All TGI Friday’s UK articles – Page 11
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Former Blumenthal protégé joins Lidl
The former head chef of Heston Blumenthal’s Hinds Head pub has become chef in residence for discount supermarket chain Lidl.
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Perceptions Group welcomes NI reform in budget
Keith Knowles, chairman of Perceptions Pub & Bar Careers Group, has welcomed the news in yesterday’s budget that National Insurance (NI) contributions will be scrapped for under-21s.
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TGI Friday's upgrades payment system
TGI Friday’s has completed an upgrade of its payment system across its estate.
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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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NewsElectra acquires TGI Friday's UK
Electra Partners has agreed the acquisition of the UK franchise of TGI Friday’s, the Karen Forrester-led chain, in a deal valued at c£230m
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NewsTGI’s lines up double Newcastle opening
TGI Friday’s UK, which is currently nearing the end of a sales process, has lined up a further two openings in Newcastle
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NewsElectra leading race for TGI Friday’s
Electra Partners, the private equity firm, is believed to have edged ahead in the race to acquire the UK arm of TGI Friday’s, which is valued at c£250m
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NewsOperators sign up for Bournemouth development
Operators, including Bill’s, Giraffe, The Restaurant Group and TGI Friday’s, have signed up to open at a new £50m cinema-led leisure complex in Bournemouth
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NewsThree PE firms left in the bidding for TGI
Charterhouse Capital Partners is one of three private equity groups left in the running to acquire the UK arm of TGI Friday’s
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NewsTGI’s opens “greenest” site
TGI Friday’s, the Karen Forrester-led group, has opened what it describes as its most environmentally friendly site in Milton Keynes
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Analysis & InsightForrester set to write a new page
A handful of private equity players are currently jostling to take control of the UK arm of TGI Friday’s and tap into the expertise of its much respected managing director Karen Forrester, but where does the business go from here? Could we see a new The Restaurant Group about to emerge?
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NewsSecond round bids due for TGI Friday’s
Up to six private equity groups are believed to be in the running to acquire the UK arm of TGI Friday’s, with second round bids for the 64-strong business due next week
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NewsForrester: Casual dining too clunky
Casual dining is beset by clunky processes that risk alienating younger employees and customers, according to the managing director of TGI Friday’s UK
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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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Analysis & Insight
Eating out brands named in customer service poll
Millie’s Cookies, Costa, Greggs, TGI Fridays, Dunkin’ Donuts, Nando’s, Krispy Kreme, Pizza Hut and Pizza Express have been named in Nunwood’s top 100 companies for customer experience in its 2014 analysis
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Analysis & InsightBurgers will continue to burgeon
Predicting that the end is nigh for the UK’s burger-joint appetite is akin to a 30-year-old suggestion that McDonald’s was just a fad – but the key lies in making the marketing sustainable, says Tim Lowthe
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NewsTGI Fridays UK signs up Bookatable
TGI Fridays UK has appointed the restaurant booking site Bookatable, which it said will let customers make reservations just two hours in advance compared to 24 hours previously
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NewsTGI rewards top employees
TGI Friday’s UK has recognised 100 of its most hard working employees at a ceremony in Liverpool
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NewsTGI launches staff social media app
TGI Friday’s has launched a mobile app version of the online platform that lets employees connect and communicate with each other