All Café Rouge articles – Page 13
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NewsTragus to explore franchise route
Tragus, the Steve Richards-led group, is to explore expanding both its Café Rouge and Bella Italia brands internationally, M&C Report understands.
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Analysis & InsightDomino's and PizzaExpress lead Youth100 list
Domino’s Pizza has topped the fast food and restaurant category in this year’s Youth 100 List: which highlights the UK’s top brands according to 18-24 year olds
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Views from the coalface
Olswang’s David Roberts looks at a problem facing some of the older, more mature concepts in the country, which have become so big that they become unmanageable, unprofitable and fail
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Analysis & InsightIgnoring the noise of the new
It seems that every week a new study comes out to tell us what consumers like and dislike about their eating and drinking out experiences, and each time expectation levels on what constitutes a “good time” increase. So how can established operators compete against the “noise of the new”
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NewsCarluccio’s to launch series of festive pop-ups
Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian restaurant and deli chain, is to launch a series of festive pop-ups across the country next month
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Caffe Concerto confirmed for Leicester Square
Caffe Concerto has confirmed it will open its latest site in London at the former Café Rouge in Irving Street, near Leicester Square, next month
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NewsTragus makes senior management changes
Tragus has completed the re-organisation of its management team, with James Spragg set to return to the company as managing director of Café Rouge and Andrew Walker, the former managing director of Pret A Manger UK, appointed to the newly-created role of managing director of business development
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NewsTragus loses Poulet Rouge copyright challenge
Tragus has lost its challenge to stop restaurateur Steven Novak using the name Poulet Rouge on the grounds that it’s too similar to its Cafe Rouge brand
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NewsTragus completes restructure, appoints new chair
Tragus has completed its restructuring and refinancing, which has seen the company reduce its debt burden from £258m to £91m and cut its estate to c200 core sites
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NewsOsmond completes £37m Strada acquisition
Tragus is to embark on its next stage of growth after completing the £37m sale of Strada to Hugh Osmond’s Sun Capital Partners vehicle
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Hospitality industry to create 6,000 jobs by year end
The British Hospitality Association, along with representatives from across the industry, has announced the creation of 6,000 new jobs for 16-24 year olds by the end of the year
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NewsCaffe Concerto secures flagship Café Rouge site
Caffe Concerto has secured a further central London site after acquiring the Café Rouge unit near Leicester Square
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NewsJamie’s Italian confirmed for Exeter
Jamie’s Italian, the restaurant group by Jamie Oliver, has confirmed it will open in Exeter in 2015
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NewsOperators make new salt reduction pledges
JD Wetherspoon, Strada, Jamie’s Italian and Pret A Manger are among the operators from the eating and drinking out sector that have committed to new pledges around salt reduction
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AFWS announces Restaurant Manager of the Year finalists
The Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS), the professional body for front-of-house staff, has announced the semi-finalists of its UK Restaurant Manager of the Year awards to be announced in November
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NewsWagamama 'eyes 50 sites per year'
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, plans accelerate its rollout by opening 50 restaurants this year, according to the Express
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Analysis & InsightQSR outperforms full-service restaurants on customer satisfaction
Quick-service restaurants are outperforming full-service restaurants in terms of customer satisfaction for the first time, according to the latest National Customer Satisfaction Index
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NewsWagamama closes in on ex-Café Rouge site
Wagamama is understood to have secured the former Café Rouge site in Birmingham for an opening later this year
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Analysis & InsightOperators make Youth 100 shortlist
More than 35 leading pub, restaurant and bar operators have made the shortlist of this year’s Youth 100
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NewsFive Guys eyes 200 UK sites
Five Guys hopes to eventually operate 175 to 200 “high volume sites” in the UK and plans to launch in Continental Europe over the next 18 months