All Azzurri Group articles – Page 10
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Analysis & InsightTraining day for a new golden generation
Many of the leading lights of today’s eating and drinking out sector consider themselves the products of a golden age of training, in which the future development of the individual was considered as important as short-term gains to the business. But, has that culture of personal development filtered through to the current generation?
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NewsCDG’s Richards named Retailers’ Retailer
Steve Richards, the driving force behind development and growth of the Casual Dining Group, has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the eating-out and drinking-out market
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Holmes: Zizzi can get to 250 sites
Stephen Holmes, chief executive at Azzurri Group, has told M&C that he believes there is scope for the company’s Zizzi brand to reach 250 sites in the UK & Ireland
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ASK secures Spur O2 site
ASK Italian, the Azzurri Group-owned brand, is set to open a further flagship site in London, after securing the Spur site at The O2, Greenwich
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Coco di Mama grows pipeline
Coco di Mama, the Azzurri Group-owned, quick-service Italian concept, has lined up a further four sites in London
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Analysis & Insight
The empire grabs back
The debut last year of YO! to Go and the upcoming launch of a grab and go format by Carluccio’s highlights the fact that the sector’s established companies are set to fight back, challenging the existing coffee shop/café model in the process
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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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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.