All Weekend Press articles – Page 14
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 28-29 March
Restaurants, fast food and takeaways Domino’s tech-loving boss likes humble pie with his pizzas Patrick Doyle did not pull any punches. “It sickens me,” he told the hundreds of thousands of viewers who watched his online apology. It was just after Easter 2009 and as the boss of Domino’s in ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 10-11 January
A round-up of the relevant national and selected local press from the weekend
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 7-8 June
Companies and results Kaye out for bigger pizza the action Catering to the taste buds of middle England is in the blood of Jonathan Kaye, who as chief executive of Prezzo is preparing for the opening in York of the Italian chain’s 200th restaurant. Diners at its eateries nationwide will ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 April
Company results and news Punch Taverns brings in independent restructuring specialist Punch Taverns, Britain’s second biggest pubs group, has brought in an independent corporate restructuring expert to aid long-running discussions over its £2.3bn debt mountain. Dean Merritt, from Talbot Hughes McKillop, is representing the companies that issued Punch’s debt, amid ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 22-23 March
Pubs Pub landlords face tenfold rise in cost of licence Pub landlords could be hit by tenfold rises in the cost of their licences under plans put forward by the Government. The Home Office is proposing to hand the power to set licence fees – paid by bars, pubs and ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 15-16 February
Punch Taverns Shareholders in Punch Taverns face being wiped out under fresh restructuring plan from lenders Shareholders in Punch Taverns, Britain’s second-largest pubs group, face being wiped out under a fresh restructuring plan from lenders. Proposals put forward by management and due to be voted on last week were withdrawn ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round up, 8-9 February
Company results and news Punch Taverns debt deal ‘only benefits shareholders’ Lenders to Punch Taverns, the embattled pubs group, have accused the company of “scare-mongering” in order to push through a £2.3bn debt restructuring deal this week. Bondholders with blocking stakes plan to vote against a restructuring plan promoted by ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 25-26 January
Company results and news How TGI Friday’s boss cut out the obstructive staff Under Karen Forrester, the TGI Friday’s restaurant chain has undergone a big recovery – and it all began with a fire that gutted one of its flagship sites. While most bosses would consider this an unmitigated disaster, ...
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Weekend Press
Caprice secures Covent Garden site
Caprice Holdings, the restaurant group led by Richard Caring, is set to open an all-day restaurant in Covent Garden next year
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 16-17 November
Company results and news R&D credits can be found on the menuA Michelin star-winning chef has successfully claimed R&D tax credits from HM Revenue & Customs in an unusual move for a restaurant.Sat Bains, the celebrity chef who runs an eponymous restaurant in Nottingham, secured the tax relief because the ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 26-27 October
Company results and news£1bn sale on menu at Pizza ExpressThe owner of the restaurant empire behind Pizza Express is finalising plans for a £1bn sale or float.The private equity backer of Gondola Holdings, which also owns the Zizzi and Ask restaurant chains, are expected to appoint an investment bank in ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 19-20 October
Pubs Pubs call for time over debt One of Britain’s biggest pub operators is planning a new deal with its lenders to ease the burden of its £700m debt pile. Spirit, which owns 1,200 pubs, including the Chef & Brewer chain, is due to start repaying its borrowings next year. ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 October
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 OctoberSector growthRestaurant, café and bar groups among top mid-market private firms Pret A Manger, Nando’s Caffe Nero and Novus Leisure have been listed among the top 250 mid-market private companies in an index published in the Sunday Times.They are included in the Top Track 250 league ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 5-6 October
Company results and news Gondola places large order for PizzaExpress in ChinaThe company that owns PizzaExpress is in talks with potential partners in Beijing as it seeks to step up the pace of its international expansion.Gondola Group, which is controlled by Cinven, the private equity firm, has 11 PizzaExpress outlets ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 21-22 September
RestaurantsItsu plans expansion and possible stake saleThe founder of itsu has drawn up ambitious plans to expand the Asia-inspired healthy food chain outside London and could sell a minority stake in the business to fund its growth.Julian Metcalfe, who founded Pret A Manger as well as itsu, is to open ...
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Weekend PressCote takes Odin’s
Cote, the Richard Caring-backed chain, which is currently involved in a sales process, has secured Odin’s, the former Langan’s Restaurant site in London’s Marylebone
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 31 August-1 September
RestaurantsCote tempts new suitorRichard Caring is edging closer to a deal to sell his Cote brasserie chain for about £100m. CBPE, the private equity firm that was once part of Close Brothers investment bank, is in talks to buy the 45-strong chain.It has leapfrogged Bridgepoint, a rival firm best known ...
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Weekend Press
Bank Holiday weekend press round-up, 24-26 August
RestaurantsFood police lose fight to outlaw rare beefburgersBeefburgers cooked rare can remain on restaurant menus after a judge rejected claims by food watchdogs that they are a health risk. A wine bar and restaurant chain had been told to stop serving the burgers unless they took certain safety precautions. The ...