All Prezzo articles – Page 11
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Analysis & InsightScores on the doors
The latest data from MCA’s comprehensive Eating Out Panel has revealed a strong showing for pub companies, outperforming their restaurant counterparts in terms of net promoter scores throughout the day. MCA’s director of insight, Steve Gotham, looks at some of the reasons the Great British pub is still resonating so strongly with consumers.
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NewsAzzurri sees FY sales grow 5%
MCA talks to Azzurri Group chief executive Steve Holmes, as the group publishes its results for the year to 26 June.
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Analysis & Insight
The Dark secrets of the pub trade
As Dark Star launches its second pub, part of a 20-strong rollout plan, Finn Scott-Delany catches up with the team about what makes a great bar, the importance of quality fit-out and the mollycoddled younger generation.
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NewsPrezzo to test MexiCo on first high street site
Prezzo is to launch a second site for its MexiCo format as it seeks to trial the concept in a high street location, MCA has learnt.
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OpinionPerfect pitch
As we move into the final quarter of the year, there is a sense that operators across the sector are having to reassess the levels they have set on their respective “business graphic equalisers” to match the increasing headwinds. The majority are being faced with the questions of do you dial down investment on marketing and expansion whilst fading up funding on recruitment/training and maintenance capex?
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Booker non-tobacco lfls up 0.1% in H1
Booker Group saw like-for-like non tobacco sales rise slightly by 0.1% for the 24 weeks to 9 September.
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Richoux strengthens management team
Richoux Group has moved to further strengthen its management team, with the appointment of Mehdi Gashi, formerly of Prezzo, as its new operations director
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NewsJonathan Kaye to be appointed Richoux CEO
Jonathan Kaye, the former chief executive of Prezzo, is to be appointed as chief executive of the AIM-list Richoux Group, operator of the Dean’s Diner and Villagio brands, subject to shareholder approval.
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Barton swaps PizzaExpress for Prezzo
Paul Barton has stepped down as director of restaurant operations, UK & Ireland, at PizzaExpress to join Prezzo
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Opinion
Leading the way
Recruitment expert Jon Midmer of Jon Midmer Associates examines where today’s industry leaders come from, points to why a change has occurred and looks into the future of chief executive hiring
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Arthur swaps Premier Inn for Prezzo
Prezzo has appointed Wayne Arthur, finance director at Premier Inn, as its new chief financial officer
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Prezzo FY revenue up 13%
Prezzo, the TPG Capital-backed restaurant chain, has reported revenue for the year to 3 January up 13% to £213.8m.
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Bistrot Pierre confirms Sutton Coldfield opening
Bistrot Pierre, the Livingbridge-backed group, has confirmed it will open in the Mulberry Walk development in Mere Green, Sutton Coldfield, in February.
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Bistrot Pierre strengthens pipeline
Bistrot Pierre has further strengthened its openings pipeline, after securing a site in Mere Green, West Midlands
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Giggling Squid secures Brentwood Caffe Uno
Giggling Squid has further strengthened its openings pipeline, after securing a site in Brentwood, Essex
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Rockfish appoints ops director
Rockfish, the south west-based seafood chain, has appointed its first operations director as it gears up for further expansion
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Mason appointed CPO at Prezzo
Prezzo has appointed Mark Mason, formerly of Adelie Foods Group, as its new chief procurement officer
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Analysis & Insight
What does Brexit mean for M&A?
Two months after the EU referendum, there is much that remains unclear about the way forward in both politics and the economy, leaving businesses second-guessing. With buyers and investors likely to adopt a ‘wait and see’ attitude, GCA Altium’s Sam Fuller predicts a quiet couple of months ahead
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Operators take home Good Housekeeping Awards
Pizza Express and Costa Coffee have both triumphed in the twelfth annual Good Housekeeping Awards