All Giraffe articles – Page 12
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Analysis & Insight
BBC names eating-out brands with best and worst hygiene ratings
Most major national eating-out brands were found to have none or very few sites with unsatisfactory levels of food hygiene, according to analyst of Food Standards Agency data examined by the BBC
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Diary
Diary: Giraffe, Five Guys & Giggling Squid
This week’s Diary includes Russel and Juliette Joffe’s plans after stepping down from Giraffe, Five Guys’ anniversary, Alan Yau on the streets of London and Ed’s scaled-down concept
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NewsJoffes step down from Giraffe
Juliette and Russel Joffe, co-founders of Giraffe, today announced their resignation from the restaurant group they founded in 1998 and sold to Tesco last March for £48.6m
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NewsTesco names new CEO; trading 'challenging'
Tesco, the supermarket giant that has been making further inroads into the eating-out sector, has announced the appointment of former Unilever chairman Dave Lewis as chief executive to replace Philip Clarke from 1 October
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OpinionShopping around for the right mix
Shopping nowadays is as much ‘experience-based’ as it is ‘needs-based’. While online offers the best value and convenience, shopping centres will always have the upper hand from an experiential point of view. At least for the time being argues Richard O’Sullivan, the co-founder and CEO of Boost Juice Bars UK, who previously co-founded the 100-plus retail chain, Millie’s Cookies
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News
Pub and restaurant freeholds sold at auction
Several freehold properties let to major pub and restaurant operators were sold at an Allsops auction on Tuesday
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NewsOperators to make airport debuts at Stansted
Coast to Coast, Itsu, Harris + Hoole and high-profile chef James Martin are all set to open their first airport sites after securing units at Stansted, as part of the transport hub’s £80m terminal upgrade
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NewsGiraffe opens second site at Dubai International airport
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant chain, has opened its second outlet at Dubai International airport, a Giraffe Stop unit at Terminal 3, with its partner Emirates Leisure Retail
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NewsH+H reaches 40-site mark
Harris + Hoole has opened its 40th site, its 10th opening of 2014, and has a further 13 sites in its openings pipeline
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Analysis & InsightLoch Fyne tops customer satisfaction poll
Loch Fyne, the Greene King-owned brand, is delivering the highest levels of customer satisfaction in the UK’s eating out sector, according to the latest findings from CGA Peach’s BrandTrack
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News
Tesco begins rollout of new café concept
Tesco Family Dining has begun the rollout of its new in-store café concept, with a six further sites lined up for the upgraded format.
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News
Former M&B ops director Young joins Harrods Bank
Robin Young, former operations director at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), has joined the board of the Qatar Holdings owned Harrods Bank Limited
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News
Tesco refurbs 100 stores in Q1
Tesco, the supermarket group that owns eating out brands Giraffe, Decks and has invested in Harris + Hoole, has reported that it has refurbished more than 100 stores during the three months to 24 May
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News
Holmes expands Tesco remit
Michael Holmes, chief executive of new food experiences at Tesco has had his responsibilities at the retailer extended
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NewsH+H strengthens pipeline
Harris + Hoole has opened its largest site to date and lined up a further 15 openings as its looks to reach 50 sites by end of this year
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NewsGiraffe rolls out café concept
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant group, will open smaller café models of its restaurants at six Tesco Extra stores this summer at smaller stores that have high daytime footfall
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News
Tesco plans 130 cafes and restaurants
Tesco is introducing 80 dining areas such as Giraffe and Decks, along with 50 Harris + Hoole coffee shops and 110 bakeries to its stores this year as part of a remodelling plan
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News
Tesco strengthens Decks pipeline
Tesco has strengthened the pipeline for its casual dining format, Decks, with a further seven sites set to come on line over the coming few months
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News
Eating out trumps drinking out
Eating out is becoming more prevalent than drinking out but alcohol is still an important factor when deciding where to eat, according to research by Peach BrandTrack, which shows that 94% of adults have either eaten or drunk out in the past six months
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Analysis & InsightTake me out
Restaurants are going toe-to-toe with established food-to-go and takeaway specialists to bring home a slice of the UK’s increasingly sophisticated takeout and delivery market