All Azzurri Group articles – Page 8
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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
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Dalton appointed ops director at ASK
ASK Italian, the Azzurri Group-owned chain, has promoted Jan Dalton to the role of operations director
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NewsGovernment must act quickly over rates concerns
The government must act quickly if it is to mitigate against the crippling rises facing the restaurant and pub sector, ALMR chief executive Kate Nicholls has warned.
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Azzurri completes refinancing
Azzurri Group, the operator of ASK Italian and Zizzi, has completed a refinancing that has seen a “significant upsizing of its senior debt facilities”
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Coco di Mama links up with Theo Randall
Coco di Mama is launching a new special range of seasonal pasta sauces on 1 March, created with chef Theo Randall
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Coco Di Mama secures Westminster site
Coco di Mama, the Azzurri Group-owned, quick-service Italian concept, has secured its first site in Westminster
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Eagle Eye joins Flypay’s Flyt platform
Flypay has added Eagle Eye to the growing number of partners integrating with its Flyt platform
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NewsOperator predictions for 2017
MCA talks to leading operators across the sector about their predictions for 2017, including challenges, opportunities and the concepts to watch over the next 12 months.
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Analysis & Insight
2016: A year of disruptions
MCA’s Peter Linden looks backs on a year of disruption in the eating out sector and ahead to prospects for the sector in 2017.
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Hickory’s to rebrand ahead of growth to 12
Hickory’s, the smokehouse and barbecue concept, is to launch a new look at its largest site to date, as it targets growth to a 12-strong estate by 2019.
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Growth Index nominations open
MCA is once again teaming up with leading advisory firm AlixPartners to identify the top 50 private firms with the fastest-growing profits in the UK eating and drinking-out sector.
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ASK Italian to launch click & collect
ASK Italian has partnered with online ordering specialists Orderswift to roll out a new click and collect service
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NewsAzzurri sees FY sales grow 5%
MCA talks to Azzurri Group chief executive Steve Holmes, as the group publishes its results for the year to 26 June.
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OpinionPerfect pitch
As we move into the final quarter of the year, there is a sense that operators across the sector are having to reassess the levels they have set on their respective “business graphic equalisers” to match the increasing headwinds. The majority are being faced with the questions of do you dial down investment on marketing and expansion whilst fading up funding on recruitment/training and maintenance capex?
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OpinionCoco channels staff progress
Daniel Land and Jeremy Sanders, founders of Coco Di Mama, the Azzurri Group-backed quick-service Italian concept, talk to Mark Wingett about a transformational year
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Azzurri backs new fast-casual pizza concept
Azzurri Group is backing the launch of a new fast-casual pizza concept called Radio Alice, which will open its first site in Hoxton Square this December
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Coco di Mama strengthens pipeline
Coco di Mama, the Azzurri Group-owned, quick-service Italian concept, has secured a further three sites in the capital
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Coco di Mama appoints head of people
Coco di Mama, the Azzurri Group-owned, quick-service Italian concept, has appointed Charley O’Toole as its new head of people
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Analysis & Insight
What does Brexit mean for M&A?
Two months after the EU referendum, there is much that remains unclear about the way forward in both politics and the economy, leaving businesses second-guessing. With buyers and investors likely to adopt a ‘wait and see’ attitude, GCA Altium’s Sam Fuller predicts a quiet couple of months ahead
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Carpenter swaps Zizzi for Wagamama
Fran Carpenter has stepped down as head of HR at Zizzi, the Azzurri Group-owned chain, to join Wagamama