All Zizzi articles – Page 14
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Nero’s Jones joins Halfords board
Helen Jones, current group executive director at Caffe Nero, has joined the board of Halfords, the automotive leisure and cycling products retailer, as a non-executive director
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NewsHofma: don't be a slave to fads
Restaurant chains need to avoid following all the latest fads and fashions and keep doing what they do best, Pizza Hut chief executive officer Jens Hofma has said
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NewsTGI’s signs up for Gloucester Quays
TGI Friday’s, the Karen Forrester-led group, has become the latest brand to sign up to open at Gloucester Quays
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NewsLe Pain FY PBT grows 37%
Le Pain Quotidien, the all-day bakery and cafe concept, grew pre-tax profits by 37.2% to £802,887 in 2013, on turnover up 4% to £30.8m, as its estate grew from 22 to 24 stores
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Analysis & InsightUnion Jacks lowers flag
Jamie Oliver has brought an abrupt end to his Union Jacks brand just three years after it was launched, prompting debate over the reasons behind the first misstep by the high-profile chef and his team
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NewsTGI’s and Cosmo sign up for Silverburn
TGI Friday’s and Cosmo have become the latest restaurants to join Hammerson’s £20m leisure extension of Silverburn, its flagship regional out-of-town shopping centre in Glasgow
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Operators confirmed for Bracknell
Coast to Coast, Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) and Pizza Express have all been confirmed as signing up to open in Bracknell as part of The Bracknell Regeneration Partnership, a 50:50 joint venture between Legal & General Property and Schroder Property
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NewsPizzaExpress strengthens management team
PizzaExpress has strengthened its management team with the appointments of former Whitbread finance director Andy Pellington as its new chief financial officer, and Charlotte Maxwell, formerly of Talk Talk, as its new commercial director
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OpinionGrocer margins
With a combination of smart management and Richard Caring’s backing, Bill’s has made the jump from fledging concept to major national player in record time. Joe Lutrario reports.
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NewsCarluccio’s lines up Bracknell opening
Carluccio’s has secured a unit at the Bracknell Regeneration Partnership scheme, the joint venture between Legal & General Property and Schroder Property
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Le Pain secures McDonald’s Hampstead site
Le Pain Quotidien, the all-day bakery and cafe concept, has secured its 24th site in the UK, after acquiring the McDonald’s unit in Hampstead High Street
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 26-27 October
Company results and news£1bn sale on menu at Pizza ExpressThe owner of the restaurant empire behind Pizza Express is finalising plans for a £1bn sale or float.The private equity backer of Gondola Holdings, which also owns the Zizzi and Ask restaurant chains, are expected to appoint an investment bank in ...
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NewsOperators sign up for Bracknell regeneration scheme
Zizzi and Nando’s have signed up to open units at The Bracknell Regeneration Partnership, the joint venture between Legal & General Property and Schroder Property, which is set to come online in 2015
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NewsGondola delivers strong performance
M&C Report takes a closer look at the full-year update from Gondola Group, the operator of PizzaExpress, Zizzi, ASK and Byron, including its capital structure, international expansion plans, the repositioning of Zizzi, a new FD for ASK, a breakout year for Byron and its feeling that there are early signs of recovery in the broader economy
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 October
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 OctoberSector growthRestaurant, café and bar groups among top mid-market private firms Pret A Manger, Nando’s Caffe Nero and Novus Leisure have been listed among the top 250 mid-market private companies in an index published in the Sunday Times.They are included in the Top Track 250 league ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 5-6 October
Company results and news Gondola places large order for PizzaExpress in ChinaThe company that owns PizzaExpress is in talks with potential partners in Beijing as it seeks to step up the pace of its international expansion.Gondola Group, which is controlled by Cinven, the private equity firm, has 11 PizzaExpress outlets ...
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OpinionThe investment case
At four o’clock last Wednesday morning the deal for Cote, which had been nearly a year in the making, finally got over the line. Many had questioned whether it would actually happen, with rumours of a parked process and complications over finding a chairman, but there was always a sense that this was one deal that would go through. So what next for the brand and for the leisure sector as a whole and what further opportunities are on the horizon?
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News
Operators sign up for Silverburn
Zizzi and PizzaExpress, have been named by property developer Hammerson as the first of nine restaurants to take up residence in the £20m extension to the Silverburn shopping centre in Pollok, Glasgow
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Weekend Press
Bank Holiday weekend press round-up, 24-26 August
RestaurantsFood police lose fight to outlaw rare beefburgersBeefburgers cooked rare can remain on restaurant menus after a judge rejected claims by food watchdogs that they are a health risk. A wine bar and restaurant chain had been told to stop serving the burgers unless they took certain safety precautions. The ...
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Analysis & InsightWhere to next for good ship Gondola?
Before the dust has had time to properly settle on one aborted process, reports surface that Cinven, the private equity group, which took Gondola private back in 2006 for £900m, is weighing up its options for the UK’s casual dining leader, which could include a sale of whole or part of the group. What are the options for the PizzaExpress, Zizzi, Ask Italian and Byron owner?