All Coffee shops & Cafes articles – Page 107
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News
Orieux returns as Paul UK CEO
Jean-Michel Orieux, the former managing director of Ping Pong, the dim sum chain, has returned to Paul UK, the 32-strong French café bakery chain, as its new chief executive.Orieux started the roll out of Paul in the UK nine years ago as managing director, before leaving in 2007 to oversee ...
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News
BGF makes £3m Camino investment
Camino, the tapas-based restaurant and bar chain led by Richard Bigg, has secured £3m of new investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF) to grow towards a 10-strong estate in London by 2015. The group, which counts Mark Derry, chief executive of Brasserie Blanc, as non-executive chairman, currently operates three ...
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Opinion
Building a business to be proud of
Tasked with reviving the fortunes of its under-performing restaurant business 18 months ago, Whitbread’s Paul Flaum reveals how focusing on communications, training and rewarding staff is paying dividends.
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NewsFY EBITDA up 4.7% at Caffe Nero
Caffe Nero, the independent coffee chain, reported a 4.7% rise in underlying profits for the year to 31 May 2012, and a 2.7% increase in like-for-like sales during 12 months in which it opened 51 new stores.
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News
Ford and Moore join DP Poland board
Gerry Ford, chairman and chief executive of Caffe Nero, and Chris Moore, the former chief executive of Domino’s Pizza, are to join the board of Domino’s Pizza in Poland (DP Poland), which has announced a cash placing to raise £10.5m.