All Giraffe articles – Page 7
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OpinionGiraffe ventures out again
After three years in the ownership of retailer Tesco, Giraffe is now under the wing of Harry Ramsden’s backer Boparan Ventures, which finds itself looking to revive another brand
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100 Hoxton group doubles up
The operators of Shoreditch pan-Asian concept 100 Hoxton will open their second venue next week.
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Tesco begins Decks conversions
Tesco has started to convert its Decks restaurant concept sites to its café format
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Giraffe to continue ‘as standalone business’
Boparan Restaurant Holdings has confirmed to MCA that Giraffe will be run as a standalone business.
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NewsTesco confirms sale of Giraffe to Boparan
Tesco has confirmed the sale of the Giraffe restaurant chain to Harry Ramsden’s owner Boparan Restaurant Holdings Ltd.
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NewsHarry Ramsden’s owner set to acquire Giraffe
Boparan Ventures, which currently backs the Harry Ramsden’s chain, is believed to have agreed to acquire the Giraffe from Tesco
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Giraffe deal edges closer
Tesco’s sale of the Giraffe restaurant business, which it acquired three years ago for £48.5m, has edged closer
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NewsCDG shuffles management team
Casual Dining Group has shuffled its management team, including James Spragg moving from managing director of Café Rouge to the newly created role of chief operating officer for the wider business
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Analysis & Insight
A different class?
A lack of quality sites for growth and expansion is sadly the restaurant industry’s Achilles heel. A shortage of supply, together with increasing rent and premiums, means that even those with ample funds and considerable appetite are finding it increasingly difficult to achieve returns for investors; and this problem is only likely to amplify as more operators join the bun fight, argues consultant Stephen Evans
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OpinionWho is going to stick their neck out?
The endgame in Tesco’s often uneasy ownership of Giraffe has begun and speculation over who will take the restaurant chain off the retailer’s hands – for a sum far from the £48.5m it paid - is gathering pace. However, is there still a business or brand left that is worth acquiring or as we are seeing with La Tasca and Strada, is it the pull of a guaranteed pipeline that is the real draw?
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Luke Johnson to chair Gaucho & CAU
Serial sector investor Luke Johnson has been appointed as non-executive chairman of the Equistone-backed Gaucho chain and its sister brand CAU
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Tesco confirms Giraffe closures
Tesco has confirmed it is to close seven instore Giraffe restaurants as it looks to sell the restaurant chain it acquired for £48.5m in 2013
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Tesco eyes sales of non-core assets
Tesco is understood to have appointed advisors to oversee the sale of its non-core assets, including garden centre chain Dobbies, Giraffe and Harris + Hoole
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Al-Fayed to open plant-based restaurant Farmacy
The daughter of former Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, Camilla Al-Fayed is to open a ‘one-of-a-kind’ plant-based restaurant in London. Farmacy, which will open at the end of this month on the former Ping Pong site in Westbourne Grove, will serve ‘healthy comfort food’ with a twist, including vegan burgers and ...
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NewsRenewed speculation over future of Giraffe
A report by Sky News has led to renewed speculation about the future of the Tesco-owned Giraffe restaurant chain
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TLG lines up Newcastle Chaophraya
The Thai Leisure Group (TLG), operator of the Chaophraya and Thaikhun brands, has lined an opening for the former in Newcastle
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NewsThe Alchemist to make North East debut
The Alchemist is to make its first foray into the North East, after securing a site in the intu Eldon Square scheme in Newcastle
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Hammerson acquires Birmingham’s Grand Central
Landlord Hammerson has exchanged contracts with Birmingham City Council to acquire the new Grand Central shopping centre in Birmingham for £335m.
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Crussh strengthens head office team
Crussh, the London-based healthy eating concept, has appointed Rowan Grobler, formerly of Nando’s, as its new finance director
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Giraffe to Stop at Heathrow T3
Giraffe, the Tesco-backed chain, is to launch a further transport site under its Stop format at Heathrow Airport later this year