All Las Iguanas articles – Page 10
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News
Aqua Italia lines up South East debut
Aqua Italia, the premium Italian restaurant chain, has lined up its first opening in the South East, in Lewes.
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Analysis & InsightOnes to watch
Mark Wingett studies the tea leaves before taking a look at eight concepts that he believes have an interesting 12 months ahead in terms of expansion and establishing themselves in the national consciousness
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NewsLas Iguanas secures ex-Strada site
Las Iguanas is set to open a further flagship site in London, after securing a site in Bloomsbury
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CDG looking to operate Bella and LI together
Casual Dining Group (CDG) is looking at opportunities to operate its Bella Italia and Las Iguanas brands in joint schemes, M&C understands.
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Equistone closes in on Gaucho
Private equity group Equistone is believed to be putting the final touches to its proposed c£100m acquisition of Gaucho
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Las Iguanas launches year-long 25th birthday celebrations
Las Iguanas is inviting guests to help it celebrate its Silver Jubilee throughout 2016
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NewsRetailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards 2016 finalists announced
The finalists for next year’s Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards (RROTY) have been revealed, with the Bridgepoint-backed Azzurri Group leading the list of nominees, closely followed by Wagamama
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News
Operators line up for Speke development
Wagamama, Las Iguanas and Bella Italia have all been lined up to open as part of the revamp of the New Mersey retail park in Speke
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Analysis & Insight
Dialling up deal activity
2015 was yet another big year for deal activity in the restaurants and bars sector, says Kieran Lawton, M&A director at BDO.
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NewsEquistone takes lead on Gaucho
Private equity group Equistone is believed to be in advanced talks to acquire Gaucho
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KKR makes CDG investment
KKR, the US private equity group, has supported a debt refinancing of the Casual Dining Group
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NewsFY pre-tax profit nears £5m at Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay, the Piper-backed Caribbean chain, saw FY pre-tax profit increase by 131% to £4.5m and turnover climb from £9.9m to £26m
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NewsLas Iguanas strengthens head office team
Las Iguanas has further strengthened its head office team, with the appointments of a group HR director and head of food development
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NewsFive new Bella Italias to open by Christmas
Casual Dining Group is set to open five new Bella Italia restaurants between now and Christmas.
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Bookatable partners with group booking system for Christmas
BookaTable.co.uk is partnering with online group reservation system EasyPreOrders to simplify online group bookings over the festive period
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Analysis & InsightThe ingredients for success
What is the secret of a successful restaurant roll-out? Private equity firm Bowmark Capital recently achieved nearly four times cost with its sale of Las Iguanas. Bowmark partner Ron Pearson explains the background to the deal and looks at what made that investment so lucrative
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Analysis & Insight
A Rouge signal of intent
Dominic Walsh admires the speed with which Steve Richards is turning around the fortunes of CDG, the former Tragus Group, and its one-time drifting brand Café Rouge
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Analysis & InsightWage wars
At a time when people are the “magic dust” that divides an evenly matched sector, a number of companies have started to factor in increased investment on attracting and retaining staff. With others likely to follow, what will suffer, expansion plans or refurbishment targets? And will the issue finally force the Government to create a more level playing field with the supermarkets on tax?
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Diary
Diary: Eclectic; Young’s; Jamie’s and JW Lees
In this week’s Diary, Luke Johnson commits to Eclectic for the “long-ish term”; Jamie’s Italian is embroiled in the saga around tipping policies and brewers talk balls