All Wagamama articles – Page 21

  • News

    Lahpet open to expansion opportunities overseas

    2018-03-15T08:43:23.463Z

    Burmese restaurant Lahpet may look to open a couple more restaurants in London before taking the concept overseas, MCA has learnt.

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    News

    Wagamama & TGIs flagged up on minimum wage

    2018-03-09T08:33:00Z

    Wagamama and TGI Fridays are among the latest companies named and shamed by the Government for failing to pay the legal minimum wage.

  • The winners of RROTY 2018
    News

    Schlee named Retailers’ Retailer of the Year

    2018-03-08T08:34:00Z

    Pret A Manger chief executive Clive Schlee has been voted by his peers as the stand-out individual in the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector.

  • News

    Itsu appoints new head of property

    2018-03-07T08:38:36.420Z

    Itsu has appointed Sean Donnelly, formerly of Pizza Hut and Steak ‘n’ Shake, as its new head of property

  • Alan Yau
    Analysis & Insight

    Alan Yau: ‘Shun’, Seasonality and Sanitaryware

    2018-03-07T08:38:00Z

    Alan Yau, the founder of Wagamama, Busaba Eathai and Hakkasan, discusses how the UK restaurant sector latched onto the theme of seasonality and compares the comparisons and differences between the British and Japanese dining scenes.

  • News

    Private equity circles Laine Pub Co

    2018-03-06T08:29:08.507Z

    Duke Street Capital, the backer of Wagamama, is one of three bidders currently in the running to acquire Laine Pub Company

  • RROTY
    Analysis & Insight

    Sing when you’re winning

    2018-03-05T08:35:00Z

    Press coverage of the eating out sector has not made the easiest reading of late, however beyond the much-debated headwinds and the travails of selected brands, the sector remains replete with success stories. Ahead of this week’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year awards, James Wallin highlights just a few.

  • Wagamama
    News

    Wagamama UK lfls up 8.2% in Q3

    2018-03-01T15:31:00Z

    Wagamama saw UK like-for-like sales (lfls) growth of 8.2% in the third quarter to 28 January – improving on the 7.1% rise in the second quarter.

  • Maxwell's Group, The Roadhouse
    News

    Maxwell’s Group faces Roadhouse eviction

    2018-03-01T08:38:00Z

    Maxwell’s Group has launched a campaign to save its Roadhouse venue from eviction.

  • News

    Wagamama adds to New York pipeline

    2018-02-27T08:45:54.760Z

    Wagamama has added two sites to its US pipeline, as its looks to double its presence in New York.

  • Living Ventures' Australasia concept
    News

    LV sweeps the board at Casual Dining Awards

    2018-02-22T08:31:00Z

    Living Ventures, wagamama, Bistrot Pierre, Brewhouse & Kitchen, Loungers, The Alchemist, Flat Iron, GBK, and The New World Trading Co were among the winners at the Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards 2018.

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    Analysis & Insight

    Top of Mind poll shows resilience across sector

    2018-02-16T08:39:00Z

    MCA’s Top of Mind survey – based on interviews with leading figures across the eating and drinking-out sector – has shown a further decline in confidence about the trading environment, with only 25% feeling positive.

  • News

    Koh Thai and Buenos Aires Restaurants in merger

    2018-02-06T08:19:00Z

    High Road Restaurants BidCo, the owner of the Koh Thai Tapas chain of Thai restaurants, yesterday announced a share merger with Buenos Aires Restaurants Holdings, owner of the Buenos Aires steakhouse chain, to form a multi-branded restaurant group.

  • News

    Neill steps down from Jamie’s Italian

    2018-02-02T08:20:31.613Z

    Ian Neill, the former chairman of Wagamama, has stepped down as a non-executive director of Jamie’s Italian

  • Opinion

    Amazon Go is a 'game changer'

    2018-02-01T08:23:00Z

    Amazon has elicited round-the-world interest in the launch of its long-awaited supermarket model, MCA asks what the implicatioins of the technology could be for foodservice. 

  • Bill's
    Opinion

    Fox foots bill for lack of exit

    2018-01-31T08:40:00Z

    Mark Fox yesterday became the latest sector head to leave his post, as the shareholders of Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed chain, seemingly lost patience in their search for an exit and looked to ex-Punch chief executive Duncan Garrood to lead the c80-strong business

  • Graeme Snith, AlixPartners
    Analysis & Insight

    The new normal

    2018-01-29T07:49:00Z

    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

  • Opinion

    Every day is a discount day

    2018-01-24T08:22:00Z

    A necessary evil or just the norm? Georgi Gyton investigates the growing spread of discounting, and asks what we can expect from the year ahead.

  • News

    Management team takes control at Salt Yard Group

    2018-01-23T08:29:21.193Z

    The management team of the Salt Yard Group has taken control of the four-strong business

  • RROTY
    News

    Retailers’ Retailer finalists announced

    2018-01-19T14:48:00Z

    The finalists show strong performances from wet-led businesses across the year represented in the shortlist.