All Pret A Manger articles – Page 30
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NewsBridgepoint in exclusive talks to acquire ASK & Zizzi
Bridgepoint is understood to be in exclusive talks to acquire ASK Italian and Zizzi from Gondola Group, in a deal believed to be valued at c£225m
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OpinionAt your convenience
The UK’s eating out market is in a state of flux. Everybody wants to be part of it, most want to be fast casual. Every piece of research tells us that consumers increasingly want speed of transaction and instant gratification. Who better to meet that need than your new rival, the local convenience store or should that be c-restaurant?
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NewsTragus to explore franchise route
Tragus, the Steve Richards-led group, is to explore expanding both its Café Rouge and Bella Italia brands internationally, M&C Report understands.
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Stephen Rapoport of Pact Coffee named inaugural Investec Food & Drink Entrepreneur of the Year
Stephen Rapoport, founder of Pact Coffee was announced the first-ever Investec Food & Drink Entrepreneur of the Year.
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Analysis & InsightPub value brands capturing ‘hard pressed family’ vote
Spirit’s Flaming Grill and Fayre & Square concepts, plus Greene King’s Hungry Horse and Whitbread’s Brewer’s Fayre, all feature in the top 10 brands that are most exposed to the capturing custom from “hard pressed families
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NewsTGI opens at Silverburn
TGI Friday’s, the Karen Forrester-led group, has opened its new site at Silverburn, Glasgow
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NewsItsu appoints new director of development
Said Takhamt has left Pret A Manger to join Itsu as its new director of development
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Wafflemeister to step up expansion plans
Wafflemeister, the Belgian waffle specialist, is to ramp up its UK expansion with plans for a further 10-15 sites over the next 12 months
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OpinionBeing frank about café growth
Apostrophe managing director Richard Franks is out to make the café an everyday venue rather than just a trip for a treat. Ruth Williams reports
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NewsTragus makes senior management changes
Tragus has completed the re-organisation of its management team, with James Spragg set to return to the company as managing director of Café Rouge and Andrew Walker, the former managing director of Pret A Manger UK, appointed to the newly-created role of managing director of business development
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Rodizio Preto secures seventh site
Rodizio Preto, the London-based Brazilian steakhouse operator, has secured its seventh site in the capital
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InterviewsFriday five-minute interview: Berry Casey, founder of Hache Burger
M&C Report talks to Berry Casey, co-founder of Hache Burger, gourmet burger concept, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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NewsCosta trials next generation high street format
Costa is trialling a next generation high street format, which has a more “independent operator” feel, in two locations in the UK
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Analysis & InsightThe king of convenience
When Julian Metcalfe launched Pret a Manger in 1986 he changed the way people lunched and built one of the UK’s most successful fast-casual food chains in the process. Now the legendary restaurateur hopes to emulate that success with the national – and international – rollout of Itsu
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Patisserie Valerie joins Silverburn
Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed group, is the latest operator to sign up to Glasgow’s out-of-town leisure and retail complex at Silverburn
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NewsOperators make new salt reduction pledges
JD Wetherspoon, Strada, Jamie’s Italian and Pret A Manger are among the operators from the eating and drinking out sector that have committed to new pledges around salt reduction
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NewsPret, Sticks n Sushi and Fat Duck among 'coolest' brands
Sandwich chain Pret A Manger, Danish restaurant group Sticks n Sushi and Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck restaurant in Bray have been voted the “coolest” brands in their particular categories
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Analysis & Insight
Diners happy to pay more for sustainability
Almost half of consumers will happily pay more when eating out at restaurants where there are clearly set out ethical practices, according to new research which found 46% of people will pay a premium
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NewsItsu names new CEO
Itsu has appointed Cameron Roberts, formerly a partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and who has a background in retail, as its new chief executive as it gears up for further expansion across the UK and looks to enter the US market, M&C Report has learnt
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Five operators sign-up to Braehead
Caffe Nero, Millie’s Cookies, SpudULike, Fuel Juice Bar and KFC have signed up to the Braehead Intu retail development in Glasgow, Scotland