All PizzaExpress articles – Page 20
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Analysis & Insight
Sector snapshot: Turning investors’ heads
The proliferation of the eating-out sector is attracting increased interest from investors, but gaining their attention and cash requires more than just a great idea, four leading investors have revealed
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News
FreeFrom eating out award winners revealed
Independent operators dominated the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards for gluten- and dairy-free restaurants, pubs and cafes
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Opinion
The grill seeker
In the face of competition, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, the original better burger concept could have become the forgotten man of the sector. But chief executive Alasdair Murdoch and his team have refreshed the company and are ready to push on. Mark Wingett reports
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NewsCote named best big restaurant company at R200 awards
Cote won Restaurant Operator of the year (over 20 sites) at the R200 awards last night with Dishoom picking up two awards and PizzaExpress founder Peter Boizot winning the lifetime achievement gong.
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News
Pizza Express to re-brand cook at home range
Pizza Express is updating its supermarket food range with new artwork and refreshed branding for the pizzas, pastas, dressings, garlic bread and dough balls
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Analysis & InsightAre feathers about to fly?
Joe Lutrario, deputy editor of Restaurant magazine, reports back on his visit to Reys and says that PizzaExpress has made a play for Nando’s territory with a more grown-up chicken concept in Cambridge city centre.
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News
Odeon trials in-cinema pizza with Croma
Croma, the Manchester-based pizzeria, has signed a deal with Odeon cinemas to trial a pizzeria pop-up inside the cinema at Manchester’s Trafford Centre
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NewsPizzaExpress CEO says chicken concept ‘has legs’
PizzaExpress chief executive Richard Hodgson has said he is pleased with the performance of the first site for its chicken concept, Reys, and says it “definitely has legs”.
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NewsPizzaExpress reports FY lfls up 5.6% in UK
PizzaExpress has reported UK like-for-like sales up 5.6% for the year to 28 June, with turnover rising 9.5% to £427.7m.
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NewsCote reviews tipping policy
Cote is to become the latest sector operator to make changes to its policy regarding the service charge and tipping
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News
Reys already eyeing expansion opportunities
Reys, the new rotisserie chicken-led concept, which is backed by PizzaExpress, is already looking at expansion opportunities.
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NewsItsu secures new £40m funding package
Itsu has secured a refinancing package from HSBC worth £40m to fund its “ambitious international expansion plans”
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News
PizzaExpress seeks marketing director
PizzaExpress is seeking a new marking director, after Charlotte Maxwell steeped down as its commercial director
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Analysis & InsightWage wars
At a time when people are the “magic dust” that divides an evenly matched sector, a number of companies have started to factor in increased investment on attracting and retaining staff. With others likely to follow, what will suffer, expansion plans or refurbishment targets? And will the issue finally force the Government to create a more level playing field with the supermarkets on tax?
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NewsPizzaExpress: Delivery, Reys, acquisitions, overseas concepts
M&C talks to Richard Hodgson, chief executive of the Hony Capital-backed PizzaExpress, about the group’s move into the delivery market; the potential for its chicken-led concept Reys; scope for acquisitions and introducing Far East-based brands into the UK
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NewsFY EBITDA up 32.7% at Itsu
Itsu has reported that “soaring demand for healthier choices” led to a 32.7% increase in its EBITDA to £6.9m for the year to the 1 January 2015
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Analysis & InsightLogical step, logistical nightmare?
PizzaExpress arguably made one of the most significant steps in its 50 year history last week when it launched delivery in two of its London sites. It is a logical move for the company, but as it looks to build share in a c£1.1bn market can it take on the logistical and marketing giant that is Domino’s?
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News
Weir joins Ruth & Robinson
Sarah Weir, former operations director at Davy’s, is to head up Ruth & Robinson, the Imbiba-backed, fledgling Brooklyn-inspired bar concept
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NewsPizzaExpress begins Delivered rollout
PizzaExpress has begun the rollout of its new delivery offer Delivered into a number of its sites in central London before an eventual national rollout
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News
Bluewater restaurants gear up for peak trading times
Restauranteurs at Bluewater shopping centre in Kent are preparing for the busiest trading period in the run up to Christmas and the new year by growing their staff