All La Tasca articles – Page 5
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News
CDG looking to operate Bella and LI together
Casual Dining Group (CDG) is looking at opportunities to operate its Bella Italia and Las Iguanas brands in joint schemes, M&C understands.
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Opinion
Rebuilding Strada
A year on from acquiring the 44-strong Strada business, owner Hugh Osmond and new operations director Tom James talk about going back to basics, putting the foundations in for future growth, new concepts, property and acquisitions. Mark Wingett reports
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Analysis & Insight
Dialling up deal activity
2015 was yet another big year for deal activity in the restaurants and bars sector, says Kieran Lawton, M&A director at BDO.
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News
KKR makes CDG investment
KKR, the US private equity group, has supported a debt refinancing of the Casual Dining Group
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NewsLa Tasca/CDG integration on track
Simon Wilkinson, chief executive of La Tasca, has told M&C that the company’s integration into new parent company, the Casual Dining Group (CDG), is on track
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Analysis & InsightGatt’s the way to do it
Having introduced Brits to ‘tapas’ dining at La Tasca, Neil Gatt is now pursuing the continuing roll out of Pesto – the chain of small-plate Italian restaurants that he launched back in 2006.
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NewsOsmond: New restaurants will have their own identity
Hugh Osmond has told M&C that the group’s new restaurant concept will have its own identity
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Analysis & Insight
A Rouge signal of intent
Dominic Walsh admires the speed with which Steve Richards is turning around the fortunes of CDG, the former Tragus Group, and its one-time drifting brand Café Rouge
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Analysis & InsightSector snapshot: The employment crisis
La Tasca chief executive Simon Wilkinson says we have a a collective responsibility to look after the industry’s number one asset, not property but people
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NewsOsmond considers Coppa roll out
Hugh Osmond, the serial sector investor, has told M&C that he may consider rolling out his new all-day dining concept, Coppa Club
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NewsLas Iguanas makes changes to tips policy
Las Iguanas, the Casual Dining Group (CDG)-owned chain, today announced proposed changes to its tips policy after a staff survey
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News
Ashford first council to ban selected operators from development
Ashford Borough Council, in Kent, has become the first local authority to ban specific bars and restaurants from securing sites at its expanded Designer Outlet centre.
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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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Analysis & InsightFive minutes with… Simon Wilkinson: La Tasca
M&C takes five minutes to talk with Simon Wilkinson, who heads up the recently acquired La Tasca about Michelin experiences in Wales and the problem with lunching in London
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NewsSector has no appetite for Gov.t intervention on tipping
On the back of the Government launching an investigation into the issue of tipping across the sector, the majority of leading operators believe that the industry should self-regulate any change
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NewsCDG to remove administration fees on tips
Casual Dining Group is to remove all administration fees for customer tips made by credit card or by cash following an operational review of recent acquisitions
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NewsSchofield to take reins at Ed’s Easy Diner
Ivan Schofield, who has been managing director of KFC Western Europe since 2011, is to become the new chief executive of Ed’s Easy Diner
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News
Loungers creates head of food role
Loungers, the Piper Private Equity-backed café/bar group, has created a new food position as it continues to grow both the Loungers and Cosy Club brands
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NewsCasual Dining Group acquires La Tasca
Casual Dining Group (CDG) has agreed to acquire La Tasca, the c40-strong Spanish tapas chain, in a deal valued at between £20m-£25m
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NewsStrada on acquisition trail
Nearly a year on from its acquisition of Strada, Hugh Osmond’s Sun Capital vehicle, has begun looking for new sites for the brand