All TGI Friday’s UK articles – Page 8
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NewsTGI’s facing strike over tips policy
TGI Friday’s is facing the first strike over tips in the UK
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ResDiary software sold to AccorHotels
Global investment bank GCA Altium has advised ResDiary, a provider of online restaurant reservation software, on its sale to French-listed global hospitality group AccorHotels.
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Analysis & InsightBrand building in adversity
A number of high-profile restaurant brands are currently in the limelight for their economic woes. But how much of their difficulties can be traced back to the strength or otherwise of the brand, and what can be done to rescue it once it has been damaged? Ian Dunstall shares his thoughts
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NewsPrezzo appoints chief commercial officer
Prezzo has appointed Darrell Wade, formerly of TGI Fridays UK, as its new chief commercial officer.
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NewsWagamama & TGIs flagged up on minimum wage
Wagamama and TGI Fridays are among the latest companies named and shamed by the Government for failing to pay the legal minimum wage.
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Hollywood Bowl diner rollout near completion
Hollywood Bowl Group is set to complete the rollout of its Hollywood Diner menu across its estate by the end of this financial year.
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NewsTGI Fridays reviews options
Electra Partners, the private equity backers of TGI Fridays UK, has appointed advisers to review its options for the group
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Analysis & InsightThe new normal
After a tumultuous year across the eating and drinking-out sector, 2018 is likely to represent the establishment of a ‘new normal’ in terms of trading conditions. AlixPartners managing director Graeme Smith talks to James Wallin about the likely winners and losers of this new era
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Discounting predicted to remain at elevated levels
The level of discounting in the eating and drinking-out sector hit epic proportions last year and shows no sign of abating as we head into 2018, according to industry experts.
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Analysis & InsightTake a bow leading operators
MCA director of insight Steve Gotham, takes a look at which brands stood out in 2017 to an increasingly demanding and promiscuous consumer base
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NewsForrester: “Something has to give on discounts”
TGI Fridays chief executive Karen Forrester has said “something has to give” on the plethora of discounts being offered across the sector.
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NewsTGI Fridays: “We haven’t slowed down at all”
Karen Forrester, chief executive of TGI Fridays, has no plans to slow down expansion as the group targets another seven sites this year.
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Dowell steps down as Krispy Kreme UK CEO
Mike Dowell has stepped down as chief executive of Krispy Kreme UK, the British subsidiary of the US doughnut and coffee brand, after four and a half years with the business. Dowell joined the company in June 2013 and was credited with presiding over revenue and profit growth leading up ...
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Analysis & InsightAutumn / winter menu prices up 3.4%
Menu prices for same-line dishes rose 3.4% year-on-year, initial data from the MCA Menu Tracker has shown.
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Westminster launches Best Bar None scheme
Westminster City Council has launched its own Best Bar None scheme.
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NewsGBK and Let’s Sushi set for Meadowhall
GBK and local operator Let’s Sushi are to join the line-up at the Oasis Dining Quarter in Sheffield’s Meadowhall scheme
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Chain restaurants still failing to serve healthy children’s meals
Children’s menus at some of the UK’s leading restaurant and pub chains are still dominated by super-sized calorific puddings and unlimited refills of unhealthy sugary drinks – undermining efforts to tackle the obesity crisis, according to a new report.
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NewsTGI Fridays builds 2018 pipeline
TGI Fridays, the Karen Forrester-led group, has secured three new sites as it looks to build its openings pipeline for 2018 and beyond
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TGI launches A-level equivalent qualification
TGI Fridays, has launched a Learners Qualification Programme available to those who are aspiring to move into management
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Analysis & Insight
Future of menu price inflation ain’t what it used to be…
Menu changes and associated price increases have typically come twice a year. However, as operators face ever more challenging headwinds, is more frequent menu adjustment becoming the new norm? Steve Gotham looks at what the data from MCA’s Menu Tracker can tell us.