All Turtle Bay articles
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NewsAdam Gregory departs Turtle Bay
Previously of Wagamama, Be At One and Leon, Gregory was at Piper-backed Turtle Bay for five years
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InterviewsTurtle Bay awaits stronger investment climate
The Carribean-inspired bar and kitchen, backed by Piper since 2013, will only consider investment options which represent the best value for the business, CEO Nick Crossley tells MCA
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NewsTurtle Bay announces 'record year'
The Caribbean restaurant group reported record sales of £90.1m for the year ended April 2023, along with like-for-like growth of 32.6% vs 2019
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Turtle Bay, Pizza Pilgrims, Empire Empire, and more
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InterviewsJane O’Riordan: ‘I’m always pushing for innovation’
MCA’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year discusses her career to date, her passion for the three businesses she chairs and her wish for the sector to see beyond its short-term crises
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InterviewsJane O’Riordan: ‘Being people centric is critical’
People are a business’ most precious asset and must be looked after, particularly in today’s tough labour market, the chair of Turtle Bay, Red Engine and Caravan tells MCA.
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NewsTurtle Bay to open largest location to date
The 500-cover restaurant on 245 Hammersmith Road will be the Caribbean-inspired group’s 48th venue in the UK
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NewsTurtle Bay hosts anti-racist roadshow
It’s All About Race Roadshow (IAAR) was delivered to 47 restaurants to facilitate conversations about privilege, bias, microaggressions and anti-racism
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NewsTurtle Bay reports record sales
The Piper-backed Caribbean restaurant group reported sales of £85.4m for the year ended 27 March 2022, with trading in the first 13 weeks of the year still strong.
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Analysis & Insight‘TikTok has completely transformed our business’
Pho, Pizza Pilgrims and Turtle Bay tell Hostech how social media marketing has changed how they interact with customers and build loyalty
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NewsHow social media can ease recruitment crisis
Libby Andrews of Pho will tell Hostech how the brand’s viral recruitment vidoes on TikTok have helped it tap into a younger segment of the workforce
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NewsTurtle Bay sees sales up more than 75% since May
The Piper-backed Caribbean restaurant chain has several new openings on the cards as it looks to grow its estate on the back of strong sales growth.
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NewsTurtle Bay sales 50% up on 2019 levels
Ajith Jayawickrema, deputy chairman, and co-founder of Turtle Bay has said that the company was trading “very strongly” out its of 44 sites.
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NewsTurtle Bay closes two sites due to covid
Turtle Bay closed two UK sites at the tail of its estate for the “foreseeable future”, which became inviable due to covid-19.
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Analysis & InsightTurtle Bay in positive lfls growth
Turtle Bay is having one of its best two-month trading periods on record, chair Jane O’Riordan has said.
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NewsOperators announce next wave of reopenings
Dishoom and Crussh are among the latest operators to open their doors this week, whilst the reopening programmes of Loungers, Turtle Bay, Franco Manca and more have started to pick up momentum. Of the larger to-go operators, KFC, McDonald’s and Costa have reached reopening milestones this week, whilst Greggs announced a significant acceleration in its reopening plans.
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NewsJane O’Riordan: Delivery is a learning opportunity, not an economic endeavour
The growing number of operators choosing to re-launch or trial delivery in the past few weeks have not done so to make money, but to understand how they might operate in a post-lockdown ‘new normal,’ Jane O’Riodan, chairman of Red Engine, Turtle Bay and Caravan has said.
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NewsDelivery relaunches continue to grow
Pret, Giggling Squid, Turtle Bay, Ping Pong Dim Sum and 7Bone Burger Co. are some of the latest operators to reopen sites this week for delivery and collection.
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InterviewsTurtle Bay: Social distancing 'doesn’t work' in restaurants and bars
Turtle Bay “probably won’t be a viable business” under social distancing restrictions, founder and CEO Ajith Jayawickrema has told MCA.
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NewsDishoom, Burger King and Caffé Nero remove to-go and delivery options
Dishoom, Burger King and Caffé Nero are among the latest operators to announce a full estate-wide closure, removing collection, takeaway and delivery options.