All PizzaExpress articles – Page 3
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PizzaExpress faces opposition to staff changes
Changes to the way working hours and shifts are allocated has led to criticism from staff and the Unite union
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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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PizzaExpress appoints COO
Lawrence Harvey will lead operations across all 350-plus restaurants in the UK and Ireland and report to CEO Paula MacKenzie
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PizzaExpress appoints marketing director
Jo Vaughton, who has previously worked with Mollie and the InterContinental Hotels Group, has joined the omnichannel pizza brand
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Zoe Bowley to step down from PizzaExpress
After 12 years with the casual dining brand, the MD has decided to step down in order to take a well-deserved break and pursue her next chapter
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PizzaExpress appoints new commercial finance director
Grant Shaw joins the pizza chain this month from his role as head of commercial finance at Côte Restaurants
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PizzaExpress: ‘We’ve added channels to give us both resilience and growth opportunities’
At MCA’s Omnichannel Conference last week, MD Zoe Bowley discussed the brand’s evolution to a truly omnichannel business
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PizzaExpress fights to recoup lockdown losses
PizzaExpress has been told it cannot recoup lockdown losses of approximately £200m by claiming on its insurance policy
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PizzaExpress appoints chief marketing officer
PizzaExpress has appointed Stephen Taylor, former global chief marketing officer at Nokia, as its new CMO
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PizzaExpress ends exclusive delivery agreement with Deliveroo
The casual dining brand will now be available on rival platforms Just Eat and Uber Eats in order to expand its reach to more customers
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Shadi Halliwell leaves PizzaExpress
The chief customer officer spearheaded the brand’s vibrant brand refresh ‘deliciously different’ and the debut of its loyalty programme PizzaExpress Club
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PizzaExpress builds new pipeline of UK sites
The restaurant group significantly reduced its losses to £48.9m in the year to 2 January 2022, with its UK & Ireland business contributing EBITDA of £80.7m
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Interviews
David Campbell: PizzaExpress restructure ‘great for everyone’
The former CEO discussed the turnaround job at the casual dining chain at MCA’s Restaurant Conference
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PizzaExpress’ Zoe Bowley to speak at MCA’s Omnichannel Conference
The PizzaExpress MD will discuss the brand’s omnichannel strategy at the inaugural conference on 9 November
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PizzaExpress appoints first channel and international director
Chris Holmes will lead the international, delivery and retail business of the brand in this newly created role
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Nando’s pulls ahead of rivals
The grilled chicken brand is expected to grow its outlet numbers by 4% in 2022 to reach 465, according to Lumina Intelligence’s UK Eating Out Market Report 2022
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KFC appoints new GM
KFC UK & Ireland has appointed former CMO Meg Farren as its new general manager, following the departure of Paula MacKenzie earlier this year.
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Paula MacKenzie appointed PizzaExpress CEO
MacKenzie, who left her role as managing director at KFC UK & Ireland in March, will join PizzaExpress on 6 June, and will lead the 10,000-strong team on the next stage of its growth journey
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PizzaExpress: ‘People thought we were boring and out of date’
MCA speaks to chief customer officer Shadi Halliwell about standing out in the Italian casual dining market, and taking back control of the customer from third-party discounters
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Analysis & Insight
PizzaExpress rebrand: Hit or miss?
As the casual dining stalwart unveils its new brand identity, MCA asks strategy experts to weigh in on how successful the campaign is in its pitch to a younger, more diverse consumer