All Caprice Holdings articles – Page 2
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Caring sells £200m stake to former PM of Qatar
Richard Caring has sold a 25% share of his business empire Caprice Holdings, which includes The Ivy, private members’ club Annabel’s and restaurant Sexy Fish, to the former prime minister of Qatar, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, for £200m.
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Caring appoints Robinson CFO as Lawrence departs
Richard Caring has appointed Chris Robinson, formerly of Berry Bros. & Rudd wine merchants and Tesco, as chief financial officer across his main restaurant businesses, MCA can reveal.
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Berisha promoted to Ivy MD
The Ivy Collection director of operations Baton Berisha has been promoted to managing director.
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Runners and riders highlight health of sector
What sets the companies riding high in the AlixPartners Growth Company Index apart from their peers and able to continue to perform in the face of unprecedented headwinds? Graeme Smith and Craig Rachel take a closer look at the what this year’s list tells us about wider trends in the sector.
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AlixPartners Growth Company Index 2019 Top 50
This year saw MCA once again team up with AlixPartners to identify the fastest growing companies in the UK eating and drinking out sector. The following is the top 50 in full.
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Analysis & Insight
Gender pay gap reporting: Has progress been made?
With the deadline now passed for operators to report their gender pay data for the second year running, MCA takes a look at the numbers from last year to see how they compare.
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Tapa Republic secures site for AppleYard
Tapa Republic, which previously traded as Bilbao Berria and Norte, is to launch its new concept AppleYard in Sidcup next month.
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Sticks ‘n’ Sushi tops Growth Company Index
Sticks ‘n’ Sushi, the Copenhagen-based Japanese restaurant group, has been named the fastest growing company in the UK’s eating and drinking out sector.
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Polpo creditors approve CVA plan
Creditors of Polpo have overwhelmingly backed the group’s plans for a Company Voluntary Arrangement.
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Caprice to launch Sloane Street Deli
Caprice Holdings is launching a new wine bar, deli and restaurant concept on Chelsea’s Sloane Street in collaboration with Cadogan Estates.
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Caprice Holdings to open Selfridges restaurant next month
Caprice Holdings has confirmed that its Brasserie of Light concept will open next month in Selfridges’ Oxford Street store.
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Coffer confirms £19.5m portfolio sale to Kames
Coffer Corporate Leisure has completed the sale of a leisure portfolio of eight high-quality freehold public house/ restaurant/ retail investment properties for c£19.5m to Kames Property Income Fund. Coffer Corporate Leisure advised the private seller, who built the portfolio over 20 years selectively purchasing and asset managing landmark properties in ...
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Opinion
Proceeding with due care
In a rare interview, sector investor Richard Caring, alongside new Ivy Collection chief executive and Bill’s chairman David Campbell, talks to Mark Wingett about the future of the high street; the impact of the uncertainty over Brexit; the market in general; and the next stages of development for Bill’s and the Ivy Collection
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Caring to launch Caprice Café concept
Richard Caring, the serial sector investor, is set to develop a further concept from his Caprice Holdings stable, with the launch of a Caprice Café next year in London’s Mayfair, MCA has learnt.
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Malkov leaves The Ivy Collection
Yishay Malkov, one of the key driving forces behind the development and expansion of the Ivy Collection, has left the business
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Caring brings in Hills to oversee restaurant concepts
Serial sector investor Richard Caring is believed to have hired Sarah Hills, formerly managing director of Wagamama UK, to aid the continued growth of his current restaurant concepts and the development of new ones.
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Analysis & Insight
Is everyone in position?
The latest sector most powerful people list has unsurprisingly sparked debate on where people were positioned and who was included and left out. It has also put the spotlight on some of those roles that need filling across the sector, including at Drake & Morgan. At the same time, Wagamama has filled some roles of its own in its US operation, highlighting its determination to succeed Stateside, writes Mark Wingett.
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Analysis & Insight
Gender pay gap reporting: A sector overview
Gender pay gap reporting has been dominating the headlines this week. With the deadline now passed, what were the numbers reported by some of the biggest players in the eating and drinking out market? MCA takes a look
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Brasserie Bar Co achieves £8m+ sales in December
Brasserie Bar Co turned over more than £8.6m during December, with Christmas “a big success”, MCA has learnt.
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Caring’s Harry’s Dolci changes name before launch
Caprice Holdings has changed the name of its new premium casual, Italian concept, before its launch next month