All Individual Restaurant Company articles
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NewsIndividual Restaurants launches new pizza concept
The group is to open Naples-inspired restaurant Forbici, on Manchester’s Cross Street next month, as part of its plans to accelerate the growth of the business.
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InterviewsIndividual Restaurants: ‘AI could be a gamechanger for us’
The 32-strong group is aiming to be a leader in the use of AI in hospitality, seeing technology and data as paramount to future success, CEO Andrew Garton tells MCA
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InterviewsIndividual Restaurants: ‘We are punching forward’
The restaurant group is to launch a new pizza concept in April and has its sights set on growing the Piccolino brand in the south, alongside international opportunities, chief executive Andrew Garton tells MCA
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InterviewsIndividual Restaurants: ‘We’re a better version of ourselves’
As the Piccolino operator gears up for a summer of new openings, CEO Andrew Garton tells MCA the business is in good shape and reports strong sales and cover growth in recent months
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NewsKaren Forrester departs Individual Restaurants
She has been replaced by Andrew Garton, a former trading director at Iceland, the supermarket whose directors control the restaurant group
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NewsIndividual Restaurants launches new Piccolo format
The operator of the Piccolino, Riva Blu, and The Restaurant Bar & Grill brands has opened three restaurants under its new Italian concept
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NewsIndividual Restaurants reports loss in 2021
The operator of the Piccolino, Riva Blue, and Restaurant Bar & Grill brands reported a loss of £8.2m for the financial year ending 27 March 2022
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NewsIndividual Restaurants announce closures
Individual Restaurants has announced it is to close four sites within its 28-strong estate.
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NewsGino D’Acampo links up with Meliá Hotels
Italian chef and restaurateur Gino D’Acampo has a agreed strategic partnership with Spanish group Meliá Hotels International to open a series of restaurants and bars in its venues.
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IRC to ramp up loyalty play
Individual Restaurant Company is to ramp up its loyalty programme after signing a new partnership with Bink, the financial technology start-up
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IRC in NEXT JV with Gino D’Acampo
Individual Restaurants has signed a deal with TV Chef Gino D’Acampo and Next to open in the fashion retailer’s stores
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IRC appoints new FD
Individual Restaurant Company (IRC) has appointed Peter McCulloch as its new finance director
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FY lfls up 5% at IRC
Individual Restaurant Company has reported a 5% increase in like-for-like sales for the year to the end of March 2016
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Analysis & InsightIndividual pursuits
Keeping itself to itself has not harmed Individual Restaurant Company, the operator of the Piccolino and Restaurant Bar & Grill brands. In fact, managing director Vernon Lord tells Mark Wingett that looking inwards is helping produce record results
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IRC plans SSP/My Pasta Bar link up
Individual Restaurant Company plans to open more sites under the fast-casual concept My Pasta Bar in conjunction with SSP
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NewsIRC reports “best ever year”, refinances
Individual Restaurant Company, the 33-strong operator of the Piccolino and Restaurant Bar and Grill brands, is set to report turnover of c£65m in the year to 31 March 2016 (2015: £59.4m)
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IRC invests £1.3m on flagship site
Individual Restaurant Company (IRC) is to invest £1.3m on a major refit of its flagship Piccolino site in Manchester
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Individual eyes Gino rollout
Individual Restaurant Company is planning further openings this year with high profile chef Gino D’Acampo
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IRC takes stake in My Pasta Bar
Individual Restaurant Company (IRC) has taken a stake in My Pasta Bar, the fast-casual concept from Gino D’Acampo
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D’Acampo teams up with IRC for new brand
High-profile chef Gino D’Acampo is to make his first move into the premium casual dining market, in partnership with Individual Restaurant Company
