All Giraffe articles – Page 14
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NewsFowle takes Tesco Family Dining CEO role
Adam Fowle, the ex-Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive, has become chief executive of Tesco Family Dining, the retailer’s subsidairy that oversees its growing foodservice portfolio
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Smoke BBQ brand launches
Smoke BBQ, a new concept claiming to be the UK first open-pit barbecue restaurant, has opened its first site in Sheffield with plans to open a further 15 sites across the north by 2020
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Analysis & InsightTime to check in?
The need to provide room service has always been one of the main stumbling blocks barring a successful partnership between hotel and restaurant operators. However, a proposal by Hilton Worldwide to replace room service at its full service properties with cafeteria-style eateries as the company moves toward a more limited-service offer could finally open up new partnerships and avenues to expansion
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NewsGiraffe to expand at speed
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant group, has said it is well placed to “perform strongly and expand at speed” following its acquisition by the retailer
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NewsGiraffe names Kemsley as head of hospitality and culture
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned chain, has appointed Andrew Kemsley to the role of head of hospitality and culture ahead of a year of “considerable growth”, M&C Report understands
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OpinionNow the fun begins…
Rewind 12 months ago and 2013 was being labelled as empty and difficult compared to the Olympic-driven 12 months previous. What rubbish. Without trying to sound too much like a BBC4 documentary presenter, sector commentators may look back in years to come and describe 2013 as one of the most important years in the evolution of the UK’s eating and drinking out sector and a launch pad for a new era of sustained growth and investment
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NewsTesco eyes further sector opportunities
Tesco, which acquired Giraffe earlier this year, is believed to be eyeing further investment opportunities in the eating-out and drinking-out sector
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Brew sets out growth plans
Brew Café, the fledgling coffee concept, has confirmed it has secured its third site in London and revealed ambitions to operate a 10-strong estate by the end of 2014.
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NewsGiraffe strengthens 2014 pipeline
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned chain, is understood to have already lined up 10 sites for openings next year, with the majority in or close to the supermarket group’s Extra stores.
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NewsTesco eyes more Decks openings
Tesco is to continue the rollout of its new casual dining format, Decks, following the opening of the third site under the format in front of its Extra store in Broadstairs and after it called on consumers to let them know where they should open the brand next
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NewsGiraffe trials NFC technology
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned casual-dining chain, is trialing Near Field Communication (NFC) technology on its tabletalkers
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OpinionI predict a…
Stefan Chomka looks ahead to what 2014 has in store, with 10 predictions, some “dead-certs” like Alan Yau’s opening of ‘Asian gastropub’ Duck & Rice rekindling publicans’ desires to return to the heady days of the mid 1990s where a Thai restaurant was the pub accessory du jour; and some more avant-garde, including the possible opening of bread and butter concept called B&B
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Opinion
A surprise and a space race
After a long interview process, which allowed him to get to know Mitchells & Butlers’ (M&B) people, and business fundamentals, and also hear a candid assessment from the board on what they thought needed to be done to transform the company, Alistair Darby admits that there was only one surprise awaiting him when he took up his new role as chief executive last October
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NewsGiraffe strengthens pipeline
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned chain, is set to open a further two sites before the end of the year, after opening its second site at one of the supermarket group’s Extra stores in Cheshunt
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NewsOperators sign up for MK development
British Land and Tesco have pre-let a new £4m leisure terrace comprising five restaurants and two smaller units at the Kingston Centre in Milton Keynes
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NewsTesco’s Decks to make Wales debut
Tesco is to continue the rollout of its new casual dining format, Decks, with the opening of its first site in Wales, as its Extra store in Newport
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NewsOperators line up for Birmingham’s Grand Central
A number of leading operators have been confirmed for openings at Grand Central, the redevelopment above Birmingham’s New Street train station, which is now set to come online in 2015
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NewsGiraffe to launch KIOSK format
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant group, will launch a new grab and go brand variant in December, Giraffe KIOSK, in the front square of the newly redeveloped King’s Cross retail space
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Brew eyes further expansion
Brew Café is in talks to secure two further sites in London by the end of next March, as it looks to gradually increase its presence in the capital