All ASK Italian articles – Page 9
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Analysis & InsightSolving the pricing conundrum
Consumers may feel constrained by the fact that wages still haven’t overtaken inflation but, as Simon Stenning executive director at Allegra Foodservice reveals, that shouldn’t prevent operators from tweeking menu pricing to maximise spend
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News
Handmade Burger further strengthens pipeline
Handmade Burger Company, the Sargeant Partnership-owned group, has secured a further two sites for openings over the next 12 months
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Graydon to take up Table Table ops role
Spencer Graydon, the former operations director of Peach Pub Company, will assume a similar role overseeing Whitbread’s Table Table brand
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Diary
Diary: ASK Italian, Loungers, Square Pie, BrewDog
This week’s Diary includes mystery surrounding the new pubs minister, BrewDog’s seaside jaunt, Square Pie’s success, and a royal encounter for Loungers’ Alex Reilley
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Handmade Burger Co grows pipeline
Handmade Burger Company, the Sargeant Partnership-owned group, has secured a further two sites in Bournemouth and Glasgow
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Brands lined up for Sutton Coldfield ‘Restaurant Quarter’
A group of leading operators have signed up to a bid by the town of Sutton Coldfield to become the Midlands’ latest dining destination with the launch of its own Restaurant Quarter
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NewsPizzaExpress opens first fully-owned international site
PizzaExpress, the Gondola-owned chain, has opened its 500th site in total and its first full-owned international site in Beijing, China.
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Scope for 250 ASK Italians
Steve Holmes, the new chief executive of Zizzi and ASK Italian, has said that he believes there is scope to operate up to 250 sites under the latter brand in the UK
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Holmes becomes ASK and Zizzi CEO
Steve Holmes, the current managing director of ASK Italian, is to step up to become chief executive of the Gondola Group-owned brand and its sister chain Zizzi
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NewsCinven places £1bn price tag on PizzaExpress
Cinven, the private equity backer of Gondola, has appointed separate advisers to oversee the £1bn sales of PizzaExpress, and sister brands Ask Italian and Zizzi, according to The Times.
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NewsGondola reports 'strong performance'
Gondola Group says it has delivered “another strong performance” in the year, saying that the evolution of its Zizzi brand is “almost complete”, PizzaExpress has “strong positive momentum” and ASK Italian is “well on the way to realising its long term vision”.
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NewsSpragg steps down as PizzaExpress MD
James Spragg, the former chief executive at Yellowhammer Bars, has stepped down as managing director of restaurants at PizzaExpress
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ASK Italian launches menu with #RespectThePasta message
ASK Italian, the Gondola-owned chain, has launched a new marketing campaign, under the banner of #RespectThePasta, to support the introduction of the group’s Spring menu
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NewsCanteen and Ed’s appoint new directors
Canteen, the high-quality British food concept, has promoted Kasia Vanderputt to the role of group finance director, while its former finance director Mayuri Vachhani has joined Ed’s Easy Diner on a permanent basis as director of special projects, finance
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ASK relaunches flagship site
ASK Italian has reopened the doors to its flagship Islington restaurant after an extensive refurbishment
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Odeon to anchor Bournemouth scheme
A number of leading operators are set to open in Bournemouth after cinema group Odeon agreed to anchor the £50m West Central scheme in the town
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TRG takes C2C to Chelmsford
The Restaurant Group (TRG) continues to grow its pipeline for its Coast to Coast brand, after securing a unit in Chelmsford
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ASK Italian launches interactive recruitment site
ASK Italian has won the ‘Best Candidate Experience’ at the In-house Recruitment Awards
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NewsByron and Ask sign up for Chelmsford
Byron and Ask Italian have both strengthened their future openings pipelines by signing up to open units at a new development in Chelmsford
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Eating-out brands make customer experience 100
ASK Italian, Nando’s, Harvester and TGI Friday’s were amongst the top 100 ranking food and drink brands named in the annual run-down of the best names for customer experience in the UK