All Bella Italia articles
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News
Big Table Group sees turnover surpass £223m
The operator of Las Iguanas, Bella Italia, Banana Tree, and Café Rouge has identified material growth opportunities for the 75 sites it acquired from The Restaurant Group last year, along with testing several conversions
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New operations director at Bella Italia
The Big Table Group has appointed Andy Felton, who joins from PizzaExpress, as operations director for Bella Italia
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Analysis & Insight
Big Table takes on ‘substantial risk’ with TRG Leisure estate
Following the payment of a £7.5m ‘dowry’ to take on The Restaurant Group’s Leisure business, MCA explores the challenges facing The Big Table Group as it’s tasked with turning around the loss-making estate
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Interviews
Big Table Group: ‘We’re the best capitalised restaurant group in the UK’
CEO Alan Morgan tells MCA about plans to invest in new sites, roll out Super Nonna and explore conversions for Banana Tree
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PizzaExpress and Mowgli among UK’s top employers
Bella Italia, BrewDog, and The Inn Colllection Group were the other operators named in the Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work list
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Big Table appoints new Bella Italia MD
John Baker will join as managing director of the Italian restaurant brand on 14 November, with Bella Italia having also appointed a new marketing director
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Big Table announces restructure
As part of the restructure, CEO Alan Morgan has taken on the additional role of managing director at Las Iguanas, with several internal promotions and new appointments made.
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Interviews
Bella Italia to be more 'grown up and sophisticated'
The Big Table CEO Alan Morgan has told MCA the “lean and well-resourced group” is ready to get back on the expansion trail, after announcing plans to open 50 new sites.
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News
The Big Table plans expansion push
The Big Table plans to double the number of Las Iguanas outlets, open new Bella Italia sites and refurbish its estate in a £50m expansion push.
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Analysis & Insight
AlixPartners: Gradually building momentum
Just over a month since restart, it is obvious that the sector’s revival will take time, and sadly it will not include everyone.
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News
Epiris completes CDG acquisition, rebrands as The Big Table
Private equity firm Epiris has completed a deal to acquire Casual Dining Group.
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Anand steps down from CDG
Rooney Anand has stepped down from his role as non-executive chairman of Casual Dining Group.
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Pizza Express to exit up to 75 sites in CVA
Pizza Express is expected to close up to 75 restaurants as part of a financial restructuring at parent company Hony Capital.
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Epiris frontrunner to buy CDG
The former backer of TGI Friday’s is in advanced talks to buy Casual Dining Group, Sky News reports.
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Elliott Advisors eyes CDG
American hedge fund Elliott Advisers is among investors vying to take over Casual Dining Group (CDG), Sky News reports.
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Casual Dining Group appoints administrators
Casual Dining Group, which operates brands including Las Iguanas, Bella Italia and Café Rouge, has appointed administrators. It said 91 sites would close with immediate effect causing a number of redundancies. The business said in today’s “extreme operating environment it is in the best interests of all stakeholders for the Group to enter administration, to enable the Group to conclude negotiations with landlords regarding the estate.”
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CDG in sales talks having received “strong expressions of interest”
Casual Dining Group is in preliminary sales talks with multiple parties having “received strong expressions of interest.”
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CDG in restructuring talks
Causal Dining Group is in talks with advisory firm Alixpartners about a financial restructuring to secure the business through the coronavirus crisis.
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Deliveroo NHS campaign raises £1.5m
A Deliveroo campaign to feed NHS staff has raised more than £1.5m, which will go towards its pledge to provide 500,000 free meals.
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Analysis & Insight
Steve Gotham: Turning up the heat and other NPD delights
New product development (NPD) is rightly recognised as a lifeblood for the eating out industry, and MCA’s Menu Tracker offers insights into the latest menu trends and influences across 150 leading operators. This review only serve as a taster, but the three courses have each been accompanied with three key summary insights.