All The Restaurant Group (TRG) articles – Page 14
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Mallon swaps TRG for Goals Soccer
Derek Mallon, former brand director at The Restaurant Group (TRG), has joined Goals Soccer Centres as an operations consultant
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TRG consolidates Garfunkel’s estate
The Restaurant Group (TRG) is consolidating its Garfunkel’s estate as part of its strategic review
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TRG and JDW collect FAB Awards
TRG Concessions won two awards and received a commendation at the fifth annual Airport Food & Beverage Conference & Awards
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TRG appoints Nightingale as new CFO
TRG has announced the appointment of Barry Nightingale, formerly of airline Monarch, as its new chief financial officer
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Analysis & InsightHow do you solve a problem like Frankie?
Look, it’s all too easy and unhelpful to stick the proverbial boot in when a brand is in decline, so let’s start with a few consumer feedback positives. The Frankie & Benny’s business retains valuable comparative strengths in terms of its family friendliness and cleanliness of its venues. However, of greater significance, are worrying trends in the more important reasons to visit factors of food quality/taste and value for money, writes MCA director of insight Steve Gotham
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Chiquito launches “world’s first snapchat bar”
Chiquito’s #SayFreeze campaign is back and to celebrate TRG-owned brand is launching their frozen cocktail summer menu via a virtual ‘bar’ on Snapchat
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Private equity firms circle TRG
Shares in The Restaurant Group (TRG) leapt by over 11% yesterday amid speculation that private equity groups were considering bids for the Frankie & Benny’s operator
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TRG and Novus win mobile marketing awards
The Restaurant Group and Novus Leisure were both winners at the Marketing on Mobile Awards last night.
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TRG appoints new audit committee chair
The Restaurant Group has announced the appointment of Graham Clemett as a non-executive director and chairman of its Audit Committe
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TRG reveals Deliveroo trial
The Restaurant Group has announced it will launch a trial with Deliveroo next month at 12 Chiquito sites with “every intention” of extending it to other brands.
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Buckle swaps TRG for Living Ventures
Jonny Buckle has stepped down as head of acquisitions at The Restaurant Group (TRG) to become acquisitions director at Living Ventures
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NewsAnalysts corner: Brumby on JDW vs TRG
Mark Brumby, of Langton Capital, compares the fortunes of JD Wetherspoon and The Restaurant Group over a ten-year period and declares “I think we have a winner”.
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Will Frankie drag down Breithaupt?
Last year, when Dominic Walsh interviewed The Restaurant Group chief executive Danny Breithaupt, he was bubbling with excitement about the prospects for the group, and particularly Frankie & Benny’s. Now, after three profit warnings in 15 weeks and its flagship brand getting the blame, Walsh reflects on a dramatic reversal of fortunes
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Brunning & Price to make Birmingham debut
Brunning & Price is to make its debut in Birmingham this autumn, with the opening of a site in Edgbaston
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NewsTRG: Four ways to turn Frankie & Bennys around
The Restaurant Group chief executive, Danny Breithaupt, has detailed some of the changes being made to Frankie & Bennys, including the appointment of a new managing director.
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Analysts corner: Brumby on TRG
Mark Brumby, of Langton Capital , gives a rundown of the analysts call for the Restaurant Group, this morning, calling it “as bad a conference call as we have heard in many, many years”
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Breithaupt: Frankie & Benny at root of lfl decline
The Restaurant Group chief executive Danny Breithaupt has said the company’s continuing trading woes this year have been driven largely by the performance of Frankie & Bennys.
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French: Inevitable that PE will seek to consolidate existing TRG operations
Leading analyst Simon French at Cenkos has said he thinks it is now inevitable that private equity will seek to consolidate The Restaurant Group’s existing operations
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NewsTRG launches review after further lfl sales slide
The Restaurant Group has reported a further deterioration in trading in its first quarter and launched a “comprehensive review” of its property portfolio, brands and site rollout.
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Frankie & Benny’s and Rays of Sunshine win charity award
Frankie & Benny’s and Rays of Sunshine win “Charity Partnership Travel & Hospitality Award” at the Third Sector Business Charity Awards