All Café Rouge articles – Page 4
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Analysis & InsightThe street-food child grows up
Former barrister Nisha Katona juggles running a fast-growing restaurant business with book writing and regular TV appearances. Following Mowgli’s gong for best emerging concept at the Retailers’ Retailer awards, Finn Scott-Delany catches up with the workaholic restaurateur and passionate foodie
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Analysis & Insight
Jones goes back to the coalface
TPG Capital has returned to a trusted lieutenant, and one of the most impressive operators in the UK’s hospitality sector over the last 25 years, in a bid to move Prezzo forward. But why has Karen Jones decided this was the right time and opportunity to get back to the shop floor and how long will she need to be there, asks Mark Wingett
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NewsKaren Jones to head Prezzo as Hendry Pickup departs
Karen Jones has been appointed executive chair of Prezzo while chief executive Jon Hendry-Pickup has decided to leave his role.
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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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Craft & Cleaver to take MK Café Rouge
Craft & Cleaver is to open its second site later this summer, after securing a site in Milton Keynes
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NewsWilkinson steps back from CDG
Simon Wilkinson has stepped back from a day-to-day role at the Steve Richards-led Casual Dining Group (CDG)
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Café Rouge receives MSC Blue Fish label certification
Café Rouge has had the seafood on its menu officially certified with the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) Blue Fish label
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NewsLas Iguanas gears up for international launch
Las Iguanas is set to make its international debut this summer with openings in Gibraltar and South Africa
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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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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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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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Toon swaps CDG for Chopstix
Michael Toon has stepped down from the Casual Dining Group (CDG) to join Chopstix Group
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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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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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Discounting predicted to remain at elevated levels
The level of discounting in the eating and drinking-out sector hit epic proportions last year and shows no sign of abating as we head into 2018, according to industry experts.
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Ex-Tragus COO joins Tootoomoo board
James Parsons, the ex-chief operating officer of Tragus, has joined the board of Tootoomoo
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Analysis & InsightTake a bow leading operators
MCA director of insight Steve Gotham, takes a look at which brands stood out in 2017 to an increasingly demanding and promiscuous consumer base