All PizzaExpress articles – Page 8
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Analysis & InsightWagamama named customers' favourite in 'fundex'
Wagamama has been rated as the UK’s favourite eating out brand in a major survey of the customer journey by OC&C management consultants.
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NewsWomen in Hospitality announces newly created Advisory Board
Women in Hospitality, Travel and Leisure 2020 (WiH2020), has announced the creation of a 17-strong Advisory Board.
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OpinionHowZAt – PizzaExpress looking to score with ZA diversification
Last week saw the launch of PizzaExpress’ food-to-go spin-off, ZA, after the conversion of its Fenchurch Street restaurant. MCA’s market insight director Steve Gotham gives his view of the finished product, where it sits in the market and its chances of success.
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NewsCarluccio’s appoints Rusnak for ‘Fresca’ programme
Carluccio’s has appointed Dominika Rusnak to its senior management team to support the brand’s ‘Fresca’ transformation programme.
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NewsAzzurri named casual dining group of the year
Azzurri Group, Wagamama, Oakman Inns, The New World Trading Co (NWTC), Dishoom and The Alchemist were among the winners at the Casual Dining Awards yesterday.
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NewsNeil Littler swaps top marketing role at Tim Hortons for Starbucks
Neil Littler is to leave his role as chief marketing officer, UK and Ireland at Tim Hortons to join Starbucks from next month, heading up its UK marketing and product teams.
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OpinionA marriage of convenience
Sarah Fox, the former head of restaurants for Hammerson, looks at how the role of F&B in retail has changed over the years and how it has impacted on the relationship between tenants and landlords.
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NewsWelcome Break: the focus is on brands and new technology
UK consumers are “wedded to brands” when it comes to food to go in travel hub locations, John Diviney, CEO at Welcome Break told delegates.
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Analysis & Insight
Going Global: Enter the dragon
In the latest in his series of Going Global columns for MCA, international franchising expert Jasper Reid looks at the prospects for eating-out brands targeting the Chinese market.
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NewsJanuary 2019
We look at the worrying signals from the health lobby about possible intervention in the way people eat and drink. Are proposals for calorie caps on specific dishes just the latest scare story or could it become a reality? We also profile the new brand from PizzaExpress, and talk to Bombay-style café concept Dishoom about taking their time rolling out into the regions, and Arc Inspirations, who have punchier plans and are looking for the backing to achieve it.
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NewsCampbell joins Yard Sale Pizza as NED
Yard Sale Pizza, the restaurant and delivery concept, has hired Hawksmoor chairman Paul Campbell as a non-executive director, MCA has learnt.
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NewsDebtwire suggests PizzaExpress cuts loose international arm
Debtwire, an Acuris Company, has suggested that PizzaExpress disposes of its international arm in order to boost company margins.
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OpinionBrand Watch: ZA by PizzaExpress
Following yesterday’s revelation that PizzaExpress is launching a new brand, ZA, taking it into the food to go sector, James Wallin takes a closer look at how the company looked to the past to create a new vision for the future.
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NewsPizzaExpress to launch spin-off brand, ZA
PizzaExpress is to launch spin-off brand, ZA, next month with an all-dining offer centred around pizza slices, MCA has learnt.
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NewsFlat Iron secures £5m funding from ThinCats
Flat Iron, the Piper-backed steak restaurant group, has secured a £5m funding package from ThinCats to support of its growth plans.
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NewsBy Chloe set to open third UK site
By Chloe, the plant-based fast casual concept, is set to launch its third UK venue, with an opening lined up in the Icon Outlet at O2 complex.
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NewsKitopi appoints Lambert ahead of London launch
Kitopi, the smart kitchen network start-up based in Dubai, has appointed Neil Lambert, formerly of PizzaExpress, as managing director, as the company prepares to launch in the UK, MCA understands.
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NewsAngela to head up SSP Asia
Mark Angela, chief commercial officer at SSP, is to become chief executive of the travel concessions operator’s Asia division, MCA understands.
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Analysis & InsightStudy claims restaurant and pub dishes unhealthier than fast food
A study by the British Medical Journal has suggested food served in pub and restaurant chains is unhealthier than that of fast-food chains.
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OpinionPizza pioneer
The inventor of the UK’s casual dining industry, an inspiration to a generation of restaurant entrepreneurs and the founder of what today is the country’s biggest restaurant brand, PizzaExpress, Peter Boizot, who sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 89, can lay claim to all of those descriptions and more. Here was a life, truly well lived, and one that shaped the industry as we know it, arguably more than most. Mark Wingett talks to those he inspired and worked with, including Ian Neill, Luke Johnson, Hugh Osmond and Harvey Smyth.