All Bella Italia articles – Page 10
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NewsCDG in talks to acquire La Tasca
Casual Dining Group (CDG), which recently acquired Las Iguanas, is in advanced talks to acquire La Tasca, the 46-strong Spanish tapas chain, for a sum in excess of £25m, M&C understands.
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Analysis & InsightLittle and large
The Azzurri Group has done a canny bit of business acquiring the fast-casual concept Coco Di Mama, while Costa has decided to follow rival Starbucks’ route in looking to enhance its food offer through a partnership with a smaller complimentary brand. Mark Wingett asks if it is time for more sector companies to seek new partnerships and add further strings to their bows.
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NewsCDG opens £1m Bella site
Bella Italia, the Casual Dining Group Italian brand, is continuing its rapid expansion plans with the opening of its largest leisure park restaurant at Hemel Hempstead
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NewsBella Italia invests £200k in HR and training
Casual Dining Group’s Italian restaurant Bella Italia has invested £200,000 in HR and recruitment to improve the standard of staff and managers as it gears up for growth over the coming two years
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NewsCasual Dining Group acquires Las Iguanas
Casual Dining Group (CDG) has acquired the 41-strong Las Iguanas restaurant chain from private equity firm Bowmark Capital in a deal thought to be worth between £80m and £90m.
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NewsBella Italia to open 40 sites by 2017
Bella Italia, the Casual Dining Group restaurant brand, is to open 40 new sites by 2017, with openings lined up in Orpington, Chichester, Burton and Hemel Hempstead among others.
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NewsBella Italia roll out gelato carts
Bella Italia, the Casual Dining Group restaurant brand, has added Italian gelato from Pizzo to its menu with the addition of gelato carts to all new restaurants
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NewsMcDonald’s and Nando’s lead on social media engagement
Nando’s, McDonald’s and Domino’s lead the way when it comes to social media engagement in the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector,
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OpinionYoung's at heart of M&A theory
There has been movement in the acquisitions market, talk of a flotation and likely responses to the market rent-only option (MRO) recently, and Dominic Walsh thinks there may be more on the horizon
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NewsCDG eyes Belgo rollout
Casual Dining Group (CDG), the operator of Café Rouge and Bella Italia, is considering rollout opportunities for Belgo
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NewsCDG takes lead in race for Las Iguanas
Casual Dining Group (CDG) is believed to have moved to the front of queue in the race to acquire Las Iguanas
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Bella Italia opens £1m Berkshire site
Casual Dining Group has spent £1m on a new Bella Italia to open next week at a Berkshire retail park.
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Analysis & InsightWe want to be together
After a relatively slow start to the year, momentum behind M&A in the sector is starting to pick up, with the sales processes of La Tasca and Las Iguanas moving up a gear. Consolidation of the market place is high on the agenda
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up 2-4 May
Weekend press round-up 2-4 May Restaurants Las Iguanas circled by private equity firms Las Iguanas, the Latin American dining chain, is being circled by private equity firms in the latest sign of growing investor appetite for restaurant deals. Bowmark Capital, the group’s owner, is understood to be looking ...
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Bella’s expansion centred on leisure parks
The expansion of Bella Italia, the Casual Dining Group’s Italian brand, will focus on leisure parks to reach its target of 300 UK restaurants, says Steve Richards
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NewsCDG to invest £4m in raft of Bella openings
Casual Dining Group (CDG) is to invest £4m opening five new Bella Italia sites over the next 10 weeks will include two firsts for the chain
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NewsConsumers rate favourite coffee shops, pubs and fast-casual brands
Greggs and Pret a Manger have topped a consumer poll for providing the best customer experience for coffee shops, with Toby Carvery being named favourite in the pub restaurant space
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Survey names and shames “saltiest” family-friendly eateries
According to a new study by CASH, children’s meals served in “family friendly” eateries still contain worryingly high levels of salt
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NewsTragus enters new era as Casual Dining Group
Tragus is set to enter a new era under the name the Casual Dining Group (CDG), which will see it open 70 restaurants over the next few years
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Analysis & InsightByron and Browns named most satisfying brands
Byron and Browns have been named the most satisfying eating-out brands and Five Guys the best quality in CGA Peach’s BrandTrack survey.