All Zizzi articles – Page 6
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Zizzi, Wagamama, Byron set for Plymouth
Zizzi, Wagamama, Byron and Five Guys are set for a £53m British Land leisure scheme in Plymouth.
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Sales of vegan dishes up at Zizzi
Sales of vegan dishes at Azzurri Group-owned restaurant chain, Zizzi, increased by 246% since November 2016
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OpinionAssured Azzurri
While the majority of the casual dining sector, especially Italian-focused concepts, are coming under increasing pressure, the Azzurri Group, the operator of ASK Italian, Zizzi and Coco di Mama, continues to grow and outperform the market. On the back of its full-year results, Mark Wingett has a closer look at the business and talks to chief executive Steve Holmes
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NewsMuzinich ups stake in Busaba
Muzinich, the New York-based fixed income specialist, has upped its stake in Busaba Eathai, the Phoenix Equity Partners-backed group
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Chain restaurants still failing to serve healthy children’s meals
Children’s menus at some of the UK’s leading restaurant and pub chains are still dominated by super-sized calorific puddings and unlimited refills of unhealthy sugary drinks – undermining efforts to tackle the obesity crisis, according to a new report.
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Wagamama launches vegan menu
Wagamama has become the latest established operator to launch a dedicated vegan menu
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NewsMyers to step down as Busaba CEO
Jason Myers is to step down as chief executive of Busaba Eathai, the Phoenix Equity Partners-backed group
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NewsTGI Fridays builds 2018 pipeline
TGI Fridays, the Karen Forrester-led group, has secured three new sites as it looks to build its openings pipeline for 2018 and beyond
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NewsZizzi unveils new take-out packaging
Zizzi has unveiled a new range of packaging targeting the at-home dining market
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Opinion
Have legs, will travel: UK casual dining goes global
Jon Midmer of global executive search firm JMA reflects on the changing culture of the UK’s casual-dining scene, an inward flow of leading personnel from other countries and a growing contingent of Brits heading to top jobs abroad
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Analysis & Insight
Future of menu price inflation ain’t what it used to be…
Menu changes and associated price increases have typically come twice a year. However, as operators face ever more challenging headwinds, is more frequent menu adjustment becoming the new norm? Steve Gotham looks at what the data from MCA’s Menu Tracker can tell us.
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Jones joins Vapiano board
Helen Jones has joined the board of Vapiano, the recently listed, German-owned restaurant chain
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Wagamama joins Rushden Lakes
Wagamama has joined the line-up at the £140m retail and leisure development Rushden Lakes, the Northamptonshire Telegraph reports.
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Jamie’s and TGIs offer click & collect option
Online ordering specialist Orderswift has announced a partnership with Oracle Hospitality (formerly MICROS)
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ASK secures prime Leeds site
ASK Italian is to further strengthen its presence in major UK cities, with an opening in Leeds
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Analysis & Insight
Knives are out for Frankie’s
This week saw shares at The Restaurant Group fall 7% on the back of a note from UBS, which said Frankie & Benny’s new menu was still 22% more expensive than branded pub chains despite cutting prices.
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Jones to step down from Caffe Nero
Helen Jones is to step down as group executive director of Caffe Nero, after five years with the coffee chain
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Zizzi launches click-and-collect ordering
Zizzi has partnered with online ordering platform Orderswift to launch click-and-collect ordering across its 145-site estate
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NewsCampbell steps down as Wagamama CEO
Wagamama chief executive David Campbell is to step down from his role with immediate effect, to be replaced by chief operating officer Jane Holbrook.
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Fawcett role at Azzurri expanded
Johanna Fawcett has seen her role at the Azzurri Group, the operator of ASK and Zizzi, expanded