All PizzaExpress articles – Page 31
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Operators sign up for Silverburn
Zizzi and PizzaExpress, have been named by property developer Hammerson as the first of nine restaurants to take up residence in the £20m extension to the Silverburn shopping centre in Pollok, Glasgow
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PizzaExpress adds to retail range
PizzaExpress has announced that it is adding a new selection of restaurant-quality breads to its retail offer from next month
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Lussmanns opens third site
Lussmanns Fish & Grill, the Andrei Lussmann and Tim Hope-led concept, has opened its third restaurant in Hertfordshire
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Osmond eyes 'triple-A' investment opportunities
Hugh Osmond, the high-profile investor, has told M&C Report he’d invest “as much as it takes” to grow a small number of “triple-A” leisure operators into national brands
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NewsTRG: C2C potential, openings pipeline, breakfasts, competition
M&C Report talks to The Restaurant Group chief executive Andrew Page about exceeding its openings targets, the potential of growth brand Coast to Coast, the future of Garfunkel’s, the growing strength of its Frankie & Benny’s breakfast offer, the current trading climate and further opportunities for both its pub and concessions businesses
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Osmond eyes return to sector
Hugh Osmond, the high-profile sector investor who previously backed PizzaExpress and Punch Taverns, is reportedly eyeing a return to the leisure sector after resigning from the board of insurance company Phoenix
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PizzaExpress creates head of restaurant trading role
PizzaExpress has created a new role, head of restaurant trading, which it hopes will help to further take its trading approach from a “solely central affair to put the balance back with restaurants”
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Jack: TRG will be weaker in H2
Leading analyst Douglas Jack has predicted that H1 results for The Restaurant Group (TRG) will be stronger than in the second half, which would have been hit by the good weather and tough comparatives
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Analysis & InsightWhere to next for good ship Gondola?
Before the dust has had time to properly settle on one aborted process, reports surface that Cinven, the private equity group, which took Gondola private back in 2006 for £900m, is weighing up its options for the UK’s casual dining leader, which could include a sale of whole or part of the group. What are the options for the PizzaExpress, Zizzi, Ask Italian and Byron owner?
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NewsCinven weighs up Gondola options
Cinven, the private equity group, has been reportedly weighing up a sale of Gondola Group, operator of the PizzaExpress, Zizzi, Ask Italian and Byron brands
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Diary
Diary: Young's, PizzaExpress, Subway
This week’s Diary includes dishing up a career option, disposals and acquisitions in the London pub market, Dark Star getting tagged, and Youngs’ mobile marvel.Big decisionFrom the Big Conversation to the Perceptions Group and Springboard UK, a lot of fine work is being put into highlighting the career opportunities available ...
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NewsPizzaExpress on track
M&C Report takes a closer look at the interim report from Gondola Holdings, and talks to Harvey Smyth about the rollout of PizzaExpress being on track
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NewsNew campaign calls for healthier kids' meals
Jamie’s Italian named as chain with the most healthy options for children, as new campaign calls for parents to expose outlets that don’t make the grade
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Sector makes salt reduction progress
Some pub, restaurant and cafe operators still report significant difficulties abiding by some commitments under the Responsibility Deal
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 13-14 July
Restaurants Where does all the cash come from? “It’s been horrendous, but we’re a different company now,” says Stuart Gillies, who runs Ramsay’s restaurant firm. He does the numbers, while Ramsay does the nosh. “Everything we do is new.” They are moving home. “This office costs £500,000 a year,” says ...
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Woods to leave PizzaExpress
Emma Woods, the highly-regarded marketing director of PizzaExpress, is to leave the Gondola-owned chain
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OpinionPukka future for Jamie’s Italian
He may not have Gordon Ramsay’s Michelin stars, but Jamie Oliver’s more down to earth approach to food is looking increasingly likely to turn the Essex-born chef with the boyish banter into the global phenomenon his foul-mouthed rival once dreamed of creating for himself
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PizzaExpress receives gluten-free accreditation
PizzaExpress has secured Coeliac UK’s Gluten-Free (GF) accreditation just three months after launching a new range of dishes
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Analysis & Insight
Bramwell breaks out
He may be back in charge of a sizeable pub estate, but Roger Moxham is finding some aspects of life at helm of Bramwell Pub Company a little different to his time at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B).
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Thwaites continues Inns of Character rollout
Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer and pub operator, has secured its eighth site for its Inns of Character division.