All PizzaExpress articles – Page 28
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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
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NewsOsmond 'eyes Strada bid'
Hugh Osmond, the high-profile sector investor who founded Punch Taverns and floated PizzaExpress, is lining up a bid for restaurant chain Strada, according to the Sunday Times
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Restaurants named and shamed for salt content
High levels of salt have been found in many restaurant, café and supermarket salads by the Consensus Action on Salt & Health (CASH) in a recent survey
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NewsPizzaExpress swiftly finances £610m bond
PizzaExpress refinanced its existing capital structure by raising £610 million in notes within a matter of days of the offer being marketed
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NewsPizzaExpress launches £610m bond
PizzaExpress has started marketing a £610m bond to fund its leverage buyout by Chinese private equity group Hony Capital
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Analysis & InsightOperators use 'exit' food items to grow margins
Operators are continuing to offer very competitive price points for entry level dishes but are charging significantly more for their most expensive ‘exit’ food items, according to the Menu & Food Trends report from Allegra Foodservice
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Waitrose takes PizzaExpress site
PizzaExpress has completed a deal that will see supermarket chain Waitrose take over a north London site
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Analysis & InsightCustomers less satisfied with leisure sector
Customer satisfaction with leisure sector businesses has fallen slightly over the past six months, new research shows
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NewsOliver to launch Jamie’s Italian in India
Jamie’s Italian, the casual dining chain spearheaded by Jamie Oliver, is to launch in India, after signing a partnership with Dolomite Restaurants Pvt Ltd
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NewsHony Capital acquires PizzaExpress
Hony Capital, one of China’s largest private equity firms, has completed the acquisition of PizzaExpress, in a deal that values the Cinven-backed chain at c£900m
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Pub and restaurant freeholds sold at auction
Several freehold properties let to major pub and restaurant operators were sold at an Allsops auction on Tuesday