All Wagamama articles – Page 29

News
Cote confirms second Limeyard site

2016-10-28T08:37:00Z

Cote has confirmed it has secured a second site for its all-day American kitchen concept, Limeyard.
News
Occupier sought for MediaCityUK space

2016-10-21T16:22:00Z

Salford City College has appointed Savills to let restaurant space in the Orange Building at MediaCityUK, Salford Quays
News
Wagamama opens first restaurant in Saudi Arabia

2016-10-18T07:48:00Z

Wagamama will continue its global expansion this month with the opening of a new 280-seat restaurant on Hail Street in Jeddah
Opinion
Perfect pitch

2016-10-17T08:02:00Z

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?
News
Raaff swaps Wagamama for Five Guys

2016-10-07T08:27:25.980Z

Chris Raaff has stepped down from Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, to join Five Guys, as its new head of recruitment
News
Burns: Changing capex cycle

2016-10-05T08:40:59.840Z

Leading analyst Karl Burns at Investec believes like-for-like sales growth will be driven by increasing capital investment moving forward
Opinion
Leading the way

2016-10-03T07:09:00Z

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
Analysis & Insight
The life of Simon

2016-09-30T16:10:00Z

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
News
Wagamama eyes 100 US sites

2016-09-30T08:26:00Z

Wagamama chief executive David Campbell told MCA’s Restaurant Conference that he sees the potential for more than 100 US restaurants for the brand.
Analysis & Insight
Notes on progress of the sector

2016-09-23T08:35:00Z

Former MCA editor Mark Stretton looks at the changes and similarities of the past decade
News
Barber: We’ll take things steady with Hachè

2016-09-22T08:47:26.900Z

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”
News
Barber and Neill team up to acquire Hachè

2016-09-21T11:57:00Z

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.
News
Wagamama outclasses European high-yield casual dining peers

2016-09-21T08:34:16.477Z

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
News
Sticks ‘n’ Sushi promotes Karlsson to COO

2016-09-08T08:25:46.973Z

Sticks ‘n’ Sushi has promoted Andreas Karlsson, its UK managing director, to the role of group chief operating officer
News
Campbell: No discernible impact from Brexit

2016-09-08T08:25:00Z

Wagamama chief executive David Campbell has said that the company has experienced no discernible impact from Brexit
News
Wagamama Q1 lfls up 9.8%

2016-09-07T16:58:00Z

Wagamama has reported a 9.8% increase in like-for-like sales in the first quarter of its current financial year
News
House to join Caffe Nero

2016-09-06T08:41:43.443Z

Glyn House, who earlier this year stepped down as chief operating officer at Wagamama, is to join Caffe Nero
Opinion
Using his noodle

2016-08-26T16:28:00Z

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
News
Flurry of post-brexit deals points to sector resilience

2016-08-19T08:37:06.997Z

DCL: Flurry of deals highlights sector’s resilience and appeal to both operators and landlords post Brexit
News
Yau to launch Softchow before year end

2016-08-11T08:36:00Z

Alan Yau, the founder of Wagamama, Busaba Eathai and Hakkasan, will launch his new food social platform called Softchow before the end of the year