All Little Chef articles – Page 2
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News
Romano appointed Harry Ramsden’s brand director
BRG has appointed Frank Romano as the new brand director of its Harry Ramsden’s chain
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NewsKout confirms Little Chef sale to Euro Garages
Kout Food Group has confirmed the sale of its Little Chef portfolio to Euro Garages.
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Kout confirms Little Chef talks
Kout Food Group has confirmed it is in talks with more than one corporation looking to take on the Little Chef.
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NewsEuro Garages in talks to acquire Little Chef
Euro Garages, the fast-growing forecourt retailer, is in advanced talks to acquire iconic roadside brand, Little Chef
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Dungey steps down from Kout
Kris Dungey has stepped down as chief operating officer/head of the Kout Food Group UK, after just over a year in the role
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Analysis & Insight
Nando’s tops restaurant brands at lunch and dinner
Nando’s cemented its status as the most popular chain restaurant at lunch and dinner with a strong performance in Q3, the latest MCA data has shown.
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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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SSP not in running for Ed’s
Travel concession operator SSP is not in the running for Ed’s Easy Diner, which was brought back to the market last month
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RCapital & SSP in the running for Ed’s
RCapital and SSP are both believed to be in the running to take on Ed’s Easy Diner
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OpinionSector snapshot: Little Chef on a big mission
MCA talks to head of operations at Little Chef, John Moore, on his plans to reignite the public’s love of the brand.
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NewsLittle Chef to open first site since Kout acquisition
Little Chef is gearing up to launch its first restaurant since it was taken over by Kout Food Group in 2013, MCA has learnt.
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Insomnia Coffee to grow to 12 by year end
Insomnia Coffee has announced a partnership with SPAR petrol forecourt operator Blakemore & Son Ltd as it seeks to grow to 12 UK stores by the end of 2016.
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Cotton swaps Ed’s for Busaba
Chris Cotton has stepped down as property and development manager at Ed’s Easy Diner to join Busaba Eathai as its new head of projects
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NewsHawthorn launches managed division with 11 JDW pubs
Hawthorn Leisure, the Avenue Capital-backed pub operator, has acquired 11 pubs from JD Wetherspoon, which will be its first fully manged sites.
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NewsGiggling Squid appoints interim FD
Giggling Squid has appointed hospitality finance director veteran Mike O’Mahoney as the 16-strong group’s FD, M&C understands.
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Analysis & InsightGatt’s the way to do it
Having introduced Brits to ‘tapas’ dining at La Tasca, Neil Gatt is now pursuing the continuing roll out of Pesto – the chain of small-plate Italian restaurants that he launched back in 2006.
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Analysis & Insight
An executive decision
Jocky Petrie has been a driving force behind The Fat Duck for more than a decade and he’s now bringing this experience to the Gordon Ramsay Group. Joe Lutrario catches up with him on development duty
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Hotcha appoints new ops director
Hotcha has appointed Clive Mellor, former senior executive at Domino’s Pizza, as its new operations director
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Romano joins Harry Ramsden’s
Former Little Chef chief operating officer Frank Romano has left his role as chief executive of Perfect Pizza to join Harry Ramsden’s in the newly created position of franchise director.