All PizzaExpress articles – Page 27
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Opinion
Food success the Malaysian way
Anne Chow’s husband William missed Malaysian food so much when he moved to England that he taught himself to cook his native dishes – a skill that proved more than useful when the pair set up the successful chain of Banana Tree restaurants. Mel Flaherty reports
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News
Pizza Hut scoops double awards
Pizza Hut has been named the Pizza Restaurant Chain of The Year for the second year running and Pizza Delivery Chain of the Year at the at the Pizza, Pasta & Italian Food (PAPA) Industry Awards
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OpinionFollowing the mob mentality
Branded Italian restaurants offer bigger discounts and promotions than any of the others on the high street. Simon Stenning, strategy director at Allegra Foodservice, asks if this is really sustainable
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News
Banana Tree could reach 50 sites
William and Anne Chow, the husband and wife team behind the Banana Tree brand, believe the concept is strong enough to grow to between 30 and 50 sites in the UK
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Manchester Corn Exchange line-up unveiled
Aviva Investors has unveiled the bars and restaurants set to open at its £30m redeveloped Corn Exchange scheme in Manchester, with Pho, Cabana and Vapiano set to make their debuts in the city
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Analysis & InsightDomino's and PizzaExpress lead Youth100 list
Domino’s Pizza has topped the fast food and restaurant category in this year’s Youth 100 List: which highlights the UK’s top brands according to 18-24 year olds
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Analysis & Insight
Views from the coalface
Olswang’s David Roberts looks at a problem facing some of the older, more mature concepts in the country, which have become so big that they become unmanageable, unprofitable and fail
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NewsTPG Capital agrees to acquire Prezzo for £303.7m
TPG Capital, the US-based private equity firm, has reached agreement with the board of Prezzo, to acquire the Jonathan Kaye-led business for £303.7m
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NewsMEATliquor eyes Ireland launch
MEATliquor, the popular, fast-casual restaurant concept, is in talks regarding a partnership to take the concept overseas
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Analysis & InsightIgnoring the noise of the new
It seems that every week a new study comes out to tell us what consumers like and dislike about their eating and drinking out experiences, and each time expectation levels on what constitutes a “good time” increase. So how can established operators compete against the “noise of the new”
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OpinionHabit forming
As the UK economy continues to recover from the post-financial crisis recession, consumer confidence has picked up, supporting discretionary spending on leisure activities, including dining out, says Rupesh Patel of Grant Thornton UK LLP, which has published new report called Come Dine With Us. Alongside this cyclical trend, structural changes in consumers’ eating habits are also reshaping the bars, restaurants and casual dining industry and are driving sector transaction activity.
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NewsTGI opens at Silverburn
TGI Friday’s, the Karen Forrester-led group, has opened its new site at Silverburn, Glasgow
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NewsPizzaExpress reveals personality traits with autumn menu
PizzaExpress has teamed up with a senses expert Dr Alan Hirsch to identify what pizza toppings say about personality as part of its autumn menu launch that includes more gluten-free and low-calorie options
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NewsFarrer swaps PizzaExpress for SSP
Rebecca Farrer has stepped down as brand director at PizzaExpress to join SSP as its new international head of brands
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Caffe Concerto confirmed for Leicester Square
Caffe Concerto has confirmed it will open its latest site in London at the former Café Rouge in Irving Street, near Leicester Square, next month
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NewsTragus makes senior management changes
Tragus has completed the re-organisation of its management team, with James Spragg set to return to the company as managing director of Café Rouge and Andrew Walker, the former managing director of Pret A Manger UK, appointed to the newly-created role of managing director of business development
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NewsSpragg and Tindall to leave Strada
The management team, which oversaw the return to growth of Strada and its subsequent £37m sale, is to leave the company at the end of this month
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Banana Tree appoints new ops director
Banana Tree has hired Scott Bradley, formerly of PizzaExpress, as its new operations director
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NewsPizzaExpress launches new menu
PizzaExpress, the Hony Capital-backed group, is launching a new menu with three new pizzas, low-calorie desserts and a Carbonara pizza
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Analysis & InsightAll to play for
Prezzo is the latest business in the sector to be put in play in another sign that genuine confidence is returning to the market. But what does the offer for the Jonathan Kaye-led restaurant group mean for the business and its chief executive?