All TGI Friday’s UK articles – Page 4
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NewsFridays and Go partners with Dundee football teams
Fridays operator Hostmore Group has announced the brand will sponsor two football teams in Dundee for the 2022/2023 season
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NewsHostmore reports decline in like-for-like revenue
The Fridays and 63rd+1st operator announced three new sites and a range of measures to mitigate the impact of falling consumer confidence
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NewsFridays launches new Tex-Mex range
The American-inspired brand will add a new range of Mexican fusion dishes to its recently refreshed menu
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Analysis & InsightFridays: ‘We use data to remove friction’
The removal of transactional aspects of employees’ jobs enables them to focus on enhancing the overall guest experience, CTO Erica Livermore told Hostech
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NewsFridays appoints chief marketing officer
Rhiannon Scarlett, who takes up her role at Hostmore later this month, will oversee the marketing, PR and digital operations for Fridays UK and its sister brand 63rd + 1st
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NewsHostmore has keen eye on acquisition opportunities
The operator of Fridays and 63rd + 1st is looking for proven concepts with a cuisine that offers something different to the mass market, CEO Robert B Cook told MCA
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NewsHostmore reduces losses following year of growth
The operator of Fridays and 63rd + 1st saw strong like-for-like (lfl) growth last year, but in the eight weeks to 27 February 2022 lfl sales were down around 3% on 2019 levels
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NewsNew chairman at Hostmore
Neil Johnson is due to be replaced by Gavin Manson, following the group’s AGM in May
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NewsFridays appoints new COO
Fridays has named Julie McEwan, ex-Whitbread and Las Iguanas, as its new chief operating officer as the business embarks on its “ambitious growth plans”
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Analysis & InsightOperators reluctant to pass cost pressure on to consumers
Despite the increasing cost of energy, labour and raw materials, hospitality operators have told MCA they are hesitant to dampen consumer demand by upping their prices
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InterviewsFridays: ‘We are likely to exceed our openings target’
The popularity of the Fridays brand coupled with a strong covenant and balance sheet is enabling parent company Hostmore to snap up sites, chief executive Robert B Cook tells MCA.
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Interviews‘Fridays and Go could be game changer’
Fridays and 63rd+1st CEO Robert Cook told MCA its new QSR concept had the potential to “grow legs and grow them fast”
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NewsFridays and Go ready for debut
Hostmore is gearing up to debut its first Fridays quick-service restaurant concept in the centre of Dundee, Scotland, with scope for another 30 if the concept is a success
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NewsHostmore sees December revenue down 8.3%
Despite continued uncertainty around Covid, the operator of Fridays and 63rd+1st said it was positive about the future, with its first QSR format site to open in March and many other sites in the pipeline
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NewsHostmore to increase rate of expansion
In its first update since listing on the London Stock Exchange, the operator of Fridays and 63rd+1st said it had lined up five further sites across the two brands, as EBITDA exceeds 2019 levels.
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OpinionDominic Walsh: Fridays and more
TGI Fridays – or Fridays as it has now become – has evolved significantly under current CEO Robert Cook, acknowledges Dominic Walsh, with further concepts and deals on the horizon
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NewsFridays and Go to launch in Q1
Fridays operator Hostmore will test and trial the premium offering in Scotland, CEO Robert B Cook told investors
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Analysis & InsightHostmore offers prospect of ‘significant payoff’
Newly-listed hospitality operator Hostmore is well placed to take advantage of the growth opportunities from the fallout of Covid-19, believes Edison.
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NewsHostmore admitted to LSE
CEO Robert B. Cook said the listing would enable the business to add individual sites and acquire appropriate smaller brands
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NewsFridays will be on investors’ minds
MCA explores the likely prospects for Hostmore, the company behind the Fridays brand, as it prepares for a public listing