All Wagamama articles – Page 24
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NewsYFM acquires stake in Friska; Hill to chair
Friska is set for further expansion after securing £3m of growth capital from YFM Equity Partners
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Deliveroo extends delivery in London to midnight
Deliveroo has extended its delivery hours in London from 11pm to midnight.
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Yau not involved in new Ichibuns concept
Alan Yau, the founder of Wagamama, Busaba Eathai and Hakkasan, has distanced himself from having any involvement in Ichibuns, the new Japanese burger concept, which is gearing up to open in London’s Soho.
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NewsFY lfls up 8.2% at Wagamama
Wagamama saw turnover for the year to 23 April 2017 increase 15.8% to £266.1m on the back of its continued expansion
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Wagamama joins Rushden Lakes
Wagamama has joined the line-up at the £140m retail and leisure development Rushden Lakes, the Northamptonshire Telegraph reports.
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Limeyard appoints operations director
Cote has appointed Christine Chung, formerly of Caprice Holdings, as operations director for its Limeyard concept
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Analysis & InsightInside track: Next in line
A plethora of changes at the top across some of the UK’s leading and up-and-coming eating and drinking-out groups has thrown up questions on the role of succession planning in the sector and whether private-equity groups are increasingly questioning existing growth strategies and those they have backed to implement them in the face of a challenging trading environment. Mark Wingett gets the thoughts of leading recruitment executives.
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Lucky Voice to add to London estate
Lucky Voice, the karaoke bar operator, is to add to its London estate with an opening near Ludgate Hill
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Analysis & InsightKeeping the Express on track
The season of changes at the top of the UK’s leading restaurant brands continued earlier this week with the abrupt departure of Richard Hodgson as chief executive of PizzaExpress. Mark Wingett examines his time at the helm of the UK’s largest casual dining brand and why the company’s future growth is increasingly dependent on its expansion plans in the Far East.
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Byron appoints Saunders as head of property
Byron, the Hutton Collins-backed group, has appointed Adrian Saunders, formerly of Wagamama, as its new head of property
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NewsWagamama continues European expansion
Wagamama has secured a site in Milan, where it hopes to open a number of sites this year, and is also aiming to add three more in Madrid in 2017, MCA has learnt.
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Jones to step down from Caffe Nero
Helen Jones is to step down as group executive director of Caffe Nero, after five years with the coffee chain
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Analysis & InsightCoping mechanism
With Simon Cope installed as Byron’s new managing director, does the appointment and continued search for a chief executive throw up more questions than it answers?
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NewsCope takes Byron MD role
Simon Cope, formerly of Wagamama, has joined Byron, the Hutton Collins-backed chain, as its new managing director
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Analysis & Insight
Double departure examination
The past few months have seen a number of high-profile departures at head offices across the eating-out sector. Dominic Walsh examines the legacy of two of the most prominent and surprising decisions to move on to pastures new
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Buenos Aires returns to the expansion trail
Buenos Aires Restaurants is to return to the expansion trail with the opening of a new site in Surrey
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Opinion
Bolt-ons key to next phase of M&A
Altium’s Sam Fuller explains why a slowdown in M&A was always going to be a possibility in the casual-dining market, and shows where the light at the end of the tunnel can be found
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Young’s confirms first Berkshire opening
Young’s has confirmed that its first pub in Berkshire, at the Lexicon Bracknell, will open in September.
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NewsPE & trade bidders circle Be At One
A mixture of private equity groups and trade buyers are currently in the running to acquire Be At One
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Marston’s, Patisserie Valerie and Prezzo join the ALMR
Patisserie Valerie, Prezzo and Marston’s have become the latest companies to join the ALMR