All Wagamama articles – Page 27
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News
Doran swaps Deltic for Wagamama
James Doran, former head of property at the Deltic Group, has joined Wagamama as its head of estates, MCA has learnt.
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NewsCampbell: Still plenty of white space for Wagamama
Wagamama chief executive David Campbell believes there is plenty of white space for the c120-strong brand to enter in the UK
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NewsLion Capital ‘in talks to acquire Loungers’
Former Wagamama backer Lion Capital is reported to be in exclusive talks to acquire Loungers in a deal worth £140m
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Flat Iron at the double at R200 awards
Flat Iron was celebrating a double triumph last night after collecting two prizes at the annual R200 Awards last night.
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Byron lines up Cardiff & Dalston openings
Byron has further strengthened its openings pipeline by lining up openings in Cardiff, its first in Wales, and Dalston
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NewsWagamama lines up Covent Garden site
Wagamama has continued to strengthen its central London estate by securing a flagship site in Covent Garden
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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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Opinion
Improvement must be constant
We look back to MCA’s Restaurant Conference to summarise some of the key messages around the power of original concepts and a people-led culture.
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News
TGI and Byron sign up to Qkr payment app
TGI Fridays and Byron are the latest restaurant brands to introduce smartphone payment technology after signing up with Qkr! with Masterpass.
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Cote confirms second Limeyard site
Cote has confirmed it has secured a second site for its all-day American kitchen concept, Limeyard.
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Occupier sought for MediaCityUK space
Salford City College has appointed Savills to let restaurant space in the Orange Building at MediaCityUK, Salford Quays
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Wagamama opens first restaurant in Saudi Arabia
Wagamama will continue its global expansion this month with the opening of a new 280-seat restaurant on Hail Street in Jeddah
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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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Raaff swaps Wagamama for Five Guys
Chris Raaff has stepped down from Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, to join Five Guys, as its new head of recruitment
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Burns: Changing capex cycle
Leading analyst Karl Burns at Investec believes like-for-like sales growth will be driven by increasing capital investment moving forward
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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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Analysis & InsightThe life of Simon
Earlier this summer, Simon Kossoff, co-founder, former chairman and chief executive of Carluccio’s, stepped down from the business, which had been his life for 17 years. He talks to Mark Wingett about the brand’s birth, development and his legacy
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News
Wagamama eyes 100 US sites
Wagamama chief executive David Campbell told MCA’s Restaurant Conference that he sees the potential for more than 100 US restaurants for the brand.
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Analysis & InsightNotes on progress of the sector
Former MCA editor Mark Stretton looks at the changes and similarities of the past decade
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Barber: We’ll take things steady with Hachè
Jamie Barber has told MCA that new acquisition Hachè has potential to become a much larger group but that in the short-term the focus will be on “maturing the group’s systems”