All Jamie Oliver Restaurants articles – Page 8
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OpinionAssured Azzurri
While the majority of the casual dining sector, especially Italian-focused concepts, are coming under increasing pressure, the Azzurri Group, the operator of ASK Italian, Zizzi and Coco di Mama, continues to grow and outperform the market. On the back of its full-year results, Mark Wingett has a closer look at the business and talks to chief executive Steve Holmes
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Timing at the bar
It’s a buyer’s market out there at the moment, or so we are told, so why is one of the sector’s most influential and successful investors currently looking to sale his stake not one, but two, of his investments?
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Chain restaurants still failing to serve healthy children’s meals
Children’s menus at some of the UK’s leading restaurant and pub chains are still dominated by super-sized calorific puddings and unlimited refills of unhealthy sugary drinks – undermining efforts to tackle the obesity crisis, according to a new report.
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Jamie’s Italian closes Istanbul site
The Jamie’s Italian at Istanbul’s Zorlu Center has gone bankrupt, closing down at the end of September
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Leon co-founders awarded Sustainability Hero award
John Vincent and Henry Dimbleby, the co-founders of Leon, won Raymond Blanc’s Sustainability Hero award at yesterday’s SRA ‘Food Made Good’ awards
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Cunningham steps down as Herman ze German MD
Craig Cunningham has stepped down as managing director of Herman ze German, the bratwurst concept, after just four months in the role
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OpinionOliver decides to twist
As of this morning, the man who did more than most to build Jamie Oliver’s restaurant empire can finally take a break from the constant scrutiny and let others worry about where the business is headed
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NewsBlagden steps down as CEO of Jamie Oliver’s restaurants
Simon Blagden has stepped down as chief executive of Jamie Oliver’s restaurant empire.
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NewsJamie’s Italian posts FY loss
After a £10.9m hit from closing six sites at the start of this year, Jamie’s Italian slumped from a full-year pre-tax profit of £2.4m to a loss of £9.9m
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Oliver to launch his first Deli in Asia
Jamie Oliver is to launch his Jamie’s Deli brand in Asia with the opening of a site in Harbour City, Hong Kong, next month
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Jamie's teams up with Yumpingo for data insight
Jamie’s Italian has teamed up with food intelligence start-up Yumpingo for a data service the tech firm’s founder said “changes everything” for restaurant operators.
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Brunning & Price reveals Cheltenham details
Brunning & Price has revealed details of its new pub in Cheltenham, on the site of the former Jamie’s Italian in the town.
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Opinion
Lessons from the front line
International Market Management specialises in working with restaurant brands in setting up overseas. In the first of a series, founder Jasper Reid poses the question, why go abroad at all?
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O’Neill to step down as Jamie’s CFO
Tara O’Neill is to step down as chief financial officer of the Jamie Oliver Group
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SRA reveals shortlist for 2017 Food Made Good awards
Pizza Hut and Jamie’s Italian are among the list of restaurants and companies making up this year’s SRA Food Made Good Awards shortlist
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NewsIvy Cafe confirmed for Tunbridge Wells
The Ivy Collection has confirmed it is taking on the former Jamie’s Italian site in Tunbridge Wells.
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NewsJamie’s Italian launches Quick & Easy menu
Jamie’s Italian is to launch a new Quick & Easy menu to tie in with owner Jamie Oliver’s new cookbook.
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Opinion
Have legs, will travel: UK casual dining goes global
Jon Midmer of global executive search firm JMA reflects on the changing culture of the UK’s casual-dining scene, an inward flow of leading personnel from other countries and a growing contingent of Brits heading to top jobs abroad
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Analysis & InsightDealing with tricky transitions
Taking over the reins from a long-standing company chief is always a challenge for the incoming executive. Dominic Walsh compares what happened at YO! Sushi with the situation at Carluccio’s
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Williams joins Whyte & Brown
Liz Williams has joined Whyte & Brown, the Soho-based chicken concept, as its new chief executive
