All Café Rouge articles – Page 8
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CDG launches apprenticeship scheme
The Casual Dining Group (CDG), the operator of Café Rouge, Las Iguanas and Bella Italia, has launched a pilot apprenticeship scheme as it bids to recruit and retain high-quality staff for its brands. The company, which currently operates 300 restaurants, and employees 8,000 people, is working with training provider Remit ...
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Balans eyes growth for café concept
David Taylor, co-founder of Balans Soho Society, says he hopes to roll out the company’s dawn till dusk café format, which he described as “the original casual dining concept”.
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Searl steps down from Strada
Victoria Searl, formerly of Tragus, has stepped down as head of sales and marketing at Strada, the Sun Capital-backed group
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Analysis & InsightOnly 18% of top brands vary prices across country
There are significant opportunities for the sector to use regional price differentiation as a way of offsetting rising costs, research by MCA has shown.
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NewsCDG shuffles management team
Casual Dining Group has shuffled its management team, including James Spragg moving from managing director of Café Rouge to the newly created role of chief operating officer for the wider business
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Analysis & Insight
A different class?
A lack of quality sites for growth and expansion is sadly the restaurant industry’s Achilles heel. A shortage of supply, together with increasing rent and premiums, means that even those with ample funds and considerable appetite are finding it increasingly difficult to achieve returns for investors; and this problem is only likely to amplify as more operators join the bun fight, argues consultant Stephen Evans
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CDG appoints Shelley Sandzer on rent reviews
Casual Dining Group (CDG) has appointed Shelley Sandzer to act on rent reviews and lease renewals for all of its sites within the M25 Greater London area
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NewsETI announces third Managed Expert JV
Enterprise Inns has announced its third Managed Expert partnership – this time with London-based Food & Fuel, led by former Spirit chief executive and Café Rouge co-founder Karen Jones.
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Sector figures join campaign urging Britain to stay in Europe
The founders of Café Rouge, YO! Sushi and Deliveroo have signed an open letter urging Britain to remain in the European Union
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OpinionCentury maker
As Bella Italia, the Casual Dining Group (CDG)-owned brand gears up to open its one hundredth restaurant this week, Mark Wingett takes a closer look at the turnaround of the fast-growing concept. At the same time, are the Kaye family set to provide another success story with Wildwood-operator, Tasty?
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Newman steps down from Ivy Collection
Ian Newman has stepped down as head of acquisitions at the Richard Caring-backed Ivy Collection, after just six months in the role
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CDG drives down energy use by 17%
Casual Dining Group (CDG) has reduced annual energy use by 17% since 2012
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Baker St Strada to become a Bella
Bella Italia, the Casual Dining Group-owned brand, has secured a further flagship site in London, in Baker Street
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Colbeck swaps D&D for Ivy Collection
The Ivy Collection has further strengthened its operations team with the appointment of Duncan Colbeck as operations director
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Analysis & Insight
Wild buoyed by pizza comeback
Dominic Walsh explains why Domino’s David Wild deserves praise for his transformation of the pizza business, but questions where future growth will come from. He also looks at mixed messages from the Just Eat board and why Steve Richards deserved to be named Retailers’ Retailer of the Year.
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CDG heralds “transformational year”
CDG has reported that its run-rate EBITDA is projected to reach £50m, with sales well in excess of £300m in the 12 months to the 31 May 2016
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NewsCDG’s Richards named Retailers’ Retailer
Steve Richards, the driving force behind development and growth of the Casual Dining Group, has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the eating-out and drinking-out market
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Walker steps down from CDG
Andrew Walker has stepped down from the Casual Dining Group (CDG) as its managing director of business development
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Bella Italia confirms India launch
Bella Italia has confirmed that will make its international debut in India, with a restaurant opening in New Delhi
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CDG to take Belgo to Manchester
Casual Dining Group (CDG) is set to launch its Belgian concept Belgo in Manchester