All Nando's articles – Page 11

  • Going out spending down 4pp
    Analysis & Insight

    Modest price rises as operators watch consumer spending pressures

    2018-05-22T08:54:00Z

    Modest price rises of 2% have been introduced on spring and summer menus as operators carefully manage increases in their own costs and pressures on consumer spending, MCA analysis reveals.

  • Nando's interior
    Analysis & Insight

    Branded restaurants defy gloom to grow market share

    2018-05-17T08:35:00Z

    Despite incessant negative headlines around the casual dining sector, MCA data has shown the branded restaurant sector growing market share in Q1.

  • News

    Wagamama to open fourth site in Edinburgh

    2018-05-09T08:40:07.057Z

    Wagamama has been confirmed for the Fort Kinnaird retail park in Edinburgh for a 2019 opening.

  • Mark Wingett
    Analysis & Insight

    Is everyone in position?

    2018-04-26T08:25:00Z

    The latest sector most powerful people list has unsurprisingly sparked debate on where people were positioned and who was included and left out. It has also put the spotlight on some of those roles that need filling across the sector, including at Drake & Morgan. At the same time, Wagamama has filled some roles of its own in its US operation, highlighting its determination to succeed Stateside, writes Mark Wingett.

  • Handley Amos
    News

    Benugo appoints Amos as MD

    2018-04-25T08:42:00Z

    Benugo has appointed Handley Amos, formerly of Rossopomodoro and Creams Café, as its new managing director, MCA has learnt. The appointment opens up the opportunity for further expansion at Benugo, both in the UK and overseas, with Amos’ experience operating commercial businesses on the continent. The café and restaurant operator ...

  • wagamama
    News

    Wagamama appoints new US chairman and MD

    2018-04-24T14:32:00Z

    Wagamama has strengthened its senior management team in the US with the appointment of Scott Burger as chairman and Janine DiGioacchino as managing director.

  • News

    Debenhams to ramp up food offer

    2018-04-19T08:43:00Z

    Debenhams has reported a 10% sales lift in the food and drink offer across its estate in the 26 weeks to 3 March.

  • Marcel Khan
    News

    Khan steps down from Five Guys

    2018-04-18T08:52:00Z

    Marcel Khan, who played a key role in the launch of US burger brand Five Guys in the UK, its subsequent expansion to over 80 sites here and its move into Continental Europe, has stepped down from the business, MCA has learnt.

  • News

    New leisure development planned for Eltham

    2018-04-13T08:44:01.627Z

    A new leisure development is planned to open in Eltham, south east London, in April 2019.

  • News

    Amos steps down as Creams CEO

    2018-04-12T08:30:58.410Z

    Handley Amos has stepped down as interim chief executive of Creams Café, the fast-growing

  • News

    BabaBoom leaves Whitechapel Editions

    2018-04-12T08:30:00Z

    BabaBoom, the gourmet kebab concept, has left its Deliveroo Editions kitchen in Whitechapel after six month to concentrate on opening a new restaurant, MCA understands.

  • Wawa
    News

    Stateside inspirations for UK

    2018-04-11T08:29:00Z

    Last month, leading advisory firm AlixPartners invited two of its most senior US restaurant operational experts to London to discuss global trends in eating and drinking out and which fashions have the potential to hit these shores. James Wallin presents some key takeaways from the session

  • Analysis & Insight

    Gender pay gap reporting: A sector overview

    2018-04-06T15:54:00Z

    Gender pay gap reporting has been dominating the headlines this week. With the deadline now passed, what were the numbers reported by some of the biggest players in the eating and drinking out market? MCA takes a look

  • News

    Nando’s appoints new CEO for North America

    2018-04-05T08:25:23.203Z

    Nando’s has appointed John Fisher, formerly of Bob Evans Farms, as the new chief executive of its operations in North America

  • News

    Nando’s extends retail reach with Bag & Bake range

    2018-04-04T08:19:08.187Z

    Nando’s has expanded its grocery portfolio with Bag & Bake, a range of dry cooking sauces 

  • Opinion

    Perhaps they are on to something

    2018-04-03T08:27:00Z

    Unsolicited bids for the Azzurri Group, a tenanted pub sector rife with M&A speculation and an acquisitive BrewDog, sector consolidation is back on the agenda, and not just for those looking to pick up the fallout from the current round of Company Voluntary Arrangements

  • Prezzo Beckenham
    News

    Prezzo: Life after the CVA

    2018-03-28T08:35:00Z

    Prezzo chief executive Jon Hendry Pick-up speaks exclusively to MCA on the back of last week’s approval of the group’s Company Voluntary Arrangement. He talks about the further rollout of the group’s new restaurant design, with another 18 sites expected to be upgraded by the summer and discusses the focus on capturing customers in the right “moments and occasions”. He also addresses the issue of promotions, stressing that Prezzo needs to “earn the right to step away” from the discounting scrum.

  • Byrons
    Analysis & Insight

    Brand building in adversity

    2018-03-26T08:18:00Z

    A number of high-profile restaurant brands are currently in the limelight for their economic woes. But how much of their difficulties can be traced back to the strength or otherwise of the brand, and what can be done to rescue it once it has been damaged? Ian Dunstall shares his thoughts

  • Tonkotsu
    News

    Tonkotsu reveals details of further site openings in 2018

    2018-03-16T08:36:55.287Z

    Ramen restaurant group Tonkotsu is set to open in a site in Stratford this summer, followed by Dickens Yard, in Ealing, in the autumn, MCA has learnt.

  • The winners of RROTY 2018
    News

    Schlee named Retailers’ Retailer of the Year

    2018-03-08T08:34:00Z

    Pret A Manger chief executive Clive Schlee has been voted by his peers as the stand-out individual in the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector.