All Jamie Oliver Restaurants articles – Page 5
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OpinionProceeding with due care
In a rare interview, sector investor Richard Caring, alongside new Ivy Collection chief executive and Bill’s chairman David Campbell, talks to Mark Wingett about the future of the high street; the impact of the uncertainty over Brexit; the market in general; and the next stages of development for Bill’s and the Ivy Collection
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NewsGrind secures Jamie’s Italian Greenwich site
Artisan coffee house, restaurant and bar group Grind is to open its largest ever site, in the former Jamie’s Italian site in Greenwich.
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NewsJamie Oliver Restaurants appoints Radix as interim CFO
Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group has appointed Bharti Radix, formerly of Draft House, as interim chief financial officer, MCA understands.
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NewsJamie Oliver restaurants 'simply ran out of cash'
Jamie Oliver has told how his restaurant group “simply ran out of cash” after senior management were faced with the “perfect storm” of cost pressures, the Financial Times reports.
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NewsBrewDog reports revenues up +50%; lines up Brixton site
Scottish craft beer brewer and bar operator BrewDog achieved total revenue of £78m for the first half of 2018 – up 55% on the same time last year.
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NewsWright & Bell acquires Whyte & Brown
Wright & Bell, the Imbiba-backed restaurant and bar group, has acquired Whyte & Brown, the Kingly Court based chicken concept.
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NewsKaye joins Morso as NED
Former Intertain chief operating officer Simon Kaye has joined the board of grappa and pasta concept Morso as a non-executive director, MCA understands.
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Analysis & InsightPremium casual is the future
In order for operators to boost their profit margins, is going premium casual the answer? David Abramson, CEO of leisure property consultant Cedar Dean Group believes it could be
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NewsBrewDog takes Jamie’s Italian Canary Wharf
BrewDog is to take on the Jamie’s Italian site in Canary Wharf, MCA understands.
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NewsSchapira swaps Jamie’s for Nero
Stacy Schapira has stepped down as chief people officer at Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, to join Caffe Nero
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OpinionRestructural integrity
The past year has seen a host of high-street brands, including several in this sector, undergo restructuring. However, AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith explains that the process on its own is not enough and that businesses need to pursue a transformation to adapt and thrive.
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NewsMorrison steps down from Giggling Squid
Peter Morrison has stepped down as operations director at Giggling Squid, the BGF-backed Thai casual dining group
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OpinionThe Italian Job
Jon Knight has had an eventful first six months at the helm of Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, having guided the company through a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) and set about reconnecting the group’s celebrity founder with his restaurants. He talks to James Wallin about what growth looks like post-CVA, how the group is aiming to come off the discounting drug and how the brand would cope if Oliver’s star began to fade.
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OpinionAre landlord-only CVAs prolonging the slow death of the high street?
REL Capital chairman Andy Scott asks if the latest wave of CVAs is being used as a disingenuous attempt by high street brands to dodge their rent commitments
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NewsJamie’s Italian wants to “come off the discount drug”
Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group chief executive, Jon Knight, has told MCA that the group wants “to come off the discount drug”.
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Analysis & Insight
Research highlights impact of rents and rates on operators
Rocketing rents and rates are “unmanageable” for 84% of London restaurateurs, a survey has revealed.
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Marthinusen becomes Giggling Squid COO
Rory Marthinusen has stepped down as managing director of River Cottage Canteen, to join Giggling Squid
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Morso to open Abbey Road restaurant
Morso, the Italian restaurant and bar pop-up concept, is opening its debut restaurant on Abbey Road, MCA understands.
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NewsGiggling Squid to replace Jamie’s in Kingston
Giggling Squid is to open its second London site after securing a site in Kingston-upon-Thames
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OpinionAround the world in 80 opportunities
In his latest Going Global column for MCA, international franchise expert Jasper Reid, weighs up the pros and cons of the major franchising targets around the world. He also takes a look at some non-traditional locations where UK eating out brands could thrive.