All Zizzi articles – Page 11
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News
Intu: Continued improvement in retailer demand
Intu has reported continued improvement in retailer demand with 44 new long term leases agreed for £7m new annual rent in the year to date
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Analysis & InsightWe want to be together
After a relatively slow start to the year, momentum behind M&A in the sector is starting to pick up, with the sales processes of La Tasca and Las Iguanas moving up a gear. Consolidation of the market place is high on the agenda
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up 2-4 May
Weekend press round-up 2-4 May Restaurants Las Iguanas circled by private equity firms Las Iguanas, the Latin American dining chain, is being circled by private equity firms in the latest sign of growing investor appetite for restaurant deals. Bowmark Capital, the group’s owner, is understood to be looking ...
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Analysis & InsightThe Crucible
Catering is the only area of chain shop expansion to have seen unbroken growth in branch numbers for more than two decades. London has become the crucible for change
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NewsOperators on Q1 trading
Operators including Azzurri Group, Bill’s, Cote, New World Trading Company, Pho and Leon give their views on how trading has gone over the first three months of the year
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Analysis & InsightUK dining brands lead Europe’s top 25
UK restaurant brands account for 15 of the top 25 companies by sales, accounting for 19% of the total market, according to Horizons
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Analysis & InsightThe Thais that bind
There has been a lot of talk in the industry since the end of last year around consolidation. One segment of the industry that looks ripe for a consolidation play is the Thai-led one
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NewsGondola becomes Azzurri Group
Gondola, the parent company of the Bridgepoint-backed ASK Italian and Zizzi chains, is set to be renamed Azzurri Group
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News
Wham Bam Tikka signs up for WestQuay
Wham Bam Tikka, the Indian street food brand, has chosen WestQuay in Southampton, for its first permanent kiosk
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NewsASK to focus on city centres
ASK Italian, the Bridgepoint-backed Italian restaurant, is to focus its expansion plans on city centres where it is “unrepresented”, according to CEO Stephen Holmes speaking at the Casual Dining show
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Analysis & InsightByron and Browns named most satisfying brands
Byron and Browns have been named the most satisfying eating-out brands and Five Guys the best quality in CGA Peach’s BrandTrack survey.
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News
Huge potential for both ASK and Zizzi
ASK Italian and Zizzi chief executive Steve Holmes has told M&C Report that there is huge potential for both brands
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NewsEBITDA up 21.1% at ASK and Zizzi
ASK Italian and Zizzi, the Bridgepoint-owned restaurant chains, have reported a 21.1% rise in EBITDA to £17.6m in the 28 weeks to 11 January
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Analysis & Insight
Independents outperform chains on public Wi-Fi
Independent hospitality businesses are beating the chains when it comes to providing public Wi-Fi, according to new research
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NewsFive Guys and Nando’s set for Southampton
Hammerson has signed Five Guys and Nando’s for WestQuay Watermark, its mixed-use, leisure led development in Southampton’s city centre
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NewsWahaca closes in on City site
Wahaca, the Capricorn Ventures-backed Mexican street food concept, is closing in on a further site in central London, in Bishopsgate, M&C Report understands.
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Analysis & InsightFeeding a casual-dining demand
A year of rapid change in the casual-dining sector in 2014 is likely to be followed by even more activity in the year ahead, as group transactions continue unabated and consolidations fuel a pent-up demand. Cenkos Securities’ Simon French reports
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NewsWahaca signs up for Southampton
Wahaca has further strengthened its regional pipeline after securing a site in Southampton
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NewsEAT appoints new head of food & drink
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed group, has appointed Helen Higgins, formerly of Zizzi and McDonald’s, as its new head of food & drink
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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