All Zizzi articles – Page 8

  • News

    TRG appoints Nightingale as new CFO

    2016-06-15T07:07:00Z

    TRG has announced the appointment of Barry Nightingale, formerly of airline Monarch, as its new chief financial officer

  • New menu items analysis - April 2016
    Analysis & Insight

    Only 18% of top brands vary prices across country

    2016-06-03T08:27:00Z

    There are significant opportunities for the sector to use regional price differentiation as a way of offsetting rising costs, research by MCA has shown.

  • Deliveroo
    News

    PizzaExpress signs up with Deliveroo

    2016-05-31T08:01:00Z

    Deliveroo has signed a deal to work with Pizza Express across its 460 restaurants.

  • News

    ​Big Easy confirms strengthening of management team

    2016-05-25T08:32:00Z

    Big Easy has appointed six members to its senior management team, as it looks at to take the business “to the next level”

  • News

    Private equity firms circle TRG

    2016-05-20T08:29:00Z

    Shares in The Restaurant Group (TRG) leapt by over 11% yesterday amid speculation that private equity groups were considering bids for the Frankie & Benny’s operator

  • News

    IRC plans SSP/My Pasta Bar link up

    2016-05-05T08:51:20.903Z

    Individual Restaurant Company plans to open more sites under the fast-casual concept My Pasta Bar in conjunction with SSP

  • News

    Zizzi scales back staff perks in response to NLW

    2016-04-25T08:14:00Z

    The Azzurri Group has confirmed changes to staff benefits in its Zizzi business as part of a “comprehensive review” prompted by the introduction of the National Living Wage.

  • Tortilla
    News

    Tortilla secures debut site in Scotland

    2016-04-12T08:38:00Z

    Tortilla, the Richard Morris-led, Quilvest-backed group, is to open its first restaurant in Scotland at the Silverburn shopping centre

  • Opinion

    Familiar name is back in the hat

    2016-03-18T16:37:00Z

    Benito’s Hat founder Ben Fordham talks to Mark Wingett about stepping back into running the Mexican food concept, eyeing expansion after exiting underperforming sites and how the business is striving to remain unique in an increasingly competitive category

  • News

    New Zizzi menu features vegan mozzarella

    2016-03-15T08:35:26.543Z

    Italian restaurant chain, Zizzi, has expanded its allergen offering with the addition of a new vegan mozzarella alternative, Mozzarisella, along with a range of non-gluten containing dishes and a vegan dessert.

  • News

    Tortilla strengthens operational team

    2016-03-04T08:30:00Z

    Tortilla has strengthened its head office team with the appointments of a head of marketing and a financial controller

  • Steve RIchards
    News

    CDG’s Richards named Retailers’ Retailer

    2016-03-03T08:37:00Z

    Steve Richards, the driving force behind development and growth of the Casual Dining Group, has been singled out by his peers as the stand-out individual in the eating-out and drinking-out market

  • News

    Holmes: Zizzi can get to 250 sites

    2016-02-23T08:29:49.707Z

    Stephen Holmes, chief executive at Azzurri Group, has told M&C that he believes there is scope for the company’s Zizzi brand to reach 250 sites in the UK & Ireland

  • Opinion

    No middle ground for Myers

    2016-02-19T08:16:00Z

    When Busaba Eathai came knocking on Jason Myers’ Dubai door, it had to be pretty special to convince him to up sticks and move back to the UK. Mark Wingett discovers why he did just that

  • News

    Young’s to roll out Qkr! app

    2016-02-19T07:15:00Z

    Young’s is to roll out MasterCard’s smartphone payment app Qkr! across its 168 pubs.

  • Analysis & Insight

    Domino’s tops Youth 100 List 2016

    2016-02-18T08:18:00Z

    Domino’s Pizza has again topped the fast food and restaurant category in this year’s Youth 100 List: which highlights the UK’s top brands according to 18-24 year olds

  • News

    Ostuni secures Highgate Zizzi

    2016-02-12T16:20:58.350Z

    Ostuni, the London-based restaurant dedicated to the cuisine and wines of Puglia, is to double up in the capital

  • Handley Amos, Rossopomodoro
    Opinion

    The Neapolitan don

    2016-02-09T08:36:00Z

    After an underwhelming start in the UK, in the hands of Handley Amos, Neapolitan pizza chain Rossopomodoro has begun to expand steadily thanks to a menu overhaul and link-up with John Lewis. Joe Lutrario reports

  • ASK Italian
    News

    ​Azzurri appoints new MD for ASK

    2016-01-07T08:19:00Z

     The Azzurri Group, operator of Zizzi and Coco di Mama, has appointed Harry Heeley, formerly of the National Trust, as the new managing director of its ASK Italian brand, M&C understands.

  • News

    Walia swaps Dishoom for ASK

    2015-12-17T08:24:31.493Z

    Raman Walia has left all-day Indian café concept Dishoom to join ASK Italian.