All Tragus articles – Page 2

  • Strada
    News

    Tragus to undergo restructuring

    2014-06-03T16:28:00Z

    Tragus is to undergo a financial restructuring, which will include the launch of company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) for Café Rouge and Bella Italia, and the sale of Strada, to ensure a long-term sustainable future for the business

  • Strada
    News

    Tragus brings in new team for Strada

    2014-05-30T12:28:00Z

    Tragus has appointed a new management team to realise the potential of its Strada brand, a process that could eventually lead to it exploring options for the chain

  • Steve RIchards
    News

    Apollo acquires Tragus, Derkach to step down as CEO

    2014-04-26T21:25:00Z

     John Derkach is to step down as chief executive of Tragus after Apollo Global Management, which already held the majority of the group’s debt, acquired the business from Blackstone. Steve Richards has been appointed as the c300-strong group’s new chief executive

  • Strada
    News

    Strada launches breakfast offer

    2014-04-03T07:58:00Z

    Strada, the Tragus-owned group, has followed sister brand Bella Italia, in launching a breakfast offer, which sees the brand’s c65 sites start to serve breakfast from 8am

  • Strada
    News

    FY lfls drop 1.6% at Tragus

    2014-02-28T07:56:00Z

    Tragus, the Café Rouge, Bella Italia and Strada operator, saw like-for-like sale decline by 1.6% in the year to 2 June 2013

  • Strada
    News

    Strada launches delivery service

    2014-02-21T07:55:00Z

    Strada, the Tragus-owned chain, has teamed up with Deliveroo to launch a new delivery service at two of its London sites

  • Tragus restaurant
    News

    Substantial sales uplifts from Bella refurbs

    2014-01-31T16:49:00Z

    Bella Italia has experienced “significant sales uplifts” from the 10 refurbs it has so far completed across its existing estate and said it planned to open eight to 12 new sites in its next financial year

  • Tragus restaurant
    News

    Tragus to undergo debt restructure

    2014-01-25T08:50:00Z

    Tragus, the Café Rouge, Bella Italia and Strada operator, is understood to be preparing to undergo a debt-for-equity swap under a proposed restructuring of its estimated £240m debt, according to The Times

  • Tragus logo
    News

    Tragus to launch Café Rouge franchise in the UAE

    2013-12-09T16:57:00Z

    Tragus has announced that it has signed a franchise agreement with Diamond Lifestyle, a Dubai-based hospitality company managed by Al Masah Capital Ltd, to develop restaurants in the UAE under the Cafe Rouge brand

  • News

    Tragus to launch Parisienne brasserie at Heathrow

    2013-11-28T09:41:00Z

    Tragus has announced it is invested £1.2m in opening a new 168-cover restaurant & bar concept, La Salle, at Heathrow’s new Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal, next June

  • Strada
    News

    Strada aims to broaden appeal

    2013-11-22T16:27:00Z

    Strada is aiming to broaden its appeal through a number of changes to its menu and the design of its restaurants

  • News

    Tragus replaces Ortega with Hawtons

    2013-11-15T07:46:00Z

    Tragus, the Blackstone-backed, John Derkach-led group, is to convert one of its two remaining Ortega sites to a new British-focused concept called Hawtons

  • News

    Tragus e-voucher system claims award

    2013-10-30T07:48:00Z

    Tragus, the Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Strada operator, has picked up the award for ‘Retail Security Initiative of the Year’ for its single use voucher system powered by technology from Eagle Eye Solution

  • News

    Bella launches breakfast offer

    2013-10-22T08:09:00Z

    Bella Italia, the Tragus-owned chain, has launched a new breakfast offer, which includes the opening times across its estate being pushed forward to 9am, M&C Report understands

  • News

    Tragus to enhance sales anaylsis

    2013-10-22T07:41:00Z

    Tragus, the operator of Café Rouge, Strada and Bella Italia, is to enhance its sales analysis function

  • Tragus restaurant
    Opinion

    Taking Tragus forward

    2013-10-18T07:36:00Z

    Mark Wingett talks to Tragus chief executive John Derkach about his first year at the helm of the Café Rouge, Strada and Bella Italia operator. The former Costa Coffee managing director talks about how Bella is primed for growth, Café Rouge is going through a process of reinvigoration and working to make Strada special again, while touching on some wider sector issues

  • News

    People 1st partners Tragus on unemployed scheme

    2013-08-01T07:38:00Z

    Sector skills council, People 1st, and Tragus have announced a partnership that will help unemployed people find work

  • News

    Brand focus: Bella Italia

    2013-07-31T07:52:00Z

    M&C Report talks to Bella Italia managing director Nick White about the continuing evolution of the Italian brand, its new design, bar areas and expansion opportunities

  • News

    New marketing director for Bella and Strada

    2013-07-31T07:42:46.760Z

    Tragus has appointed Hilary Mendelson as its new director of marketing & food development across its Bella Italia and Strada brands

  • Peter Blake
    News

    Tragus confirms Blake at Cafe Rouge MD

    2013-07-23T10:32:00Z

    Tragus has confirmed the appointment of Peter Blake as managing director of its Café Rouge and Belgo chains with immediate effect