All Azzurri Group articles – Page 10
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News
Carluccio’s to launch grab and go format
Carluccio’s is to follow YO! Sushi and the Azzurri Group into the grab and go market with the launch of Via Carluccio’s
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Analysis & InsightWho will blink first?
It felt like the majority of the sector was running to a standstill last year as it continued to wait to fully reap the rewards of the hard yards put in post downturn. The sobering thought is that it looks like the industry will have to provide more of the same over the next 12-18 months to stay ahead
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NewsAzzurri appoints new MD for ASK
The Azzurri Group, operator of Zizzi and Coco di Mama, has appointed Harry Heeley, formerly of the National Trust, as the new managing director of its ASK Italian brand, M&C understands.
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NewsLivingbridge acquires stake in Le Bistrot Pierre
Livingbridge has acquired a significant minority stake in Le Bistrot Pierre, in a deal that is thought to value the 14-strong chain at c£22m
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NewsRetailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards 2016 finalists announced
The finalists for next year’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards (RROTY) have been revealed, with the Bridgepoint-backed Azzurri Group leading the list of nominees, closely followed by Wagamama
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News
Walia swaps Dishoom for ASK
Raman Walia has left all-day Indian café concept Dishoom to join ASK Italian.
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Analysis & Insight
BDO: Expect rise in secondary brands
A rise in secondary brands, the end of tips and the increasing popularity of IPO as exit route, are all in the top 10 predictions for 2016 in BDO’s annual end of year Restaurant & Bars Report.
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Analysis & Insight
Dialling up deal activity
2015 was yet another big year for deal activity in the restaurants and bars sector, says Kieran Lawton, M&A director at BDO.
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Analysis & InsightAzzurri hails transformational year
The Azzurri Group, operator of ASK, Zizzi and Coco di Mama, has hailed 2015 as a transformational 12 months for the group, after reporting a 16.5% increase in EBITDA to £31.8m for the year to 28 June
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NewsASK introduces Qkr app
ASK Italian has rolled out the Qkr mobile payment app throughout its estate following a trial earlier in the year
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NewsCote reviews tipping policy
Cote is to become the latest sector operator to make changes to its policy regarding the service charge and tipping
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NewsZizzi confirms Westfield site
Zizzi, the Azzurri Group-owned chain, has confirmed it will open at London’s Westfield shopping centre on 24 October
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NewsCoco di Mama secures Southwark site
Coco di Mama, the Azzurri Group-owned, quick-service Italian concept, has opened its seventh site in central London and lined up its eighth
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Ashford first council to ban selected operators from development
Ashford Borough Council, in Kent, has become the first local authority to ban specific bars and restaurants from securing sites at its expanded Designer Outlet centre.
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 September
Top story Yo! Sushi heads for cut-price Mayfair deal A recently launched investment firm has become the new frontrunner to buy Yo! Sushi in a cut-price deal worth less than £100m. Mayfair Equity Partners has replaced Inflexion as the most likely buyer of the UK’s biggest Japanese restaurant group. Sources ...
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NewsSector has no appetite for Gov.t intervention on tipping
On the back of the Government launching an investigation into the issue of tipping across the sector, the majority of leading operators believe that the industry should self-regulate any change
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NewsCDG to remove administration fees on tips
Casual Dining Group is to remove all administration fees for customer tips made by credit card or by cash following an operational review of recent acquisitions
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NewsAzzurri follows PizzaExpress in dropping admin fee on tips
Azzurri Group is to follow PizzaExpress in removing the 8% administration fee on tips made by electronic card payments from November this year
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NewsAzzurri seeks new MD for ASK
Azzurri Group is seeking a new managing director for ASK Italian, after Jason Thomas stepped down from the role
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News
Bridgepoint confirms discount card club deals
Bridgepoint, the backer of Pret A Manger and the Azzurri Group, has confirmed it has backed the management buyouts of tastecard and the Gourmet Society