All Wildwood articles
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NewsTasty reveals 14 site closures
The business will shut 13 Wildwood restaurants and one Dim T as part of its restructuring plan, which will see it exit 20 loss-making sites in total
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NewsTasty repays bank loan early
The Wildwood operator has done away with its £1.25m facility with Barclays, and believes it is in a strong position to open five to six new sites in 2022, with one currently under offer
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NewsTasty completes workforce cut back, continues to explore cost-cutting options
Wildwood operator Tasty has completed the process of reducing its workforce by 32%, making 284 staff redundant.
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NewsTasty slashes third of workforce
Wildwood operator Tasty is making 284 staff redundant, around 32% of its workforce.
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NewsBigDish to roll out with Tasty
BigDish, the food technology company that operates a yield management platform for restaurants, has added 242 new restaurants in January.
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NewsTasty sells Dim T More London site for £2m
Tasty has exchanged contracts for the sale of its Dim T More London site for £2m.
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NewsTasty appoints Vachhani as FD
Tasty, the operator of dim t and Wildwood restaurants, has appointed Mayuri Vachhani as finance director.
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NewsTasty sees sales down but losses reduced
Tasty, which operates Wildwood and Dim T restaurants, saw sales decline by 8% for the 26 weeks to 30 June 2019, to £21.1m (2018: £23m).
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NewsDeliveroo offers 25% discount on Fridays
Deliveroo is offering consumers a 25% discount from 2,500 restaurant operators each Friday in July.
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Former Tasty and Giggling Squid directors prep new venture
Former Tasty managing director Jo Morrison and Giggling Squid operations direction Peter Morrison are launching a new all-day dining restaurant concept in Hove.
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NewsTasty raises £3.25m through share placing
Tasty, the operator of Wildwood restaurants, has raised £3.25m through a new share placing after all resolutions were passed by shareholders at its General Meeting yesterday.
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NewsTasty aims for £3.25m raise through firm placing
Tasty, the Wildwood operator, has announced a conditional firm placing and open offer to raise up to £3.25m in funding, in order to pay down debt and for use as general working capital.
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NewsWildwood confirms expansion pause for 2019
Wildwood operator Tasty has reiterated that it does not intend to open any new restaurants in 2019, as it reported a 6% decline in revenue for the year to 30 December 2018.
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Analysis & InsightBig no longer beautiful among casual restaurant brands?
Are the days of restaurant brands growing to 100+ sites really over? MCA’s market insight director, Steve Gotham, takes a look at what can be learnt from the chains that have already surpassed this milestone and who has the potential to be the next centurion of casual dining.
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NewsYoung’s acquires Upham pub
Young’s has acquired The Plantation in Canford Cliffs, Poole, from Upham Pub Company.
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Young’s acquires Wildwood site
Young’s has acquired the Wildwood restaurant in Cobham, MCA understands.
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Analysis & InsightLevel of promotions up 4% YOY during run up to Christmas
The number of promotional offers run by the Top 25 Branded Restaurants increased by 4% December, compared with the previous year, according to analysis by MCA. But, while promotional offers on food increased, drink-based deals fell.
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NewsTasty directors inject cash as part of refinance
Tasty, the Wildwood operator, has revised its £7m loan facility with Barclays.
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Bargery steps down as Wildwood MD
Jo Bargery has stepped down as managing director of Wildwood, the Tasty-owned restaurant chain, MCA understands.
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NewsTasty cancels growth funding
Tasty, the Wildwood operator, has said it has “no plans to open any new sites at the current time” and has cancelled its unused £5m revolving credit facility earmarked for expansion.