All Giggling Squid articles – Page 5
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Analysis & Insight
Inside track: Operator & investor view
As 2017 draws to a close, Tom Barnard, director of M&A at BDO talks to those operating and investing in the restaurant and bars sector to understand how they will reflect on the year, what opportunities and challenges they foresee ahead, and unavoidably, their views on Brexit
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NewsGiggling Squid is on target with expansion plans
Giggling Squid co-founder Andy Laurillard has told MCA the group is on target to reach 50-70 sites over the next five to seven years.
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News
Pieminister set for Brixton
Pieminister, the pie shop concept, is to open its third site in London, with an opening lined up in Brixton
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NewsKossoff joins Pieminister board
Simon Kossoff, the former chief executive and chairman of Carluccio’s, has joined the board of Pieminister
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Coming up Rosa’s
Alex and Saiphin Moore’s Thai restaurant group has hit the 10-site mark and will soon make its regional debut in Liverpool. With the business now on the market, the couple look set for a windfall. Joe Lutrario reports
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NewsRosa’s Thai to consider its options
Rosa’s, the Thai cafe concept, has appointed advisors as it considers its funding options to support future growth
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Analysis & Insight
South East Asian invasion is gathering momentum
It is easy to see the appeal of South East Asian food. Bright and colourful, lighter and healthier yet packed with flavour, the cuisine has a lot going for it.
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Analysis & Insight
PE remains sector’s growth partner of choice
Paul Hemming, managing director of AlixPartners, looks in detail at the figures from this year’s Growth Company Index, produced in partnership with MCA. In this article he looks at the enduring influence of private equity on growth companies.
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NewsPOD founders launch new brand
POD co-founders Tim Hall and Emma Blackmore have joined forces with former Byron operations director, Peter Bruton, to launch new sourdough pizza brand, Three Joes, MCA understands.
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Giggling Squid set for Chichester
Giggling Squid is to further strengthen its presence along the south coast, with an opening in Chichester.
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Giggling Squid confirms Beaconsfield site
Giggling Squid, the Business Growth Fund backed Thai restaurant group, has confirmed it is to open in Beaconsfield in early autumn.
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Priest swaps Brasserie Bar Co for Giggling Squid
Mark Priest has stepped down as financial controller of Brasserie Bar Co to join Giggling Squid as its new finance director
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O’Mahoney steps down from Giggling Squid
Mike O’Mahoney has stepped down as chief financial officer of Giggling Squid
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Analysis & InsightMarket towns not so Tasty
The sobering full-year update from Tasty, the Kaye family-backed operator of the Wildwood and Dim T brands earlier this week, was the first one that I think gave a truer reflection of where the market actually is, with the real hard yards set to kick in
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Analysis & Insight
South East Asian segment to reach value of £255m in 2017
The branded South East Asian market is set to grow sales by 23% in 2017, to reach a value of £255m, according to the latest MCA data.
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NewsTurtle Bay tops Growth Company Index
Turtle Bay, the Piper-backed Caribbean chain, has topped the list of the fastest growing companies in the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector.
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NewsWagamama’s Campbell named Retailers’ Retailer
David Campbell, the driving force behind the resurgence of Wagamama, has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the UK’s eating and drinking-out market.
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Giggling Squid rules out grab-and-go for now
Giggling Squid has further strengthened its openings pipeline by securing a site in Cheltenham
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NewsLaurillard: Expansion within the M25 now more accessible
Andy Laurillard, co-founder of Giggling Squid, has told MCA that the area between the Greater London ring road and the M25 has become prime territory for the groups’ expansion
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Opinion
Inside Track: Thai dining boss is squids in
Giggling Squid founder Andy Laurillard explains why Home County towns are where the growth opportunities are.