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NewsCosy Club and Zizzi among operators to open at Drake Circus
A number of restaurants, bars and leisure brands will be opening at a new leisure and entertainment development in Plymouth city centre, called Drake Circus Leisure.
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NewsAzzurri appoints digital director
Azzurri Group has appointed Sainsbury’s Joel Robinson to the new role of digital and technology director.
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OpinionMark out of Ten: Zizzi doing it for the ‘Gram
This week the Azzurri Group became the first UK restaurant group to hire a dedicated Instagrammer, to promote its Zizzi chain. In his latest MCA column, Mark McCulloch – the brand and marketing guru behind Supersonic Inc – gives his view on the appointment and asks why the sector as a whole has been so slow to embrace this sort of innovation.
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NewsAzzurri Group appoints ex Market Town Taverns MD
The Azzurri Group has appointed the former managing director of Market Town Taverns, Louise Middlemass, as it restructures its operational team for the Zizzi brand.
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NewsAlixPartners Growth Company Index 2019 Top 50
This year saw MCA once again team up with AlixPartners to identify the fastest growing companies in the UK eating and drinking out sector. The following is the top 50 in full.
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NewsRadio Alice secures third site
Radio Alice, the Azzurri Group-backed pizza concept, has secured its third site – after taking on the former GBK unit in Canary Wharf’s Jubilee Place, MCA understands.
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NewsAzzurri Group appoints Zizzi FD
The Azzurri Group has appointed Karen Sweetman as finance director for its Zizzi brand.
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NewsHolbrook named Retailers’ Retailer of the Year
Jane Holbrook, who stepped down as chief executive of Wagamama at the turn of the year, has been voted by her peers as the industry’s most outstanding operator of the past 12 months.
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Analysis & InsightWe want to be together
With the wider issues facing the market, many believe the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector is ripe for consolidation. However, does it work for everyone involved and, in current conditions, is it a case of looking outside the box for the best partner for your business, asks AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith
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Analysis & InsightA rallying cry goes out on sustainability
The Sustainable Restaurant Association has called on the industry to step up its efforts to offer more plant-based meals and to tackle food and plastic waste. MCA’s sister title Food Spark takes a look at the target areas in more depth and how some UK operators are approaching the challenge.
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NewsAzzurri named casual dining group of the year
Azzurri Group, Wagamama, Oakman Inns, The New World Trading Co (NWTC), Dishoom and The Alchemist were among the winners at the Casual Dining Awards yesterday.
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NewsNWTC promotes Lloyd to sales and marketing director
New World Trading Company (NWTC) has promoted Stephanie Lloyd to the role of sales and marketing director.
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NewsRROTY 2019 finalists announced
The finalists for the Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards have been announced, including multiple nominations for Stonegate, The Restaurant Group and New World Trading Company (NWTC), among others.
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Analysis & Insight
Opportunities despite knocks
The next 12 months will be another tough year for the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector, and the gulf between great operators and the rest will widen. However, with 2018 proving there were still opportunities to grow and secure investment, AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith considers the outlook for 2019.
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NewsNWTC to offer staff life insurance as standard
New World Trading Company is to offer full life insurance and critical illness cover to staff as standard.
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NewsNWTC appoints Pickworth as CFO
New World Trading Company (NWTC), the Graphite-backed national bar and restaurant operator has appointed former Azzurri Group chief financial officer Jim Pickworth, MCA has learnt.
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NewsAzzurri launches Zizzi in China
Azzurri Group chief executive Steve Holmes has told MCA he sees the scope for many sites in China, as the group opens a Zizzi in Shanghai.
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Opinion
The pirates of pizza
As one of the newest players in the burgeoning pizza sector, Radio Alice is out to get Londoners on its wavelength. Stefan Chomka, editor of MCA’s sister title, Restaurant Magazine, meets the founders, Matteo and Salvatore Aloe, and managing director, Emma King, to discuss tapping into the UK casual dining scene and the partnership with the Azzurri Group.
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NewsHonest Burgers scoops R200 Best Restaurant Operator award
Restaurant groups including Nando’s, Mowgli, Honest Burgers and Tortilla were among the winners at Restaurant magazine’s R200 Awards, held last night (3 December) at Hawker House.
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Analysis & InsightNever want to get cosy
There is an addiction to providing genuine hospitality that runs right through the continuing success of café/bar concept Loungers, that makes sure it continues to generate standout year-on-year performance. A laser-like focus on providing value-for-money, authentic community engagement and a “home-from-home” proposition, have become key calling cards for the Nick Collins-led business, but with talk of a possible IPO resurfacing, what will the City make of this regional success story, asks Mark Wingett.