All PizzaExpress articles – Page 6
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NewsPizza Express: someone has got to take a hit somewhere
The appointment of financial advisors this week shone a fresh spotlight on the precarious situation at Pizza Express. The celebrity figureheads at Jamie’s Italian and Carluccio’s had already put their crises into the public consciousness, yet the prospect of Pizza Express facing the same woes is an even bigger moment. The brand is credited with creating the concept of casual dining and is the UK’s biggest and most enduringly popular restaurant brand with 490 sites.
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NewsPizzaExpress hires advisers for debt talks
PizzaExpress has hired financial adviser Houlihan Lokey to prepare for debt talks with its creditors amid continued tough trading conditions, Bloomberg reports.
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InterviewsPizza Express: ‘We are starting to experiment with much more interesting flavours’
Pizza Express’ food and beverage director, Jane Treasure, talks to Sarah Sharples about trends coming out of Italy, the pace required in innovation and why meat indulgence isn’t going anywhere.
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NewsPizza Express to focus on upgrading sites as EBITDA falls 7.7%
Pizza Express is to focus its capital investment on upgrading its existing estate in the UK & Ireland, rather than adding new sites, as sales remained flat in the first half of the year.
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NewsPeters swaps Zing Zing for Kitopi
Zing Zing managing director Phil Peters has joined delivery rival Kitopi as head of UK expansion, MCA understands.
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NewsConcerns raised over PizzaExpress debt
The cost of insuring PizzaExpress’ debt against default has risen to its highest level due to concerns over its borrowing, the Financial Times has reported.
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NewsLambert departs Kitopi
Former PizzaExpress director Neil Lambert has departed dark kitchen operator Kitopi, MCA understands.
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NewsDöner Haus heading to Manchester Corn Exchange
Berlin-style kebab concept Döner Haus is opening in Manchester’s Corn Exchange in October, MCA understands.
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OpinionDominic Walsh: A tale of three leaders
In the latest of his monthly columns, Dominic Walsh takes a look at the conduct, successes and failures of several high-profile figures in the sector, and shares a story of an unfortunate seating arrangement at the tennis.
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Analysis & InsightReputation and rumours
The success rate of former CEOs at Mitchells & Butlers in getting the business to fly has been questionable, but has Phil Urban cracked it? In his latest monthly column Dominic Walsh discusses how far the operator has come over the past four years – and those PizzaExpress rumours.
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Analysis & Insight’A brand that has been around for a certain amount of time can be both a gift and a curse’
The Restaurant Group’s director of product innovation talks to Sarah Sharples at MCA’s sister title Food Spark about dish development at Frankie & Benny’s, why innovation is key to fighting casual dining woes and her hopes for sustainable eating.
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NewsTonkotsu eyeing expansion after securing £5m investment
Tonkotsu is eyeing expansion after securing a £5m investment from YFM Equity Partners.
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News24-hour party pioneer
Zonal’s Clive Consterdine has spent his working life in hospitality – as an operator and supplier, including playing a pivotal role in the development of a 24-hour licensing landscape. He talks to James Wallin about how the space race in the pub sector mirrors the current casual dining crunch and which direction he sees the wheel turning next.
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NewsNewRiver to double capex as it eyes further growth
NewRiver, owner of more than 670 pubs, has revealed ambitions to double capital expenditure this year to £5.6m in its pub estate as it eyes “a number of sellers of assets” to drive its growth.
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Newsby CHLOE takes former Byron site in Marylebone
by CHLOE, the vegan fast casual, has taken the former Byron site on Langham Place, Marylebone.
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NewsMowgli to take PizzaExpress site in Bristol
Mowgli Street Food is to open a new site in Bristol, on the site of the PizzaExpress at 35, Corn Street.
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Analysis & InsightCalling all contemporizers – your industry needs you!
Some of the most established brands in the sector - including YO! and PizzaExpress – have been busy re-inventing themselves over the past year, as they update the look, feel and use of space in their restaurants. MCA market insight director, Steve Gotham, welcomes the approach and asks why more leading brands are not seeking to contemporize.
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OpinionConveying a fresh brand message
YO! chief executive Richard Hodgson talks to Dominic Walsh about the continued evolution of the company, as it continues to branch out into retail, food-to-go and partnerships. He also discusses international expansion and opening its first restaurant without the brand’s signature conveyor belt.
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NewsWomen in Hospitality launches 'ones to watch' index
Women in Hospitality 2020 (WiH2020) has launched the first edition of its Women to Watch in Hospitality, Leisure & Travel Index.
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NewsPizzaExpress underlying lfls flat in 2018
PizzaExpress has reported flat like-for-like sales in 2018, with group turnover up 1.6% to £543m.