All Carluccio’s articles – Page 8
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Bond swaps Wright & Bell for Carluccio’s
Mark Bond has left his role as operations director for the Imbiba-backed Wright & Bell to join Carluccio’s, MCA understands.
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Blanchard joins Reiss
Jonathan Blanchard, who recently stepped down from Carluccio’s, has returned to the retail sector as chief financial and operating officer of fashion brand Reiss
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OpinionAssured Azzurri
While the majority of the casual dining sector, especially Italian-focused concepts, are coming under increasing pressure, the Azzurri Group, the operator of ASK Italian, Zizzi and Coco di Mama, continues to grow and outperform the market. On the back of its full-year results, Mark Wingett has a closer look at the business and talks to chief executive Steve Holmes
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Opinion
Timing at the bar
It’s a buyer’s market out there at the moment, or so we are told, so why is one of the sector’s most influential and successful investors currently looking to sale his stake not one, but two, of his investments?
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Chain restaurants still failing to serve healthy children’s meals
Children’s menus at some of the UK’s leading restaurant and pub chains are still dominated by super-sized calorific puddings and unlimited refills of unhealthy sugary drinks – undermining efforts to tackle the obesity crisis, according to a new report.
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NewsCarluccio’s to launch vegetarian pop-up
Carluccio’s, the Neil Wickers-led restaurant group, is to launch its first vegetarian pop-up this month.
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Bruce Gillingham Pollard appoints Kelion
Property advisor Bruce Gillingham Pollard has announced the appointment of Michel Kelion as a consultant.
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NewsTop ranked restaurant brands revealed
Miller & Carter and Cosmo were the top-ranked restaurant brands in MCA’s analysis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
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OpinionOliver decides to twist
As of this morning, the man who did more than most to build Jamie Oliver’s restaurant empire can finally take a break from the constant scrutiny and let others worry about where the business is headed
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Keefe joins Vue International
Mike Keefe, the former international development director at Carluccio’s, has joined cinema operator Vue International as its director of group operational projects
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NewsCritoph to replace Blanchard at Carluccio’s
Stephen Critoph, the former chief financial officer of The Restaurant Group, is to join Carluccio’s for an interim period
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Ex-Tesco & Carluccio’s marketeer launches Cut & Grind
Paschalis Loucaides, formerly of Carluccio’s, Giraffe and Tesco Family Dining, has launched a new burger concept called Cut & Grind
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NewsCarluccio’s renews Wireless Social contract
Carluccio’s has renewed its contract with WiFi solutions provider, Wireless Social.
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Peyman swaps Carluccio’s for Itsu
Erin Peyman has stepped down as UK acquisitions manager of Carluccio’s to join Itsu
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NewsCarluccio’s to launch second hotel site
Carluccio’s is to open its second hotel site in the autumn, MCA understands.
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Opinion
Have legs, will travel: UK casual dining goes global
Jon Midmer of global executive search firm JMA reflects on the changing culture of the UK’s casual-dining scene, an inward flow of leading personnel from other countries and a growing contingent of Brits heading to top jobs abroad
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Wireless Social signs up new operators
Wi-fi solutions provider, Wireless Social has signed up Brasserie Bar Co, Spaghetti House, Beds & Bars, The Draft House, Azzuri Group and Oakman Inns.
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Neighbourhood confirms Leeds move
East Coast Concepts has confirmed the upcoming opening of a site under its Neighbourhood format in Leeds
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Carluccio’s appoints new COO
Carluccio’s has appointed Peter Casey, formerly of SSP UK & Ireland, as its new chief operating officer
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Analysis & InsightDealing with tricky transitions
Taking over the reins from a long-standing company chief is always a challenge for the incoming executive. Dominic Walsh compares what happened at YO! Sushi with the situation at Carluccio’s