All Wagamama articles – Page 28
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Opinion
Improvement must be constant
We look back to MCA’s Restaurant Conference to summarise some of the key messages around the power of original concepts and a people-led culture.
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News
TGI and Byron sign up to Qkr payment app
TGI Fridays and Byron are the latest restaurant brands to introduce smartphone payment technology after signing up with Qkr! with Masterpass.
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News
Cote confirms second Limeyard site
Cote has confirmed it has secured a second site for its all-day American kitchen concept, Limeyard.
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News
Occupier sought for MediaCityUK space
Salford City College has appointed Savills to let restaurant space in the Orange Building at MediaCityUK, Salford Quays
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News
Wagamama opens first restaurant in Saudi Arabia
Wagamama will continue its global expansion this month with the opening of a new 280-seat restaurant on Hail Street in Jeddah
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OpinionPerfect pitch
As we move into the final quarter of the year, there is a sense that operators across the sector are having to reassess the levels they have set on their respective “business graphic equalisers” to match the increasing headwinds. The majority are being faced with the questions of do you dial down investment on marketing and expansion whilst fading up funding on recruitment/training and maintenance capex?
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News
Raaff swaps Wagamama for Five Guys
Chris Raaff has stepped down from Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, to join Five Guys, as its new head of recruitment
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News
Burns: Changing capex cycle
Leading analyst Karl Burns at Investec believes like-for-like sales growth will be driven by increasing capital investment moving forward
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Opinion
Leading the way
Recruitment expert Jon Midmer of Jon Midmer Associates examines where today’s industry leaders come from, points to why a change has occurred and looks into the future of chief executive hiring
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Analysis & InsightThe life of Simon
Earlier this summer, Simon Kossoff, co-founder, former chairman and chief executive of Carluccio’s, stepped down from the business, which had been his life for 17 years. He talks to Mark Wingett about the brand’s birth, development and his legacy
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News
Wagamama eyes 100 US sites
Wagamama chief executive David Campbell told MCA’s Restaurant Conference that he sees the potential for more than 100 US restaurants for the brand.
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Analysis & InsightNotes on progress of the sector
Former MCA editor Mark Stretton looks at the changes and similarities of the past decade
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News
Barber: We’ll take things steady with Hachè
Jamie Barber has told MCA that new acquisition Hachè has potential to become a much larger group but that in the short-term the focus will be on “maturing the group’s systems”
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NewsBarber and Neill team up to acquire Hachè
Gourmet burger group Hachè has been acquired by Cabana co-founder Jamie Barber, former Richoux managing director, Ed Standring and Ian Neill, ex chief executive of Wagamama.
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News
Wagamama outclasses European high-yield casual dining peers
In the European high-yield casual dining sector, Wagamama’s strong performance and significant deleveraging in the past year mean its credit metrics outpace sector peers
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News
Sticks ‘n’ Sushi promotes Karlsson to COO
Sticks ‘n’ Sushi has promoted Andreas Karlsson, its UK managing director, to the role of group chief operating officer
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News
Campbell: No discernible impact from Brexit
Wagamama chief executive David Campbell has said that the company has experienced no discernible impact from Brexit
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NewsWagamama Q1 lfls up 9.8%
Wagamama has reported a 9.8% increase in like-for-like sales in the first quarter of its current financial year
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News
House to join Caffe Nero
Glyn House, who earlier this year stepped down as chief operating officer at Wagamama, is to join Caffe Nero
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Opinion
Using his noodle
While the majority of the sector is finding the current climate challenging, Wagamama has gone back to its roots to come out of a period of stagnation and is now driving forward, reporting double-digit growth in the process. Mark Wingett talks to chief executive David Campbell