All Wagamama articles – Page 26
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Analysis & Insight
Italian lessons
With the demise of its Union Jacks brand and the furore over its comments about Brexit, Jamie’s Italian is taking some strong learnings into the coming years. The company’s chief executive Simon Blagden talks to Joe Lutrario at Restaurant magazine
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FY turnover at Byron passes £80m
Byron, the better burger concept, saw revenue increase by 17% to £80.5m in the year to June 2016
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Analysis & InsightMarket towns not so Tasty
The sobering full-year update from Tasty, the Kaye family-backed operator of the Wildwood and Dim T brands earlier this week, was the first one that I think gave a truer reflection of where the market actually is, with the real hard yards set to kick in
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NewsRed’s enters refinancing talks
Red’s True Barbecue has entered refinancing talks after breaching its banking facility
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Wagamama debuts in Bulgaria
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital backed restaurant group, has opened its first site in Bulgaria, in the capital Sofia.
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NewsSpeculation mounts over Wagamama sales process
Speculation has increased that Duke Street Capital will look to exit its investment in Wagamama
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Analysis & Insight
Following the crowd
Over the past few years crowdfunding has gone from a curiosity to a major source of finance for businesses looking to scale up. Analyst Geof Collyer examines the statistics behind this phenomenon and how it is impacting on the eating and drinking out sector.
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NewsTurtle Bay tops Growth Company Index
Turtle Bay, the Piper-backed Caribbean chain, has topped the list of the fastest growing companies in the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector.
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Wagamama secures Italy debut site
Wagamama has secured its first site in Italy, after signing a deal to launch in the country last July
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Analysis & InsightRegional focus: Wales
Wales was the only region of the UK to see a fall of more than 1% in food-led licensed premises, during 2016, according to the CGA Peach/AlixPartners Market Growth Monitor.
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Woods swaps Merlin for Wagamama
Wagamama has further strengthened its management team with the appointment of Emma Woods as its new customer director
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Wagamama in Meantime collaboration
Wagamama has collaborated with Meantime Brewing Company to produce two new craft pale ales
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NewsCampbell soups up Wagamama
Wagamama’s David Campbell explains how he rediscovered the brand’s lost momentum.
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NewsWagamama’s Campbell named Retailers’ Retailer
David Campbell, the driving force behind the resurgence of Wagamama, has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the UK’s eating and drinking-out market.
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NewsWagamama Q3 lfls up 9%
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed, David Campbell-led group, saw like-for-like sales across its UK estate climb 9% in the 12 weeks to 29 January 2017, with turnover increasing 15.7% to £64.2m.
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Tim Hortons lines up Glasgow opening
Canadian coffee chain Tim Horton’s is set to make its debut in the UK under its new joint venture in Glasgow
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NewsGovernment must act quickly over rates concerns
The government must act quickly if it is to mitigate against the crippling rises facing the restaurant and pub sector, ALMR chief executive Kate Nicholls has warned.
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British Land breaks ground on £23m Speke leisure extension
British Land and Hercules Unit Trust have started construction on a £23m leisure extension at New Mersey Retail Park in Speke
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NewsPret most admired brand for eighth year
Pret A Manger has been named as the most admired brand by leading executives across the sector for the eighth consecutive year.
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Rates rise will see pubs and restaurants vanish, warn operators
Britain’s high streets face losing some of their most popular pubs and restaurants because of big rises in business rates