group, has appointed Tom Henry, formerly of Casual Dining Group, as chief financial officer, MCA understands.
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Opinion
Perhaps they are on to something
Unsolicited bids for the Azzurri Group, a tenanted pub sector rife with M&A speculation and an acquisitive BrewDog, sector consolidation is back on the agenda, and not just for those looking to pick up the fallout from the current round of Company Voluntary Arrangements
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Analysis & InsightSing when you’re winning
Press coverage of the eating out sector has not made the easiest reading of late, however beyond the much-debated headwinds and the travails of selected brands, the sector remains replete with success stories. Ahead of this week’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year awards, James Wallin highlights just a few.
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NewsPrezzo FY lfls fell 8%
The Company Voluntary Proposal proposal document put forward by Prezzo has laid bare the decline in trading the company experienced during 2017
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OpinionCDG looks to spread the risk
Experience counts and judging from the latest trading update from the Casual Dining Group (CDG) it is helping the business combat the current nervousness spreading across the market. Its latest trading update paints a picture of a resilient business diversifying to spread the risks thrown up by a soft market and producing an impressive EBITDA performance when put up against the barrage of costs it has had to absorb. Mark Wingett looks at what else it has up its sleeve.
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NewsDiversification underpins CDG lfl growth
Casual Dining Group has said that its current trading is ahead of the market, as it reported “positive low-digit” like-for-like sales growth
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NewsPrezzo awaits CVA sign-off
Investors in Prezzo, the c300-strong operator of its eponymous brand and Mexican chain Chimichanga, have yet to sign off on its plan for a Company Voluntary Arrangement, MCA understands.
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NewsPrezzo to launch CVA
Prezzo, the c300-strong operator of its eponymous brand and Mexican chain Chimichanga, is to enter a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA).
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NewsCDG to target up to 300 international sites by 2022
Casual Dining Group (CDG) is planning to reach 250-300 international franchise sites over the next three to four years, according to chief operating officer James Spragg.
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NewsCafé Rouge to launch Stack & Grill delivery brand
Café Rouge is to launch a new delivery brand called Stack & Grill as it looks to get its ”slice of the delivery market”.
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Analysis & InsightFlight to flight
The huge growth predicted in air travel has led to greater opportunities for some of the UK’s biggest restaurant operators as their core businesses come under pressure. MCA examines the the diverse range of operators entering the space
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CDG secures DUBL wine bar brand for Luton Airport
Casual Dining Group (CDG) has acquired an exclusive contract from Italian wine producers Feudi di San Gregorio, to operate its DUBL wine bar concept in the UK, with the first site planned for Luton Airport.
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NewsSpotlight falls on Prezzo’s trading
After the struggles faced by Jamie’s Italian and Byron, reports this morning suggest Prezzo could be the next casual dining chain to have to undergo a restructuring.
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Opinion
Every day is a discount day
A necessary evil or just the norm? Georgi Gyton investigates the growing spread of discounting, and asks what we can expect from the year ahead.