All Las Iguanas articles – Page 6

  • Bella Italia exterior
    News

    Diversification underpins CDG lfl growth

    2018-03-02T07:03:00Z

    Casual Dining Group has said that its current trading is ahead of the market, as it reported “positive low-digit” like-for-like sales growth

  • Prezzo Crawley interior
    News

    Prezzo awaits CVA sign-off

    2018-03-01T08:48:00Z

    Investors in Prezzo, the c300-strong operator of its eponymous brand and Mexican chain Chimichanga, have yet to sign off on its plan for a Company Voluntary Arrangement, MCA understands.

  • Loch Fyne logo
    Opinion

    Off the hook

    2018-03-01T08:45:00Z

    Loch Fyne never delivered the returns Greene King hoped for when it paid £68m for the business. With the pub operator and brewer trying to off load the brand again, Mark Wingett ask if it is worth casting the net out for

  • Prezzo Beckenham
    News

    Prezzo to launch CVA

    2018-02-28T10:47:00Z

    Prezzo, the c300-strong operator of its eponymous brand and Mexican chain Chimichanga, is to enter a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA).

  • Bella Italia
    News

    CDG to target up to 300 international sites by 2022

    2018-02-23T08:46:00Z

    Casual Dining Group (CDG) is planning to reach 250-300 international franchise sites over the next three to four years, according to chief operating officer James Spragg. 

  • Living Ventures' Australasia concept
    News

    LV sweeps the board at Casual Dining Awards

    2018-02-22T08:31:00Z

    Living Ventures, wagamama, Bistrot Pierre, Brewhouse & Kitchen, Loungers, The Alchemist, Flat Iron, GBK, and The New World Trading Co were among the winners at the Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards 2018.

  • Opinion

    Gene-ius: how DNA is dishing up personalised meals

    2018-02-02T15:34:00Z

    Food Spark examines how restaurants and supermarkets are turning to genetic testing to offer consumers a unique shopping and eating experience

  • News

    Neill steps down from Jamie’s Italian

    2018-02-02T08:20:31.613Z

    Ian Neill, the former chairman of Wagamama, has stepped down as a non-executive director of Jamie’s Italian

  • Opinion

    Neil Rankin: ‘Nothing is completely original, but you don't have to copy others'

    2018-01-26T08:07:00Z

    Temper founder Neil Rankin has set out to create a handful of exciting eateries, unique in their own right but with the common goal of using the whole animal. He talks to MCA’s new sister title, Food Spark, about the UK’s insatiable appetite for barbecue, why restaurateurs should not be pushing sustainability and how “trends are for supermarkets”

  • Prezzo
    News

    Spotlight falls on Prezzo’s trading

    2018-01-26T08:06:00Z

    After the struggles faced by Jamie’s Italian and Byron, reports this morning suggest Prezzo could be the next casual dining chain to have to undergo a restructuring.

  • News

    Management team takes control at Salt Yard Group

    2018-01-23T08:29:21.193Z

    The management team of the Salt Yard Group has taken control of the four-strong business

  • Opinion

    Small spaces present big opportunities

    2018-01-23T08:29:00Z

    Nando’s is trialling a miniature-sized restaurant, tapping into the desire for food convenience. Is this a way to stem a downturn in dollars? MCA’s sister title, Food Spark, investigates.

  • News

    Hill steps down from Salt Yard board

    2018-01-17T08:16:51.377Z

    Steve Hill, the former chief executive of Wagamama and Las Iguanas, has stepped down from the board of the Salt Yard Group

  • Leon - Moorgate team
    News

    Leon strengthens team ahead of further expansion

    2017-12-18T08:24:00Z

    Leon has strengthened its management team with three new appointments

  • News

    McGuckin leaves CDG

    2017-12-08T16:42:51.447Z

    Catherine McGuckin has officially left her role as HR director for Bella Italian to take on the same position at Motorpoint, MCA understands.

  • Cafe Rouge exterior
    News

    CDG makes senior team changes

    2017-11-15T07:56:00Z

    Casual Dining Group is to make a number of changes to its senior management team, MCA understands.

  • Turtle Bay Crawley interior
    News

    Turtle Bay grows FY sales 36%

    2017-11-03T16:38:37.740Z

    Caribbean restaurant chain Turtle Bay grew sales by 36% in the year to 25 February.

  • News

    Five Guys to open in Richmond

    2017-10-31T08:24:00Z

    Five Guys, the better burger brand, has secured a further site in the capital, after taking a unit in Richmond

  • News

    CDG signs first franchise deal in Ireland

    2017-10-16T06:57:00Z

    Casual Dining Group has signed a franchise deal to open its Las Iguanas and Bella Italia brands in the Republic of Ireland

  • Miller & Carter exterior
    Opinion

    Get Carter

    2017-10-02T08:40:00Z

    There was an oversight at MCA’s annual Restaurant Conference, which took place last month. It was an oversight that some of the leading operators quietly pointed out to me; we had forgotten to mention a growing brand that was having an impact on the performance of parts of their estates – Mitchells & Butlers’ (M&B) premium steakhouse concept, Miller & Carter