All Wagamama articles – Page 36
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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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Analysis & InsightCaught in the maul
It is not a technical term, but the word that many operators have used to some up their thoughts on the next 12 months is mental. Competition will continue to be fierce with all the on-going challenges that brings with it
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NewsWagamama turnover reaches £181m
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed noodle chain, saw turnover for the 12 months to November 2014 reach £181.1m, with unadjusted EBITDA of £26.3m
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NewsYau hints at Babaji Pide rollout
Alan Yau, the founder of Wagamama, has hinted that expansion is on the cards for his new Turkish pizza concept Babaji Pide
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NewsOperators sign up for Bromley extension
A handful of leading operators have already signed up to open in the Queens Gardens extension to the Intu Bromley scheme
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NewsWagamama secures new head office
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, is to move to a new headquarters in London, after securing a space in Soho’s Wardour Street
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NewsWagamama appoints new head of digital
Wagamama has appointed Andre Johnstone, former head of brand marketing at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), as its first head of digital and loyalty
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NewsWagamama closes in on Soho flagship site
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, is close to securing a new flagship site in London’s Soho
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TRG to open second Wondertree
Wondertree, an all-day casual dining concept from The Restaurant Group (TRG) Concessions, is set to open at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal in summer 2015
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NewsWagamama to open Gatwick site in summer 2015
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, is to open a flagship restaurant in Gatwick’s North Terminal next summer.
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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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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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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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Analysis & InsightIgnoring the noise of the new
It seems that every week a new study comes out to tell us what consumers like and dislike about their eating and drinking out experiences, and each time expectation levels on what constitutes a “good time” increase. So how can established operators compete against the “noise of the new”
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Analysis & InsightPub value brands capturing ‘hard pressed family’ vote
Spirit’s Flaming Grill and Fayre & Square concepts, plus Greene King’s Hungry Horse and Whitbread’s Brewer’s Fayre, all feature in the top 10 brands that are most exposed to the capturing custom from “hard pressed families
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NewsFive Guys appoints new head of HR
Faye Hance has left Wagamama to become head of human resources at Five Guys, the fast-growing US burger brand
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NewsTragus makes senior management changes
Tragus has completed the re-organisation of its management team, with James Spragg set to return to the company as managing director of Café Rouge and Andrew Walker, the former managing director of Pret A Manger UK, appointed to the newly-created role of managing director of business development
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NewsPho grows London presence
Pho is to strengthen its London estate after securing further sites in Balham and Covent Garden
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NewsTragus completes restructure, appoints new chair
Tragus has completed its restructuring and refinancing, which has seen the company reduce its debt burden from £258m to £91m and cut its estate to c200 core sites