All Wagamama articles – Page 30
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News
Zvonek-Little swaps Bath Ales for BTP
Duncan Zvonek-Little has stepped down as operations director at Bath Ales to join Boston Tea Party (BTP)
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Carve eyes nationwide rollout
Carve, the new concept from the founder and former finance director of Euphorium Bakery, is already close to securing its second sites and has plans to be a nationwide brand, MCA has learnt.
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Wagamama secures further NYC site
Wagamama has secured a second site in New York, as it looks to open up to five restaurants in the city over the next 12-18 months
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NewsGraphite acquires NWTC in £50m deal
Graphite Capital has acquired the fast-growing pub and restaurant business New World Trading Company in a £50m deal
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Analysis & InsightHow do you solve a problem like Frankie?
Look, it’s all too easy and unhelpful to stick the proverbial boot in when a brand is in decline, so let’s start with a few consumer feedback positives. The Frankie & Benny’s business retains valuable comparative strengths in terms of its family friendliness and cleanliness of its venues. However, of greater significance, are worrying trends in the more important reasons to visit factors of food quality/taste and value for money, writes MCA director of insight Steve Gotham
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News
Campaigners ask restaurants to turn down the music
Campaigners are calling on restaurants, cafes and pubs to turn down loud music to make eating out a more ‘pleasant’ experience for hard of hearing diners
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Analysis & Insight
Start-ups continue to fuel sector growth
Fledgling on-trend concepts are continuing to drive growth in a competitive eating and drinking out market, the latest Market Growth Monitor has shown.
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Wagamama on track with upgrade programme
Wagamama is set to complete the majority of refurbishments across its c120-strong estate by the end of its current financial year
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Durrant steps down from Whitbread
Michelle Durrant has stepped down as trading director of Whitbread’s c400-strong restaurants division
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Opinion
Plural roles in the boardroom
The profile of executives is changing according to PSD Group’s Flemming Hansen. Here he explains how this affects the make-up of non-executive positions in the powerhouses of businesses across the country and how anyone wanting such a post can make the most of the opportunities that await
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Yau lines up second Babaji Pide site
Alan Yau has lined up a second site for his Turkish pizza concept Babaji Pide, in London’s Bayswater
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Lento steps down from Whitbread Restaurants
Ron Lento has stepped down as director of food & beverages for Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants
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Fourth & HospitalityGEM unite to deliver insight ‘holy grail’
Fourth and HospitalityGEM have announced a new business intelligence partnership
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Byron further strengthens pipeline
Byron has further strengthened its openings pipeline, with sites lined up in Richmond, Windsor and Birmingham
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Café Pistou eyes growth
Café Pistou, the fledgling concept from Charlie McLean, the former managing director of CAU Restaurants, hopes to have a second site secured before the end of the year
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OpinionWho is going to stick their neck out?
The endgame in Tesco’s often uneasy ownership of Giraffe has begun and speculation over who will take the restaurant chain off the retailer’s hands – for a sum far from the £48.5m it paid - is gathering pace. However, is there still a business or brand left that is worth acquiring or as we are seeing with La Tasca and Strada, is it the pull of a guaranteed pipeline that is the real draw?
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News
Wagamama hires people director
Wagamama has further strengthened its management team with the appointment of Julia Rosamond, currently director of human resources at Travelodge, as its new people director
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Analysis & Insight
Time to raise a ‘half-full’ glass
There’s no denying a growing numbers of voices are raising concerns about the spectre of financial instability threatening to stall the UK’s hospitality sector. But MCA’s Steve Gotham says too much credence is being given to the doom mongers and argues that there’s plenty to be optimistic about as well:
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News
Tesco eyes sales of non-core assets
Tesco is understood to have appointed advisors to oversee the sale of its non-core assets, including garden centre chain Dobbies, Giraffe and Harris + Hoole
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Cotton swaps Ed’s for Busaba
Chris Cotton has stepped down as property and development manager at Ed’s Easy Diner to join Busaba Eathai as its new head of projects