All Bella Italia articles – Page 8

  • News

    TLG lines up Newcastle Chaophraya

    2016-02-12T16:21:00Z

    The Thai Leisure Group (TLG), operator of the Chaophraya and Thaikhun brands, has lined an opening for the former in Newcastle

  • Casual Dining Group property director
    Opinion

    Putting spotlight back on brands

    2016-02-12T16:21:00Z

    Casual Dining Group is gearing up for substantial growth over the next few years, fuelled by seemingly unstoppable growth from the Bella Italia brand. CDG property director Phil Derbyshire talks to James Wallin about the evolution of brands, cannibalisation and how landlords are continually raising the bar for operators

  • News

    CDG to open Luton Airport Oriel

    2016-02-10T08:37:27.123Z

    The Casual Dining Group is to open site under its brasserie concept Oriel and Bella Italia brand at Luton Airport

  • News

    Belgo heads to the regions

    2016-02-03T08:38:00Z

    Casual Dining Group is to launch its first regional Belgo site in Nottingham later this spring

  • Living Ventures Alchemist
    News

    ​The Alchemist to make North East debut

    2016-02-03T08:37:00Z

    The Alchemist is to make its first foray into the North East, after securing a site in the intu Eldon Square scheme in Newcastle

  • Rhubarb Sky Garden
    News

    Rhubarb to assess options

    2016-01-29T08:20:00Z

    ECI Partners, the private-equity backer of Rhubarb, is believed to be close to appointing advisers to assess its options for the event caterer and restaurant operator

  • Las Iguanas exterior
    News

    Las Iguanas secures ex-Strada site

    2016-01-15T16:10:00Z

    Las Iguanas is set to open a further flagship site in London, after securing a site in Bloomsbury

  • News

    Forster swaps Bella for Wagamama

    2016-01-14T08:27:51.480Z

    Lisa Forster is to step down as operations director of the 95-strong Bella Italia to join Wagamama as a regional director

  • News

    Carluccio’s reviews further growth opportunities

    2016-01-14T08:20:00Z

    Carluccio’s is reviewing further growth opportunities to aid its next stage of development as it nears 100 sites in the UK.

  • News

    CDG looking to operate Bella and LI together

    2016-01-14T08:20:00Z

    Casual Dining Group (CDG) is looking at opportunities to operate its Bella Italia and Las Iguanas brands in joint schemes, M&C understands.

  • Nando's exterior
    Analysis & Insight

    Who will blink first?

    2016-01-11T08:32:00Z

    It felt like the majority of the sector was running to a standstill last year as it continued to wait to fully reap the rewards of the hard yards put in post downturn. The sobering thought is that it looks like the industry will have to provide more of the same over the next 12-18 months to stay ahead

  • News

    Tindall set to become CDG FD

    2016-01-05T08:20:00Z

    Zoe Tindall is set to step down as group finance director at Soho House to become finance director at the Casual Dining Group

  • News

    ​Operators line up for Speke development

    2015-12-17T08:10:00Z

    Wagamama, Las Iguanas and Bella Italia have all been lined up to open as part of the revamp of the New Mersey retail park in Speke

  • News

    JDW and CDG urged to use sustainable seafood

    2015-12-17T07:17:00Z

    JD Wetherspoon and the Casual Dining Group have been urged to commit to using only responsibly caught fish on their menus.

  • News

    KKR makes CDG investment

    2015-12-11T16:27:00Z

    KKR, the US private equity group, has supported a debt refinancing of the Casual Dining Group

  • Bella Italia
    News

    Five new Bella Italias to open by Christmas

    2015-11-20T16:07:00Z

    Casual Dining Group is set to open five new Bella Italia restaurants between now and Christmas.

  • News

    Restaurant chains criticised for seafood sourcing

    2015-11-18T14:18:16.260Z

    The majority of UK restaurant chains use unsustainable fish or fail to give transparent information to diners about the origins of their seafood according to findings from the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). It found more than half of the restaurants assessed served seafood from overfished supplies with sea bass, whitebait, ...

  • News

    Tapas Revolution lines up Sheffield launch

    2015-10-16T08:18:00Z

    Tapas Revolution has further strengthened its pipeline of openings for next year, after securing a site in Sheffield

  • Rosa's Thai food
    News

    Rosa’s strengthens team and pipeline

    2015-10-14T08:20:00Z

    Rosa’s has strengthened its operational team as its lines up a seventh site in the capital and looks to generate further investment,

  • EAT
    News

    Derkach becomes EAT chair

    2015-10-13T08:11:00Z

    John Derkach, the former chief executive of Tragus Group, has become chairman of EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed food to go chain