All Bella Italia articles – Page 4
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Analysis & InsightSing when you’re winning
Press coverage of the eating out sector has not made the easiest reading of late, however beyond the much-debated headwinds and the travails of selected brands, the sector remains replete with success stories. Ahead of this week’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year awards, James Wallin highlights just a few.
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NewsPrezzo FY lfls fell 8%
The Company Voluntary Proposal proposal document put forward by Prezzo has laid bare the decline in trading the company experienced during 2017
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OpinionCDG looks to spread the risk
Experience counts and judging from the latest trading update from the Casual Dining Group (CDG) it is helping the business combat the current nervousness spreading across the market. Its latest trading update paints a picture of a resilient business diversifying to spread the risks thrown up by a soft market and producing an impressive EBITDA performance when put up against the barrage of costs it has had to absorb. Mark Wingett looks at what else it has up its sleeve.
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NewsDiversification underpins CDG lfl growth
Casual Dining Group has said that its current trading is ahead of the market, as it reported “positive low-digit” like-for-like sales growth
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NewsPrezzo awaits CVA sign-off
Investors in Prezzo, the c300-strong operator of its eponymous brand and Mexican chain Chimichanga, have yet to sign off on its plan for a Company Voluntary Arrangement, MCA understands.
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NewsPrezzo to launch CVA
Prezzo, the c300-strong operator of its eponymous brand and Mexican chain Chimichanga, is to enter a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA).
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NewsCDG to target up to 300 international sites by 2022
Casual Dining Group (CDG) is planning to reach 250-300 international franchise sites over the next three to four years, according to chief operating officer James Spragg.
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NewsCafé Rouge to launch Stack & Grill delivery brand
Café Rouge is to launch a new delivery brand called Stack & Grill as it looks to get its ”slice of the delivery market”.
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Analysis & InsightFlight to flight
The huge growth predicted in air travel has led to greater opportunities for some of the UK’s biggest restaurant operators as their core businesses come under pressure. MCA examines the the diverse range of operators entering the space
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CDG secures DUBL wine bar brand for Luton Airport
Casual Dining Group (CDG) has acquired an exclusive contract from Italian wine producers Feudi di San Gregorio, to operate its DUBL wine bar concept in the UK, with the first site planned for Luton Airport.
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NewsSpotlight falls on Prezzo’s trading
After the struggles faced by Jamie’s Italian and Byron, reports this morning suggest Prezzo could be the next casual dining chain to have to undergo a restructuring.
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Opinion
Every day is a discount day
A necessary evil or just the norm? Georgi Gyton investigates the growing spread of discounting, and asks what we can expect from the year ahead.
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News
Ex-Tragus COO joins Tootoomoo board
James Parsons, the ex-chief operating officer of Tragus, has joined the board of Tootoomoo
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McGuckin leaves CDG
Catherine McGuckin has officially left her role as HR director for Bella Italian to take on the same position at Motorpoint, MCA understands.
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CDG’s Pronto named in FTSE 100 Women to Watch list
Celia Pronto of the Casual Dining Group (CDG) has been named in the Cranfield School of Management’s FTSE 2017 100 Women to Watch List. Introduced in 2009 as part of the Cranfield Female FTSE Board Report, this is the eighth edition of the list, which aims to showcase the “broad ...
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NewsCDG makes senior team changes
Casual Dining Group is to make a number of changes to its senior management team, MCA understands.
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Analysis & InsightAutumn / winter menu prices up 3.4%
Menu prices for same-line dishes rose 3.4% year-on-year, initial data from the MCA Menu Tracker has shown.
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NewsFormer Bella MD White joins Bistrot Pierre
Nick White, the former managing director of Bella Italia, is to join Livingbridge-backed Bistrot Pierre as chief operating officer next week.
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CDG signs first franchise deal in Ireland
Casual Dining Group has signed a franchise deal to open its Las Iguanas and Bella Italia brands in the Republic of Ireland
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NewsBella Italia launches leadership programme
Bella Italia, the Casual Dining Group-owned brand, has launched a “leadership academia programme” with the aim of filling 70% of its restaurant managerial positions internally.