All People articles – Page 27
-
NewsA love letter to Wagamama
As The Restaurant Group prepares to complete its acquisition of Wagamama today, outgoing chief executive Jane Holbrook shares her thoughts on what has made the brand stand out. Speaking to MCA earlier this month, Holbrook talks about the culture, the interaction with guests and the underlying innovation that is key to the company.
-
NewsWagamama to pay staff £1k deal bonus
Outgoing Wagamama chief executive Jane Holbrook has told MCA that the decision to give staff a £1,000 bonus on completion of the sales of the business to The Restaurant Group, was “simply the right thing to do”.
-
NewsEsquires appoints COO, eyes group acquisitions
Esquires, the Canadian coffee shop franchise, has appointed Aidan Keegan as chief operations officer, MCA has learnt.
-
NewsWilkinson joins Parkdean Resorts
Simon Wilkinson, the former chief executive of La Tasca, has joined Parkdean Resorts, overseeing the company’s retail operations.
-
NewsHennessey steps down from TGI Fridays UK
TGI Fridays UK chairman Murray Hennessy has stepped from his role as part of the brand closer alignment with owner Electra Private Equity.
-
NewsFormer Starbucks exec Iley joins Patisserie Valerie
Patisserie Valerie has appointed former Starbucks EMEA retail and operations vice president, Rhys Iley, to the new role of group commercial director.
-
NewsAngela to head up SSP Asia
Mark Angela, chief commercial officer at SSP, is to become chief executive of the travel concessions operator’s Asia division, MCA understands.
-
NewsCarlsberg UK announces changes at the top
Carlsberg UK CEO Julian Momen is leave the business at the end of March 2019. He will hand the reigns to Tomasz Blawat, who currently heads up Carlsberg Poland.
-
NewsTough times provide scope for excellence
Jon Midmer of global executive search firm JMA gives his view on the past year in recruitment and what to expect in 2019. He discusses the trend for hospitality executives heading to the leisure sector and the leadership qualities that are likely to come to the fore in 2019.
-
NewsPayne receives MBE
Stonegate chairman Ian Payne was yesterday presented with his MBE by the Prince of Wales.
-
NewsZonal reveals senior team changes
Hospitality technology specialist Zonal has announced changes to its senior leadership team as it prepares for its next stage of growth.
-
NewsStephens and Wall step down from Red’s board
Brandon Stephens and Stephen Wall have stepped down from their board roles at Red’s True Barbecue, MCA understands.
-
NewsD&D appoints Clark as CFO
D&D London has announced the appointment of Alan Clark, formerly of Malmaison, as chief financial officer.
-
NewsRooney Anand to chair CDG
Rooney Anand, the outgoing chief executive of Greene King, has been appointed non-executive chairman of the Casual Dining Group, the Café Rouge and Bella Italia operator.
-
NewsTurton departs Turtle Bay
Karen Turton, the UK operations director for Turtle Bay, has left the company after just over 18 months in the role.
-
NewsEpic co-founder joins Aramark
Mark Austin, the co-founder of gastropub group Unique Hospitality, has joined contract caterer Aramark as executive chef.
-
NewsBackhouse takes on different role at Carluccio’s
Carluccio’s the Mark Jones-led group, has moved marketing director James Backhouse into the new role of project director to oversee a number of “strategic initiatives” focused around its Fresca refresh programme, MCA has learnt.
-
OpinionBrewDog-bound Lockwood optimistic for UK on-trade
Mitchells & Butlers’ beer and cider procurement manager Ben Lockwood is about to step into a new role as international marketing director for BrewDog. He spoke to Nicholas Robinson of MCA’s sister title, the Morning Advertiser about his thoughts on the trade and the beer scene
-
NewsStrauss departs Goodman
David Strauss has left his role as operations director for Goodman Restaurants, MCA understands.
-
NewsFormer EAT CEO joins Le Pain
Adrian Johnson, the former chief executive of EAT and ex-managing director of Patisserie Valerie, has joined Le Pain Quotidien.