All Strada articles – Page 7
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OpinionHard work helps strike it Rich
In a rare interview, Caprice Holdings owner Richard Caring tells Dominic Walsh, from The Times, a little of the background to his restaurant, and hospitality interests and what he plans to do with them
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News
Strada becomes official food partner of Dry January
Strada has announced it is to continue to build on its commitment to ‘The Good Life’ by announcing a partnership with Alcohol Concern’s Dry January
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NewsStrada appoints head of sales & marketing
Strada has appointed Victoria Searl, formerly of Tragus, as its new head of sales and marketing
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NewsCaring: A couple of years away from Bill’s exit
Richard Caring, the serial sector investor, has told Dominic Walsh for M&C that Bill’s is looking at some off-shoot ideas for the 72-strong brand
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Analysis & InsightConfusion and clarity
Bill’s has looked to bring some clarity to its future development over the last few weeks, with the break-up of its joint managing director structure. However, is this standout concept facing its first “bump in the road” and will The Ivy Collection muddy the water further?
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NewsBill’s makes Moretti COO
Bill’s Restaurants, the Richard Caring-backed chain, has announced that joint managing director Roberto Moretti has been “promoted” to the role of chief operating officer, for the 71-strong group
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NewsStrada to roll-out simple vision
Strada is unveiling the first of its new look restaurants today at St Katherine’s Dock in London as the next stage in the evolution of the brand to bring it back to simpler roots, operations director Tom James told M&C
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NewsStrada embraces Black Friday with £1 menu
Hugh Osmond-backed Italian restaurant group Strada is selling pizzas, pasta and risotto dishes for £1 for Black Friday
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News
Cote makes double promotion
Cote, the BC Partners-backed group, has made a pair of promotions, as it gears up for further growth next year
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News
French restaurant acquires ex-Strada site
A French restaurant called Edith Artois is due to open on the former Strada site in Barnes, London
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NewsDabbous raises expansion fund
Ollie Dabbous has secured over £3m of funding as he looks to open further sites in London
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Analysis & InsightThe ingredients for success
What is the secret of a successful restaurant roll-out? Private equity firm Bowmark Capital recently achieved nearly four times cost with its sale of Las Iguanas. Bowmark partner Ron Pearson explains the background to the deal and looks at what made that investment so lucrative
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Analysis & Insight
Everybody is all-day dining
Bill’s is the leader in the all-day dining market, but joint MDs Roberto Moretti and Scott Macdonald are not resting on their laurels as they lead the march into the UK’s market towns. Mark Wingett reports
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NewsRosa’s strengthens team and pipeline
Rosa’s has strengthened its operational team as its lines up a seventh site in the capital and looks to generate further investment,
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NewsOsmond: New restaurants will have their own identity
Hugh Osmond has told M&C that the group’s new restaurant concept will have its own identity
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NewsDerkach becomes EAT chair
John Derkach, the former chief executive of Tragus Group, has become chairman of EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed food to go chain
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Analysis & Insight
A Rouge signal of intent
Dominic Walsh admires the speed with which Steve Richards is turning around the fortunes of CDG, the former Tragus Group, and its one-time drifting brand Café Rouge
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NewsOsmond considers Coppa roll out
Hugh Osmond, the serial sector investor, has told M&C that he may consider rolling out his new all-day dining concept, Coppa Club
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NewsStrada appoints new ops director
Strada, the Sun Capital-backed Italian restaurant group, has appointed Tom James, formerly of Jamie’s Italian, as its new operations director
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Analysis & Insight
Casual-dining brand is real deal
A relentless pursuit of consistency and quality has placed Côte at the forefront of the UK’s casual-dining sector and recently seen the business change hands in a c£250m deal. Mark Wingett talks to joint managing directors Harald Samuelsson and Alex Scrimgeour about how this ‘traditional’ concept is staying ahead of the game