All Tasty articles – Page 2
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OpinionDominic Walsh: Casual dining one of ‘big losers’ of pandemic
It used to be so simple. Come up with a restaurant concept and a brand, open one restaurant, then a second, then aim for five outlets then ten and 20, and if it’s still working, press the button on a nationwide rollout. Well, something like that, anyway.
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NewsTasty slashes third of workforce
Wildwood operator Tasty is making 284 staff redundant, around 32% of its workforce.
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NewsDoubts emerge over loan scheme
Doubts have emerged over the government’s loan scheme, with bank applications insisting on director personal guarantees.
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NewsFour new openings at Elephant Park
Bobo Social, Sugo, Tasty Jerk and Pot & Rice have been revealed as the latest independent operators set to open in Southwark’s Elephant Park development.
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NewsBigDish to roll out with Tasty
BigDish, the food technology company that operates a yield management platform for restaurants, has added 242 new restaurants in January.
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NewsVeganuary operator offering round-up
Once again, Veganuary is upon us, and with the number of vegans more than doubling to 600,000 between 2016 and 2019, this year’s operator offering is bigger than ever.
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NewsTasty sells Dim T More London site for £2m
Tasty has exchanged contracts for the sale of its Dim T More London site for £2m.
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OpinionWhy Pizza Express is worth saving
There are many theories why Pizza Express, the largest casual dining chain in the UK with 490 sites, has slid into such a massive pile of debt.
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NewsSay hello to the newest version of Yo!
When Yo! Sushi arrived in the UK in 1997 it was everything casual dining wants to be in 2019. Colourful, fun, innovative and fresh, it also had entertainment on the side thanks to the novel kaiten conveyor belt that served up plates of food. Remarkably, the novelty hasn’t worn off, even after 22 years. Yo!, which dropped the ‘Sushi’ from its name in September to send a message to the squeamish that it offered more than just raw fish, reported a UK sales hike of 5% to £88.9m in July.
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NewsTasty appoints Vachhani as FD
Tasty, the operator of dim t and Wildwood restaurants, has appointed Mayuri Vachhani as finance director.
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NewsTasty sees sales down but losses reduced
Tasty, which operates Wildwood and Dim T restaurants, saw sales decline by 8% for the 26 weeks to 30 June 2019, to £21.1m (2018: £23m).
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NewsLendlease signs up three new operators to Elephant Park scheme
Three new concepts have signed to open on Sayer Street at Elephant Park. The new restaurants, one brand new concept and two established local operators, have joined the £2.3 billion regeneration project being delivered by Lendlease and Southwark Council in the heart of the capital.
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NewsThe Big Interview: Jamie Barber on Cabana
Jamie Barber’s Cabana chain was bought out of administration last week and absorbed into his Hush Brasseries group, saving the Brazilian barbecue concept, but shuttering a further two sites. In his first interview since the news, Barber discusses the bittersweet outcome, securing new investment for the brand, and the continued tough trading in the sector.
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InterviewsBig Interview: Byron boss on burgers, breakfast and Brexit
It’s fitting that Simon Wilkinson joined Byron Burger as CEO on the first of May, aka Mayday, aka the universal call of distress. Established in 2007, Byron was once a leader in the premium burger space, and it was sold for a very tasty £100m in 2013. But it was subsequently troubled by a combination of new competition and the general malaise affecting the sector and it came close to collapse. In January 2018 it underwent a CVA restructure that saw it close around a third of its 67-strong estate.
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NewsSustainable Restaurant Association backs climate-friendly foods
The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has launched a new initiative called Foodprint to help restaurants and foodservice companies to use more eco-friendly ingredients.
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NewsDeliveroo offers 25% discount on Fridays
Deliveroo is offering consumers a 25% discount from 2,500 restaurant operators each Friday in July.
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Analysis & InsightKeeping it healthy – no guarantee to staying alive…
MCA’s market insight director Steve Gotham delves deeper in the problems faced by the likes of healthier eating chains Pod, Filmore & Union and Vital Ingredient, and discovers that it’s not all black and white when it comes to value for money.
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NewsBiff's appoints Allen as it invests in product range
Biff’s Kitchen, the vegan fast food operator, has secured six-figure investment to expand its foodservice and retail business, as first flagged up by MCA last month.
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Analysis & InsightRemoving friction from the ordering process
Regina Borda, managing director at Pizza Hut Europe and UK, explains how the group analyses macro-trends to predict the future for many of the markets in which it operates.