All Gail’s articles – Page 9
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 25-26 January
Company results and news How TGI Friday’s boss cut out the obstructive staff Under Karen Forrester, the TGI Friday’s restaurant chain has undergone a big recovery – and it all began with a fire that gutted one of its flagship sites. While most bosses would consider this an unmitigated disaster, ...
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Weekend Press
Bank Holiday weekend press round-up, 24-26 August
RestaurantsFood police lose fight to outlaw rare beefburgersBeefburgers cooked rare can remain on restaurant menus after a judge rejected claims by food watchdogs that they are a health risk. A wine bar and restaurant chain had been told to stop serving the burgers unless they took certain safety precautions. The ...
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Operators make design awards shortlists
A raft of leading and fledgling operators have made the shortlist for this year’s Restaurant and Bar Design Awards
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Luke Johnson joins H&J board
Serial sector investor Luke Johnson has joined the board of contract caterer Harbour & Jones
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Johnson takes Draft House stake and chairman role
Luke Johnson, the serial restaurant investor, has taken a substantial minority stake in Draft House, the three-strong London-based pub concept founded by Charlie McVeigh, M&C Report has learnt.Johnson, who is set to become chairman of the business, has personally invested an undisclosed sum in the company, which he described to ...
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Johnson in talks to invest in Draft House
Luke Johnson, the serial restaurant investor, is understood to be in discussions to acquire a substantial equity stake in Draft House, the London-based pub concept founded by Charlie McVeigh, M&C Report has learnt.The first Draft House was launched in Northcote Road, Clapham in November 2009 by McVeigh, the former owner ...