All Jamie Oliver Restaurants articles – Page 14
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Analysis & InsightWage wars
At a time when people are the “magic dust” that divides an evenly matched sector, a number of companies have started to factor in increased investment on attracting and retaining staff. With others likely to follow, what will suffer, expansion plans or refurbishment targets? And will the issue finally force the Government to create a more level playing field with the supermarkets on tax?
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NewsBlagden: There is a limit on growth in the UK
Simon Blagden, chief executive of Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, has said that there is a limit of how many restaurants the group will open in the UK
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NewsOliver to launch Barbecoa in the Far East
The Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, the company headed by the high-profile, is to launch Barbecoa in the Far East next spring
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Diary
Diary: Eclectic; Young’s; Jamie’s and JW Lees
In this week’s Diary, Luke Johnson commits to Eclectic for the “long-ish term”; Jamie’s Italian is embroiled in the saga around tipping policies and brewers talk balls
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NewsJamie’s Italian reports FY sales up 7%
Jamie’s Italian saw sales rise 7% £106.9m in 2014, while underlying earnings ticked up by 0.3% to £12.3m.
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NewsOliver to take self-funded route with restaurants
Jamie Oliver has decided not to sell a stake in his restaurant business but continue its expansion through a self-funded model
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NewsStrada appoints new ops director
Strada, the Sun Capital-backed Italian restaurant group, has appointed Tom James, formerly of Jamie’s Italian, as its new operations director
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Happiour to go nationwide
Happiour, a London-centric app that offers time-sensitive restaurant and bar deals, is expanding its platform to attract more operators ahead of launching nationwide
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Obica eyes further London growth
Obica, the international mozzarella bar chain, is seeking to ramp up its presence in London
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NewsOliver confirms India launch
Jamie Oliver has confirmed that his Jamie’s Italian brand will make its debut in India this autumn in Delhi before expanding to further cities across the country
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Operators confirmed for Watford Intu extension
Las Iguanas, Cabana and Byron have all been confirmed to open in intu Watford’s £100m Charter Place redevelopment scheme
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NewsDanish bakery chain to make UK debut
Lagkagehuset, the Danish bakery chain, is set to launch in the UK, as part of its international expansion plans
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NewsTime Out invests £7m in Flypay
Flypay has secured £7m Series A funding from multimedia agency Time Out to accelerate the roll-out of its pay-at-table technology with restaurant operators and customers
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Diary
Diary: Pret, Deltic, Enterprise Inns and St Austell
In this week’s Diary we hear about some ‘interesting’ results from Pret’s evenings trial, look at trends in the late-night sector and get Rupert Clevely’s first impressions of the debut site he will develop with Enterprise Inns. All that and some truly awful beer and music-related puns
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Mobile bookings up 141%
Restaurant bookings made via mobile or tablet soared by 141% over the past 12 months according to Bookatable’s Quarterly Dining Trends report
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NewsFlypay set to reinvent the bar tab
Flypay is working with Visa Europe Collab, Fuller’s and Zonal, to launch new technology that is says will reinvent the bar tab
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NewsJamie’s Italian lines up Ludgate opening
Jamie’s Italian, which is currently assessing its options, is lining up a further opening in London in Ludgate
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B&L confirms Bath location
Burger & Lobster, the Goodman-owned London-based group, has secured a site at Milsom Place in Bath to open its third regional site at the end of the summer
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NewsStrada appoints chef director
Strada has appointed Matt Fanthorpe, formerly of Jamie’s Italian, as its new chef director
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NewsByron lines up Watford opening
Byron, the premium burger group, has further strengthened its openings pipeline after securing a site in Watford