All Harry Ramsden's articles – Page 3
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NewsCrowley appointed Boparan CEO as Teixeira steps down
Tom Crowley has been appointed chief executive of Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) with Joe Teixeira stepping down from the group.
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Mansfield steps down for Harry Ramsden’s
Gavin Mansfield has stepped down as head of pub operations at Harry Ramsden’s
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OpinionSingh looks to get a new tune out of Ed’s
The private owner of the 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK’s largest food producers, has revealed an appetite for the restaurant sector over the past few years, especially turnaround stories, but can he pull of the trick again with new acquisition Ed’s Easy Diner, a business that spent the last 18 months fighting declining sales?
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Giraffe owner set to swallow Ed’s
Boparan Ventures, which owns the Giraffe and Harry Ramsden’s restaurant chains, has struck an agreement to buy Ed’s through a pre-pack administration
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Cinnamon Collection secures Covent Garden opening
The Cinnamon Collection, the Boparan Restaurant Holdings-owned group, is to make its debut in Covent Garden
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Analysis & Insight
Appetite for delivered food drives summer spending
Spending on eating out in the UK increased 13.5% during the summer, compared with the previous year
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Rockfish appoints ops director
Rockfish, the south west-based seafood chain, has appointed its first operations director as it gears up for further expansion
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Harry Ramsden’s launches ‘next generation’ restaurant
Harry Ramsden’s will launch its ‘next generation’ restaurant in Blackpool tomorrow after a £2.5m investment.
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NewsCan Punch’s takeaway plan really deliver?
MCA talks to Punch’s development director David Wigham about how the group’s new partnership with Just Eat will work in practice, and looks at whether this can be a valuable driver of trade or simply one more encouragement for customers to swap the snug for the sofa.
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Opinion
Inside Track: Intended consequences
The recent history of the pub sector has often been the story of ‘unintended consequences’ –from the smoking ban to the pubs code. However, MCA Pub Market Report shows that the pub sector is increasingly forging its own destiny, driven by a new generation of pub entrepreneurs. James Wallin investigates a new era of dynamism, professionalism and relevance for the sector.
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NewsHarry Ramsden’s opens 50th site
Harry Ramsden’s has officially opened its 50th site, in Swanage.
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Brexit: Operators’ reaction
Operators have reacted to the vote to leave the EU by insisting that the focus must remain on current trading amid market turmoil
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Boparan to invest c£10m on Cinnamon Collection expansion
Boparan is to invest in excess of £10m towards opening new restaurants under its Cinnamon Kitchen and Cinnamon Soho concepts
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OpinionGiraffe ventures out again
After three years in the ownership of retailer Tesco, Giraffe is now under the wing of Harry Ramsden’s backer Boparan Ventures, which finds itself looking to revive another brand
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Harry Ramsden’s secures third pub
Harry Ramsden’s has secured the third site for its pub format, as sales at its latest site have quadrupled, MCA understands.
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Tesco begins Decks conversions
Tesco has started to convert its Decks restaurant concept sites to its café format
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Giraffe to continue ‘as standalone business’
Boparan Restaurant Holdings has confirmed to MCA that Giraffe will be run as a standalone business.
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NewsTesco confirms sale of Giraffe to Boparan
Tesco has confirmed the sale of the Giraffe restaurant chain to Harry Ramsden’s owner Boparan Restaurant Holdings Ltd.
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NewsHarry Ramsden’s owner set to acquire Giraffe
Boparan Ventures, which currently backs the Harry Ramsden’s chain, is believed to have agreed to acquire the Giraffe from Tesco
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Harry Ramsden’s eyes pubs for Fishworks rollout
Harry Ramsden’s chief executive Joe Teixeira has told MCA that the company is talking to pub operators about possible sites for the expansion of the Fishworks brand.