All Wagamama articles – Page 29
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NewsBill’s restructures management team
Bill’s Restaurants, the Richard Caring-backed chain, has carried out a restructuring of its management team
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NewsByron secures £12m funding for growth
Byron has secured a new £12m banking facility, which will aid its goal of reaching 100 restaurants in the next three years
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NewsWagamama to launch in Italy
Wagamama is to further strengthen its presence in Europe, after signing a multi-restaurant franchise deal to launch in Italy.
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Wagamama to launch in France
Wagamama has told MCA that it has signed a franchise and development agreement to open a “notable number” of restaurants in France
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Yau plans Pide mono concept
Alan Yau has told MCA that he is close to securing a first site for a mono-product version of his fledgling Turkish pizza concept Babaji Pide
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L&G puts Wardour St property on market for £89.5m
Legal & General is looking to sell the freehold interest of 76-88 Wardour Street, in London’s Soho, for £89.5m.
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Wright: Wagamama had become functional
Stuart Wright, head of insight at Wagamama, has said that the brand had become functional and distanced from its values
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Zvonek-Little swaps Bath Ales for BTP
Duncan Zvonek-Little has stepped down as operations director at Bath Ales to join Boston Tea Party (BTP)
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Carve eyes nationwide rollout
Carve, the new concept from the founder and former finance director of Euphorium Bakery, is already close to securing its second sites and has plans to be a nationwide brand, MCA has learnt.
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Wagamama secures further NYC site
Wagamama has secured a second site in New York, as it looks to open up to five restaurants in the city over the next 12-18 months
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NewsGraphite acquires NWTC in £50m deal
Graphite Capital has acquired the fast-growing pub and restaurant business New World Trading Company in a £50m deal
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Analysis & InsightHow do you solve a problem like Frankie?
Look, it’s all too easy and unhelpful to stick the proverbial boot in when a brand is in decline, so let’s start with a few consumer feedback positives. The Frankie & Benny’s business retains valuable comparative strengths in terms of its family friendliness and cleanliness of its venues. However, of greater significance, are worrying trends in the more important reasons to visit factors of food quality/taste and value for money, writes MCA director of insight Steve Gotham
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Campaigners ask restaurants to turn down the music
Campaigners are calling on restaurants, cafes and pubs to turn down loud music to make eating out a more ‘pleasant’ experience for hard of hearing diners
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Analysis & Insight
Start-ups continue to fuel sector growth
Fledgling on-trend concepts are continuing to drive growth in a competitive eating and drinking out market, the latest Market Growth Monitor has shown.
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Wagamama on track with upgrade programme
Wagamama is set to complete the majority of refurbishments across its c120-strong estate by the end of its current financial year
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Durrant steps down from Whitbread
Michelle Durrant has stepped down as trading director of Whitbread’s c400-strong restaurants division
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Opinion
Plural roles in the boardroom
The profile of executives is changing according to PSD Group’s Flemming Hansen. Here he explains how this affects the make-up of non-executive positions in the powerhouses of businesses across the country and how anyone wanting such a post can make the most of the opportunities that await
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Yau lines up second Babaji Pide site
Alan Yau has lined up a second site for his Turkish pizza concept Babaji Pide, in London’s Bayswater
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Lento steps down from Whitbread Restaurants
Ron Lento has stepped down as director of food & beverages for Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants
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Fourth & HospitalityGEM unite to deliver insight ‘holy grail’
Fourth and HospitalityGEM have announced a new business intelligence partnership