All Zizzi articles – Page 12
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Analysis & InsightDomino's and PizzaExpress lead Youth100 list
Domino’s Pizza has topped the fast food and restaurant category in this year’s Youth 100 List: which highlights the UK’s top brands according to 18-24 year olds
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OpinionHabit forming
As the UK economy continues to recover from the post-financial crisis recession, consumer confidence has picked up, supporting discretionary spending on leisure activities, including dining out, says Rupesh Patel of Grant Thornton UK LLP, which has published new report called Come Dine With Us. Alongside this cyclical trend, structural changes in consumers’ eating habits are also reshaping the bars, restaurants and casual dining industry and are driving sector transaction activity.
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NewsTGI opens at Silverburn
TGI Friday’s, the Karen Forrester-led group, has opened its new site at Silverburn, Glasgow
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L&G purchases Piccadilly Gardens for £23m
Legal & General Property has acquired 19/31 Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, which includes units let to Zizzi’s and Nando’s, for £23.1m
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NewsFrench: Renewed opportunity for M&B and TRG merger
Leading analyst Simon French at Cenkos has said he sees renewed opportunity for a nil premium, all-share merger between TRG and M&B
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NewsCarluccio’s opens at Silverburn
Carluccio’s has today opened in Silverburn, Hammerson’s flagship regional out-of-town shopping destination in Glasgow
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Analysis & InsightM&A market back with a boom
Two potential deals are keeping City gossip hot at the moment, but they are very different types of bid. One company is categorically saying no to an offer while silence rules the other tender, Dominic Walsh tells all
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Analysis & InsightAll to play for
Prezzo is the latest business in the sector to be put in play in another sign that genuine confidence is returning to the market. But what does the offer for the Jonathan Kaye-led restaurant group mean for the business and its chief executive?
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OpinionTalent spotting
Over the next 18 months the industry is set to experience a sustained level of M&A activity, including a number of big ticket deals, but it is mining for “investment gold” at the other end of the business lifecycle that is increasingly moving to the top of the agenda for sector investors in the rush for the next big thing
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Patisserie Valerie joins Silverburn
Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed group, is the latest operator to sign up to Glasgow’s out-of-town leisure and retail complex at Silverburn
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Hospitality industry to create 6,000 jobs by year end
The British Hospitality Association, along with representatives from across the industry, has announced the creation of 6,000 new jobs for 16-24 year olds by the end of the year
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ASK and Zizzi auction 'could reach £200m'
Private equity firm Cinven is looking to raise up to £200m from the sale of Gondola Group restaurant brands ASK Italian and Zizzi, according to The Times
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Analysis & InsightQSR outperforms full-service restaurants on customer satisfaction
Quick-service restaurants are outperforming full-service restaurants in terms of customer satisfaction for the first time, according to the latest National Customer Satisfaction Index
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Analysis & InsightOperators make Youth 100 shortlist
More than 35 leading pub, restaurant and bar operators have made the shortlist of this year’s Youth 100
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NewsFive Guys expansion to gather pace
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, is to ramp up its expansion plans in the run up to the end of the year, after securing a further site in Scotland
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Analysis & InsightLowdown on the low-key CEOs
Some chief executives are happy to shout about their success while others do pretty much everything to stay out of the limelight. Dominic Walsh investigates
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Hungry Horse and Wildwood confirmed for Telford development
Greene King’s Hungry Horse and Wildwood Restaurants have been confirmed as the latest tenants for new units of a development in Telford called Southwater Telford
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BBC names eating-out brands with best and worst hygiene ratings
Most major national eating-out brands were found to have none or very few sites with unsatisfactory levels of food hygiene, according to analyst of Food Standards Agency data examined by the BBC
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Analysis & InsightOperators use 'exit' food items to grow margins
Operators are continuing to offer very competitive price points for entry level dishes but are charging significantly more for their most expensive ‘exit’ food items, according to the Menu & Food Trends report from Allegra Foodservice
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NewsHony Capital acquires PizzaExpress
Hony Capital, one of China’s largest private equity firms, has completed the acquisition of PizzaExpress, in a deal that values the Cinven-backed chain at c£900m