All Jamie Oliver Restaurants articles
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NewsBrava, Bow Street and Azzurri to feature at MCA conference
Leaders from Brava Hospitality Group, Bow Street Group and Azzurri Group will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the sector at MCA’s Restaurant Conference in November
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NewsBrava appoints new head of operations
Ian Tillet joins the group from Côte and will lead across the Jamies Italian UK, Riding House Cafés and Maslow’s Restaurants brand
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NewsBrava Hospitality and Jamie Oliver Group to launch new concept
The pair are working with chef and author Gennaro Contaldo for the launch BOLO, which will be located next door to Prezzo Italian on Glasshouse Street in London’s Soho
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NewsSavings and efficiencies drive profitability for Jamie Oliver Group
The celebrity chef’s business empire saw pre-exceptional EBITDA rise 10.87% in 2025, however, amid inflationary pressures and a dip in turnover, pre-tax profits slumped again
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Analysis & InsightUp in smoke: what the closure of Bodean’s means for the wider BBQ sector
The apparent collapse of London’s best-known barbecue brand feels like the end of an era in which operators and investors believed US barbecue could become a major force in UK casual dining
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NewsBrava acquires Riding House Café
The group says the acquisition marks a significant expansion of its hospitality portfolio and strengthens its position in the central London dining scene
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NewsBrava Hospitality reports double-digit revenue growth
The Prezzo and Jamie’s Italian operator increased revenue by 12.3% in its second quarter, driven by ongoing investments across the Prezzo portfolio and a strong early performance for the recently relaunched Jamie’s Italian
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NewsJamie Oliver Group appoints new chairman
Well-known advertising executive Anthony Freedman joins the group’s board, describing the opportunity to work alongside the eponymous celebrity chef as an ‘honour’
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Interviews‘It’s been transformational’ – James Brown on the first year of Prezzo’s rebrand
The Italian casual dining chain’s CEO tells MCA the new name, look and menu are now driving double-digit growth and pushing customer sentiment scores to new heights
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NewsJamie Oliver Restaurants to expand India footprint
The group has announced a major strategic expansion across the country in partnership with its franchisee, Dolomite Restaurants, with five new sites set to open this year
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Weekend PressJamie Oliver condemns ministers for ‘battering’ businesses
The chef and restaurateur told Times Radio the tax system does not differentiate between big players and tiny firms and Britain will become less relevant in terms of entrepreneurship
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NewsPrezzo Italian’s family dining subscription earns 4,000 signups in first month
Brava Hospitality CEO James Brown has said he is keen to explore other subscription offers and opportunities following the success of the ‘first-of-its-kind’ deal
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Interviews‘This is a completely new iteration of the brand’ – inside Jamie’s Italian 2.0
Brava Hospitality Group and Jamie Oliver Restaurants have joined forces to relaunch the casual dining juggernaut in the UK, but how are they bringing amore to the table this time?
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NewsIn pictures: Jamie’s Italian Leicester Square
Spread over three floors, the restaurant will have space for 140 covers and is ‘designed to blend nostalgia with modernity, capturing the original essence of Jamie’s Italian with a contemporary twist for today’s diners’
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OpinionJamie Oliver: ‘We are in the throes of a culinary brain drain’
The celebrity chef and restaurateur has warned the hospitality sector is being crushed by a combination of astronomical business rates, a rigid VAT system and a mountain of bureaucracy
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News‘Robust turnaround’ at Prezzo Italian sees Brava grow EBITDA by 300%
The casual dining group, which will relaunch the Jamie’s Italian brand in the UK this year, says 2025 was a ‘transformational year’ bolstered by ‘a strong set’ of financial results
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Analysis & InsightThe return of Jamie’s Italian: Lessons from the past and cautious optimism for the future
The new Jamie’s Italian risks feeling more like a volume-driven revival than a return to the brand’s authentic, neighbourhood roots, I-AM’s Jon Blakeney writes for MCA
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NewsJamie Oliver Group axes 20% of workforce ahead of high street comeback
The celebrity chef’s main commercial operation has completed a consultation process which involves 25 of its 126 employees being made redundant, Sky News reports
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OpinionCan Jamie’s Italian recapture the zeitgeist?
Jamie’s Italian was once a gamechanger for casual dining. Now, nearly two decades after it was founded, the celebrity chef has partnered with Brava Hospitality to bring the brand back
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InterviewsJamie Oliver Restaurants: ‘Getting a second chance is not an opportunity everybody gets’
Ed Loftus, global director of Jamie Oliver Restaurants, tells MCA the group has plenty of confidence in its plans to relaunch the Jamie’s Italian brand in the UK next year