All Giraffe articles – Page 10
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Joffe confirms second MonkeyNuts opening
Gideon Joffe has confirmed he will open the second site under his MonkeyNuts steakhouse brand later this spring in Whetstone
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OpinionNot so elementary
Outgoing CEO of New Food Experiences at Tesco Michael Holmes candidly admitted to a group of sector leaders at one of M&C Report’s Director’s Club dinners that he was the least experienced restaurant operator in the room, but yet found himself in a position of wielding significant influence over where many people went to eat out
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Holmes steps down from Tesco
Michael Holmes, seen as one of the main architects of Tesco’s move into the eating-out market, including the acquisition of Giraffe, has left the company
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NewsGiraffe gives Stansted site details
Giraffe will open its latest restaurant, its 59th, at London Stansted Airport, as part of the airport’s transformation of its retail and F&B offering
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Analysis & InsightByron and Browns named most satisfying brands
Byron and Browns have been named the most satisfying eating-out brands and Five Guys the best quality in CGA Peach’s BrandTrack survey.
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NewsJoffe’s eye concept expansion
Gideon Joffe is planning to expand his three restaurants concepts with the help of his parents Juliette and Russel Joffe, the co-founders of Giraffe
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Glass swaps M&B for Tesco
Richard Glass has become the latest Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) employee to leave the managed operator to join Tesco
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NewsThree more openings for Giraffe by April
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant concept, is to open three new sites this Spring.
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NewsOperators sign up for Bromley extension
A handful of leading operators have already signed up to open in the Queens Gardens extension to the Intu Bromley scheme
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Viner takes helm at Feng Sushi
Paul Viner, the former chief financial officer at Giraffe, has become chief executive of Feng Sushi
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TRG to open second Wondertree
Wondertree, an all-day casual dining concept from The Restaurant Group (TRG) Concessions, is set to open at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal in summer 2015
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NewsGiraffe to further consolidate London estate
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant concept, is planning to further consolidate its London estate, including exploring the sale of its original site in Hampstead
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Analysis & InsightHow to exit: Preparing for sale
In BDO’s latest Restaurant and Bars Report, Paul Viner, ex-finance director of Giraffe, gives his insight into how to prepare your business for sale, what to look out for and how to maximise the opportunity as painlessly as possible
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NewsOperators sign up for Bournemouth development
Operators, including Bill’s, Giraffe, The Restaurant Group and TGI Friday’s, have signed up to open at a new £50m cinema-led leisure complex in Bournemouth
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NewsH+H COO steps down
Peter Davies has stepped down as chief operating officer of Harris + Hoole and is set to join Starbucks UK in a similar role
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Granger & Co appoints ops director
Bill Granger has appointed Avon Alhadeff, formerly of Giraffe, as his first UK operations director to help oversee the growth of his Granger & Co concept
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NewsGiraffe named top family restaurant
Giraffe, the Tesco-owned restaurant operator, has been named the Best Family Restaurant at Junior magazine’s Design Awards 2014 in the only eating out category at the inaugral awards
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Analysis & InsightDomino's and PizzaExpress lead Youth100 list
Domino’s Pizza has topped the fast food and restaurant category in this year’s Youth 100 List: which highlights the UK’s top brands according to 18-24 year olds
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OpinionHabit forming
As the UK economy continues to recover from the post-financial crisis recession, consumer confidence has picked up, supporting discretionary spending on leisure activities, including dining out, says Rupesh Patel of Grant Thornton UK LLP, which has published new report called Come Dine With Us. Alongside this cyclical trend, structural changes in consumers’ eating habits are also reshaping the bars, restaurants and casual dining industry and are driving sector transaction activity.
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Chotto Matte team to take on Bo London site
The team behind the Soho-based restaurant and bar Chotto Matte is set take the Mayfair site formerly occupied by Bo London