All Strada articles – Page 9
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NewsJamie’s Metcalfe joins Strada
John Metcalf, former head of procurement at Jamie Oliver Group, has joined Strada as its new procurement director
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OpinionFive stars of 2015
The market is awash with casual-dining brands, large and small, old and new. Here’s a pick of the five you really need to keep an eye on this year
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OpinionFord’s ‘back to basics’ drive
Experienced hospitality sector boss Graham Ford has found the fun once again in his worklife. Mel Flaherty finds out about his past, from his first job at a Tex Mex in Paris to his time at Tragus, and how Jackson & Rye, Grillshack and Limeyard are helping to reinvigorate his passion.
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Analysis & InsightFeeding a casual-dining demand
A year of rapid change in the casual-dining sector in 2014 is likely to be followed by even more activity in the year ahead, as group transactions continue unabated and consolidations fuel a pent-up demand. Cenkos Securities’ Simon French reports
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News
Giggling Squid sales grow by 67%
Giggling Squid, the fast-growing Thai restaurant group, has announced plans to open eight new restaurants after reporting a 67% increase in its group sales for the year ending 31 March 2014
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Diary
Diary: PizzaExpress, La Tasca, BII, Columbo Group
In this week’s Diary we report on a worrying decline in customer satisfaction, La Tasca taking further digital steps, Neil Morrissey prepares another pub venture and fashion tips with the BII
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NewsPizzaExpress appoints new international MD
PizzaExpress has promoted Luke Davies to international managing director
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Analysis & InsightDeal of the year can’t be topped
Dominic Walsh reveals the outstanding M&A deal and gives us a rundown of the companies and individuals that deserve awards for their achievements this year
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OpinionMRO leads changes for 2015
The last 12 months has witnessed some seismic changes in the UK’s eating and drinking-out market, probably the most significant and far reaching will be the Parliamentary vote for a market rent only (MRO) clause for tied tenants in the pubs code.
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OpinionHugh in for the long haul
Hugh Osmond talks to Mark Wingett about why there is no limit to what Strada can achieve, competing brands, the consumer environment and creating a business that stands for something
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NewsOsmond: No limit to what we can achieve with Strada
Hugh Osmond, the executive chairman and new owner of Strada, has told M&C Report that there is no limit to what the brand can achieve
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OpinionFollowing the mob mentality
Branded Italian restaurants offer bigger discounts and promotions than any of the others on the high street. Simon Stenning, strategy director at Allegra Foodservice, asks if this is really sustainable
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Analysis & InsightDomino's and PizzaExpress lead Youth100 list
Domino’s Pizza has topped the fast food and restaurant category in this year’s Youth 100 List: which highlights the UK’s top brands according to 18-24 year olds
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Analysis & Insight
Views from the coalface
Olswang’s David Roberts looks at a problem facing some of the older, more mature concepts in the country, which have become so big that they become unmanageable, unprofitable and fail
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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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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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NewsSpragg and Tindall to leave Strada
The management team, which oversaw the return to growth of Strada and its subsequent £37m sale, is to leave the company at the end of this month
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News
Middletons sets out expansion plans
Middletons Steakhouse & Grill, the East Anglia-based group, hopes to open 40 to 50 restaurants in the next five to seven years
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OpinionBodean’s breaks out
After a five-year hiatus and a shrinking estate, barbecue brand Bodean’s is back on the expansion trail. Founder Andre Blais discusses why he won’t be getting his fingers burnt this time round. Stefan Chomka reports
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Analysis & InsightAll to play for
Prezzo is the latest business in the sector to be put in play in another sign that genuine confidence is returning to the market. But what does the offer for the Jonathan Kaye-led restaurant group mean for the business and its chief executive?