All La Tasca articles – Page 4
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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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Q1 lfls up 15% at Giggling Squid
Giggling Squid has reported a 15% increase in like-for-like sales for the first quarter of the year
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La Tasca overhauls menu
La Tasca launched what it has described as its “most radical menu overhaul for three years in London and the South last week”
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Pepper steps down from La Tasca
Following the full integration of La Tasca into the Casual Dining Group, David Pepper will leave the business this week after five years as its people director
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Analysis & InsightHad their fill?
Did the recovery in the wider economy mean that timing was always against Red Hot World Buffet emerging from the swathe of all-you-can-eat buffet operators that sprung up during the downturn? At the same time, Mark Wingett looks at the upcoming change at the top at Young’s and whether anyone will take up the challenge of unlocking the potential of Loch Fyne from Greene King.
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Giggling set for Norwich
Giggling Squid has further strengthened its openings pipeline by securing a further site in East Anglia
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CDG drives down energy use by 17%
Casual Dining Group (CDG) has reduced annual energy use by 17% since 2012
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Analysis & InsightTraining day for a new golden generation
Many of the leading lights of today’s eating and drinking out sector consider themselves the products of a golden age of training, in which the future development of the individual was considered as important as short-term gains to the business. But, has that culture of personal development filtered through to the current generation?
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CDG heralds “transformational year”
CDG has reported that its run-rate EBITDA is projected to reach £50m, with sales well in excess of £300m in the 12 months to the 31 May 2016
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Tortilla strengthens operational team
Tortilla has strengthened its head office team with the appointments of a head of marketing and a financial controller
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NewsCDG’s Richards named Retailers’ Retailer
Steve Richards, the driving force behind development and growth of the Casual Dining Group, has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the eating-out and drinking-out market
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CDG to take Belgo to Manchester
Casual Dining Group (CDG) is set to launch its Belgian concept Belgo in Manchester
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CDG closes in on La Tasca US sale
CDG has moved a step closer to agreeing to sell its four-strong La Tasca US operation to the company’s current management team
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La Tasca makes operational team changes
La Tasca has made a couple of operational changes with James Picton, group operations director, and Peter Evans, finance director, leaving or set to leave the company
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NewsSchofield steps down as Ed’s CEO
Ivan Schofield is to step down as chief executive as Ed’s Easy Diner, just days after the group announced it had aborted its sales process
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Bella to open 20 sites by end of May
Bella Italia, the Casual Dining Group (CDG) brand, is launching four new sites this month as part of a 20-strong openings schedule between now and May.
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OpinionPutting spotlight back on brands
Casual Dining Group is gearing up for substantial growth over the next few years, fuelled by seemingly unstoppable growth from the Bella Italia brand. CDG property director Phil Derbyshire talks to James Wallin about the evolution of brands, cannibalisation and how landlords are continually raising the bar for operators
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CDG to open Luton Airport Oriel
The Casual Dining Group is to open site under its brasserie concept Oriel and Bella Italia brand at Luton Airport
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Belgo heads to the regions
Casual Dining Group is to launch its first regional Belgo site in Nottingham later this spring
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NewsLas Iguanas secures ex-Strada site
Las Iguanas is set to open a further flagship site in London, after securing a site in Bloomsbury