All Carluccio’s articles – Page 13

  • News

    Oak Taverns to roll out retail arm across estate

    2015-12-11T08:28:00Z

    Oxfordshire-based pub company Oak Taverns is planning to follow the lead of casual dining brands by offering own-brand products to take away across the group’s 24 sites.

  • News

    Côte launches speaking menu for visually impaired diners

    2015-12-11T08:26:00Z

    Côte has partnered with a ‘revolutionary’ app that makes its menus easier to read for visually impaired and dyslexic diners.

  • News

    Black Sheep Coffee to open three sites by February

    2015-12-11T08:26:00Z

    London coffee roaster and café operator Black Sheep Coffee is set to open three new sites in the next 10 weeks, M&C has learnt.

  • Richard Caring
    News

    Caring: Ivy Café to go national

    2015-12-08T08:18:00Z

    Richard Caring has told Dominic Walsh for M&C that the plan is to roll out his new Ivy Café format across the country

  • Steve Holmes, CEO Azzurri Group
    Analysis & Insight

    Azzurri hails transformational year

    2015-11-30T08:10:00Z

    The Azzurri Group, operator of ASK, Zizzi and Coco di Mama, has hailed 2015 as a transformational 12 months for the group, after reporting a 16.5% increase in EBITDA to £31.8m for the year to 28 June

  • Concepts to watch January 2015
    News

    The Ivy Collection looks to grow pipeline

    2015-11-25T08:22:00Z

    Caprice Holdings is in advanced talks on two further sites to add to its fledgling The Ivy Collection portfolio, M&C has learnt.

  • News

    BGF seeking balanced portfolio

    2015-11-18T08:22:00Z

    The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has not ruled out making further investments in the UK’s hospitality sector

  • News

    Carluccio's to host Christmas pop-ups

    2015-11-17T08:26:00Z

    Italian restaurant group Carluccio’s will be hosting festive pop-up food shops around the UK over the Christmas period

  • Giggling Squid exterior
    News

    BGF takes stake in Giggling Squid; Kossoff to chair

    2015-11-15T10:25:00Z

    Giggling Squid is set to accelerate its expansion plans after confirming that the Business Growth Fund has taken a significant minority stake in the business

  • News

    Cote makes double promotion

    2015-11-11T08:17:14.837Z

    Cote, the BC Partners-backed group, has made a pair of promotions, as it gears up for further growth next year

  • Giraffe Stansted
    News

    Giraffe appoints new head of marketing

    2015-11-11T08:17:00Z

    Giraffe has appointed Angela McNeill, formerly of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), as its new head of marketing

  • Chilango interior
    News

    Chilango hits £1m in first week

    2015-11-03T08:04:00Z

    Mexican restaurant Chilango has surpassed its £1m fundraising target in its first week on CrowdCube

  • ASK Italian
    News

    ASK introduces Qkr app

    2015-11-03T07:59:00Z

    ASK Italian has rolled out the Qkr mobile payment app throughout its estate following a trial earlier in the year

  • Chilango interior
    News

    Chilango raising funds for UK & global growth

    2015-10-27T08:35:00Z

    London-based burrito concept Chilango is ramping up its expansion plans with the launch of a funding round via online platform CrowdCube to raise £1m to enable its next phase of growth

  • News

    Carluccio’s head of recruitment moves to Ivy Collection

    2015-10-16T16:17:06.857Z

    Marcus Weedon, who has been the senior recruitment manager at Carluccio’s for the past six years, is leaving to take up the same role with the Ivy Collection, M&C understands.

  • News

    Giggling Squid builds Surrey pipeline

    2015-10-09T08:13:18.430Z

    Giggling Squid, the Thai restaurant chain, which is in advanced talks with the Business Growth Fund (BGF) regarding new investment, has reiterated plans to build an estate of sites in Surrey. The 13-strong company has confirmed it will open on the former Carluccio’s site in Esher next month and said ...

  • News

    Newman swaps Carluccio’s for Caring

    2015-09-25T08:14:00Z

    Ian Newman has stepped down as acquisitions manager at Carluccio’s to help with the growth of the Richard Caring-backed Ivy Café and Market Grill format

  • News

    Ashford first council to ban selected operators from development

    2015-09-25T08:08:00Z

    Ashford Borough Council, in Kent, has become the first local authority to ban specific bars and restaurants from securing sites at its expanded Designer Outlet centre.

  • Ceru
    News

    Ceru to pop-up at Cannon Street

    2015-09-23T07:55:00Z

    Ceru, the London-based Levantine street food concept, is opening a pop-up restaurant at Bank Station and is preparing to open its first Australian site in Sydney

  • MOD Pizza
    Analysis & Insight

    The MOD principle

    2015-09-15T08:01:00Z

    On the back of yesterday’s announcement that MOD Pizza is to launch in the UK in partnership with Sir Charles Dunstone, M&C looks back on the talk co-founder Scott Svenson gave at last year’s Restaurant conference. Svenson touched on the state of the US pizza market, the story behind MOD – its development, ethos and people-led culture