All People articles – Page 127

  • News

    Ford joins Byron board

    2014-03-05T10:08:00Z

    Gerry Ford, founder and chairman of Caffè Nero, has joined the board of Byron, after his private equity group Palladin confirmed it had invested £5m in the Tom Byng-led chain

  • News

    Hallam joins Fowle at Tesco Family Dining

    2014-03-05T07:54:00Z

    Andrew Hallam has become the latest Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) member of staff to join the company’s former chief executive Adam Fowle at Tesco Family Dining, M&C Report understands

  • News

    Parker appointed McDonald’s comms director

    2014-03-05T07:47:00Z

    Dionne Parker has been promoted to communications director at McDonald’s UK

  • News

    Greene King and Stonegate make apprenticeship commitments

    2014-03-04T16:03:00Z

    Greene King and Stonegate have announced UK-wide apprenticeship schemes to boost the skills profiles of their employees as part of National Apprenticeship Week

  • Alistair Darby
    News

    Darby: sector must be 'bigger, braver, bolder'

    2014-03-04T08:04:00Z

    The pub industry needs to be “bigger, braver and bolder” to encourage young people to seek a career in the sector, according to Mitchells & Butlers chief executive Alistair Darby

  • News

    2014 shaping up to be landmark year

    2014-03-04T07:48:00Z

    A leading recruitment website has said that 2014 is shaping up to be a landmark year for the hospitality sector, with the market already showing strong signs of recovery

  • News

    TRG appoints new non-executive director

    2014-03-04T07:47:00Z

    The Restaurant Group (TRG), which is currently in the process of finding a new chief executive, has announced the appointment of Sally Cowdry as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 March 2014

  • News

    Adnams names Hobbs CEO as non-exec

    2014-03-03T23:05:00Z

    Adnams, the Suffolk-based brewer, pub operator and distiller, has appointed Nicky Dulieu, chief executive of upmarket fashion retailer Hobbs, as a non-exeutive director

  • Spirit bar staff
    Opinion

    Time to beat the drum on jobs

    2014-03-03T08:29:00Z

    There has been some fine work carried out on highlighting the career possibilities available across the sector over the last couple of years, but with the campaign to cut VAT seemingly being moved into the sidings by the Government for the time being, it is time to ramp up an issue it can’t afford to ignore, job creation. The sector just needs a figurehead to lead the way in highlighting the breadth of the careers now available

  • Gaucho
    News

    Gaucho names new MD

    2014-03-03T06:45:00Z

    Gaucho, the Argentinean steakhouse concept, has promoted Tracey Matthews from group HR director to managing director, after the departure of Martin Williams

  • Benito's Hat
    Interviews

    Friday five-minute interview

    2014-02-28T14:54:00Z

    M&C Report talks to Ben Fordham, founder of Benito’s Hat, about his best investment, his best business decision, and the best piece of advice he’s ever received

  • Analysis & Insight

    The bacaro boys

    2014-02-28T07:56:33.670Z

    Polpo co-founders Russell Norman and Richard Beatty have left a trail of bare-bricked copycats and no-reservation restaurants in their wake. Now recently publicans, is there anything this driven duo won’t try their hand at?

  • News

    SSP announces apprenticeship drive

    2014-02-28T07:31:00Z

    SSP is recruiting 800 apprentices in 2014, 20% of which will likely be candidates aged 16-18

  • News

    Cawthorne aiding Drake & Morgan's expansion plans

    2014-02-27T07:14:00Z

    Sharon Cawthorne, the former property director at Wagamama, is understood to be advising Drake & Morgan, the Bowmark Capital-backed group, on its expansion plans

  • TGI Friday's
    News

    TGI Friday’s launches Academy of Excellence

    2014-02-26T15:43:00Z

    TGI Friday’s, the Karen Forrester-led group, has launched its Academy of Excellence to offer tailored training courses to develop and progress employees

  • News

    SSP begins search for new UK CEO

    2014-02-26T08:23:00Z

    SSP, the travel concessions operator, which is looking to make its market debut, is searching for a new chief executive for its UK operations, M&C Report understands

  • Pret A Manger restaurant
    News

    Pret appoints new FD

    2014-02-26T08:18:00Z

    Pret A Manger, the Bridgepoint-owned chain, has appointed Adam Jones, All3Media’s former chief financial officer, as its new finance director, M&C Report has learnt

  • Orchid carvery
    News

    Orchid merges HR & training functions

    2014-02-26T08:15:00Z

    Orchid Pub Company has merged its HR and training operations into one function, M&C Report has learnt

  • News

    Ex-Pret MD takes Virgin role

    2014-02-26T08:06:00Z

    Andrew Walker, the former UK managing director of Pret a Manger, has joined Virgin Atlantic Airways as director of Service Delivery

  • News

    Uppal steps down as Jimmy’s CEO

    2014-02-25T07:55:00Z

    Parminder Uppal has stepped down as chief executive of Jimmy’s World Kitchen after the decision by the family behind the business not to follow its current expansion plans