All PizzaExpress articles – Page 28
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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
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Analysis & InsightOperators make Youth 100 shortlist
More than 35 leading pub, restaurant and bar operators have made the shortlist of this year’s Youth 100
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NewsOsmond enters exclusive talks for Strada
Hugh Osmond is understood to have entered exclusive talks to acquire restaurant chain Strada, in a deal valued at c£40m
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NewsPizzaExpress' September pizza giveaway
PizzaExpress, the Hony Capital-backed group, is offering free pizza throughout September as part of a social media campaign called Random Acts of Pizza
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PizzaExpress secures prime West End site
PizzaExpress, the Hony Capital-backed chain, has secured a prime site in London’s West End from Tragus
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NewsNando's to open at Intu in Stoke
Nando’s is the latest operator to sign up to open at the £20m catering and leisure extension at the Intu centre in Stoke-on-Trent
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Opinion
The restaurant fashion victims
A trip down nostalgia lane beckons for Stephen Evans, development director at Gourmet Burger Kitchen, who looks at the restaurants he visited as a child, remembers how much of a treat they were, and questions why they have been usurped by new national brands
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Analysis & InsightSolving the pricing conundrum
Consumers may feel constrained by the fact that wages still haven’t overtaken inflation but, as Simon Stenning executive director at Allegra Foodservice reveals, that shouldn’t prevent operators from tweeking menu pricing to maximise spend
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Analysis & InsightLowdown on the low-key CEOs
Some chief executives are happy to shout about their success while others do pretty much everything to stay out of the limelight. Dominic Walsh investigates
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NewsPrezzo takes Newcastle Strada
Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led group, has secured the Strada site at Intu Eldon Square, Newcsatle-upon-Tyne
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PizzaExpress joins £20m Stoke leisure development
PizzaExpress has been confirmed for a £20m leisure development in Stoke-on-Trent at a shopping centre on the site of intu Potteries due to open August 2015