All PizzaExpress articles – Page 27
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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?
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Analysis & InsightThe king of convenience
When Julian Metcalfe launched Pret a Manger in 1986 he changed the way people lunched and built one of the UK’s most successful fast-casual food chains in the process. Now the legendary restaurateur hopes to emulate that success with the national – and international – rollout of Itsu
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NewsOsmond completes £37m Strada acquisition
Tragus is to embark on its next stage of growth after completing the £37m sale of Strada to Hugh Osmond’s Sun Capital Partners vehicle
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NewsCaffe Concerto secures flagship Café Rouge site
Caffe Concerto has secured a further central London site after acquiring the Café Rouge unit near Leicester Square
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OpinionRestaurants find the Tweet spot
In the first of a new monthly content series, M&C Report takes a look at the social media activities of the leading pub, restaurant and food-to-go brands. James Hacon starts with Twitter, and the three brands making the biggest hashtag splash
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OpinionDigging Gold in the Far East
As UK-based restaurant operators look to grow their overseas footprints, Graham Campbell, head of restaurants at Fleurets, argues that while the UK market has probably not yet reached saturation, it’s becoming increasingly mature and the scope for major growth is limited. He argues: “It is a problem that more and more will need to confront and address if they are to continue to drive profit for their predominantly private equity owners.”
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NewsFrench: TRG and M&B should merge
Leading analyst Simon French has proposed the merger of The Restaurant Group Plc (TRG) with Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) to create the UK’s pre-eminent eating and drinking out group sayingTRG has earned the opportunity at creating something bigger
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ASK and Zizzi auction 'could reach £200m'
Private equity firm Cinven is looking to raise up to £200m from the sale of Gondola Group restaurant brands ASK Italian and Zizzi, according to The Times
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OpinionRisking it regionally
The race for operators to spread out of London and the south-east is well and truly on. Does that run the risk of regional property bubbles being formed during the next 12 to 18 months?
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NewsRed tape fears over tipping proposals
A proposed new law to stop an alleged “widespread abuse” of voluntary commitments aimed at stopping leisure and hospitality operators exploiting staff by keeping some of their tips would be difficult to implement and add a new red tape burden to the sector
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NewsMP eyes new law on hospitality staff tips
An MP has proposed a change in the law to stop employers reaping the benefits of staff tips in the leisure, hospitality and service sectors