All Wahaca articles
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Longreads
Wahaca’s journey to Nando’s stablemate
The acquisition of Wahaca by the owners of Nando’s gives a much-needed injection of equity to a brand that has experienced more than its fair share of turmoil over its 13 years.
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News
Wahaca to write off £25m in restructure
Wahaca is to write off £25m of debt as part of financial restructuring, Sky News reports.
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News
Wahaca to shutter a third of estate
Wahaca is set to close a third of its estate in a bid to secure its future beyond the coronavirus crisis.
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News
Boparan poised to take over Carluccio’s
Boparan Restaurant Group is poised to buy Carluccio’s out of administration, Sky News reports.
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News
Wahaca appoints PwC to explore finance options
Wahaca has appointed advisors at PwC to review its finances, Sky News reports.
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News
Downey’s nine-month rent free proposal backed by industry leaders
Jonathan Downey’s nine-month rent time out proposal will be put to Government this week, backed by a number of industry leaders.
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News
Selby: ‘Nine-month rent-free period is imperative’
Wahaca CEO Mark Selby has told MCA that without a nine-month rent and interest moratorium on commercial property, many operators will be unable to start up again when lockdown comes to an end.
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News
Wagamama launches cook-at-home video series
Wagamama has become the latest operator to launch its own cooking lesson video series to reach out to consumers in the closure period.
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News
Wahaca launches online platform
Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca has launched an online platform to share recipes, cocktail ideas, playlists, activities and news of its charitable initiatives throughout the closure period.
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News
Why are big brands abandoning takeaway and delivery?
Takeaway and delivery last week emerged as a possible silver lining to the biblical storm clouds posing an existential threat to the restaurant and bar industry.
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News
Subway, Tortilla, Pure and Wahaca to shut down entirely
Subway and Tortilla will close all of their restaurants for delivery, takeaway and collection today.
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UKH and Industry CEOs call on Government for immediate support
In a joint letter with UK Hospitality, over 200 CEOs from across the hospitality industry have appealed to the Prime Minister to ’act without delay’ in implementing immediate government support for the sector.
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Longreads
Getting social - the risks and rewards
As Chancellor Rishi Sunak grinned next to an unnecessarily large bag of Yorkshire Tea and Jacob Rees-Mogg threw caution to the wind in clutching a single walkers crisp, social media managers everywhere groaned in solidarity. “Look how relatable we are,” called the two men, “so normal!” Within minutes, Twitter warriors throughout the country were primed for battle. Yorkshire Tea, Walkers and Pringles (which committed the crime of simply sitting, unopened, on Reese-Mogg’s desk), were immediately inundated with online abuse.
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Analysis & Insight
Steve Gotham: Turning up the heat and other NPD delights
New product development (NPD) is rightly recognised as a lifeblood for the eating out industry, and MCA’s Menu Tracker offers insights into the latest menu trends and influences across 150 leading operators. This review only serve as a taster, but the three courses have each been accompanied with three key summary insights.
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News
Bababoom: ‘People aren’t rebelling against chains, they’re rebelling against bad value’
Having established two profitable restaurants, and raised close to a million pounds in crowdfunded investment, Eve Bugler is ready to take Bababoom to a prime site London.
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News
Heather swaps Pho for Wahaca
Pho operations director Mathew Heather has left to join Wahaca in the same role, MCA understands.
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News
Jo Fleet named ‘unsung hero’
Flat Iron, Wagamama, Caravan and Lina Stores were among winners at Restaurant magazine’s R200 Awards held in London last night (4 December).
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News
Bababoom launches fundraise for 20-strong rollout plan
Kebab restaurant concept Bababoom is launching a fundraising drive to support its target of reaching 20 sites by 2024, MCA can reveal.
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Analysis & Insight
Menu price inflation slower than CPI
Menu prices increased by 1.8% in Spring/Summer 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, MCA’s Menu Tracker reveals.
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News
Wahaca tightens up walk-outs policy
Wahaca has tightened up its policy on walk-outs, after a waiter was reportedly told to pay part of the bill when customers left without paying.