All Caffe Nero articles – Page 12
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 7-8 June
Companies and results Kaye out for bigger pizza the action Catering to the taste buds of middle England is in the blood of Jonathan Kaye, who as chief executive of Prezzo is preparing for the opening in York of the Italian chain’s 200th restaurant. Diners at its eateries nationwide will ...
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Former M&B ops director Young joins Harrods Bank
Robin Young, former operations director at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), has joined the board of the Qatar Holdings owned Harrods Bank Limited
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Holmes becomes ASK and Zizzi CEO
Steve Holmes, the current managing director of ASK Italian, is to step up to become chief executive of the Gondola Group-owned brand and its sister chain Zizzi
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Singleton takes Al Tayer role
David Singleton, who spent 28 years at Mitchells & Butlers, has joined the Dubai-based Al Tayer Group, to oversee its group’s food and beverage division
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NewsWhitbread: food quality, promos, revamps, analysts
M&C Report takes a closer look at the full-year results to 27 February for Whitbread, reports from a presentation to analysts and speaks to finance director Nicholas Cadbury
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Analysis & InsightCaution: Cafe-bakeries are hot
Coffee shop and cafe brands are encroaching into restaurant and pub territory in a bid to steal market share. Are they the new face of all-day dining?
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NewsCaffe Nero to invest €20m in Irish expansion
Caffè Nero, the Gerry Ford-led coffee chain, has announced plans to invest €20m in opening up to 40-50 sites in Ireland over the next five years
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Noble Inns appoints MD
London-based Noble Inns, the Scott Hunter and Maria Larsen-led pub and restaurant operator, has appointed Simon Holroyd, formerly of the Dubai-based Al Tayer Group, as its first managing director
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NewsYO! considers its options
YO! Sushi, the Robin Rowland-led, Quilvest-backed group, has reportedly appointed advisers to explore its options, including a possible sale
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OpinionHow three Australians ground out success
Nick Tolley tells Mel Flaherty how he and two siblings turned the coffee-shop brand Harris+Hoole into a booming business
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Nero’s Jones joins Halfords board
Helen Jones, current group executive director at Caffe Nero, has joined the board of Halfords, the automotive leisure and cycling products retailer, as a non-executive director
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NewsByron opens at centre:mk
Byron, the premium burger restaurant group, has opened a new 4,500sq ft restaurant at centre:mk
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Ford joins Byron board
Gerry Ford, founder and chairman of Caffè Nero, has joined the board of Byron, after his private equity group Palladin confirmed it had invested £5m in the Tom Byng-led chain
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OpinionTime to beat the drum on jobs
There has been some fine work carried out on highlighting the career possibilities available across the sector over the last couple of years, but with the campaign to cut VAT seemingly being moved into the sidings by the Government for the time being, it is time to ramp up an issue it can’t afford to ignore, job creation. The sector just needs a figurehead to lead the way in highlighting the breadth of the careers now available
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NewsCaffe Nero to make US debut
Caffè Nero will make its debut in the US, in Boston this spring, which is thought will be the precursor to a number of sites the group plans to open in the region over the coming 12 months
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NewsF&B outperforms retail at Network Rail stations
Like-for-like sales at pubs and bars at the stations grew 13.9%, with growth of 14.1% in dining outlets
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OpinionIs the coffee shop the new pub?
”Forget the war of the coffee shops. The battle between big chains such as Starbucks, Costa and Caffè Nero and their smaller independent rivals is nothing compared to the real clash on the high street – coffee shops versus the great British pub”
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Young steps down from M&B
Robin Young has stepped down as operations director at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) after nearly three years with the group to return to his own consultancy company
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NewsM&B: steady progress, trading, core brands
M&C Report talks to Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive Alistair Darby about the steady progress the group is making, the performance of its core growth brands and changes in its leadership team, plus analyst reaction
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Analysis & InsightPret, Greggs and Toby rate highly for customer satisfaction
Pret A Manger, Greggs and Toby Carvery have been named among the top performing brands and organisations in the UK in terms of customer satisfaction, a new survey shows