Casual Dining Group

Today’s news in brief – 19/01/24

Restaurants, pubs and bars saw sales rise 8.8% over the latest Christmas period compared with data from 2022, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker. The tracker also revealed that like-for-like sales grew 9.6% for pubs in December, while restaurants enjoyed an 8.3% upswing. Meanwhile, bars bounced back…

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Liberation Group appoints new people director

Liberation Group has announced the appointment of Cat Moseley as people director. The news follows Julia Rosamond’s retirement as people’s director on 1st March 2024. Moseley will start her new role on 5 February 2024 and joins Liberation Group from Motorpoint where she held the position of chief people officer…

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Hostmore appoints new non-executive director

Hospitality group Hostmore has today announced the appointment of Célia Pronto as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect.  Pronto has over 25 years of experience in blue chip listed companies, private equity and venture capital backed start-ups and family-owned businesses. She has worked in subscription model businesses, as well…

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Social Pantry appoints new non-executive chairman

Social Pantry, a leading sustainable events and workplace caterer, has recently announced the appointment of James Spragg as new non-executive chairman. Spragg will work closely with CEO and founder, Alex Head, to accelerate the growth of the business, whilst maintaining its core values across sustainability and ex-offender hiring.  He joins…

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Various Eateries appoints interim CFO 

Various Eateries has announced that James Darwent is joining its board as director with immediate effect, where he will act as interim CFO following the news Oli Williams has stepped down from the role.  According to the company, Darwent has been working alongside Williams since joining the company on 26…

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Fridays appoints Julie McEwan as COO

Fridays, part of newly listed Hostmore plc, has announced the appointment of Julie McEwan as its chief operating officer. McEwan started her career at Whitbread, spending several years as operations manager for Premier Inn, before joining Spirit Pub Company. At Spirit, she held several senior roles, including leading the Flaming…

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Q&A with Alan Morgan, CEO of The Big Table Group

What is the history of the business?  The Big Table Group was formed last summer to acquire and operate the Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas restaurant brands. In a process handled by AlixPartners, parts of the business formerly known as Casual Dining Group were acquired from administration, preserving…

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Big Table Group agrees deal with Centre Parcs restaurants

continued demand for our Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas brands in high volume, high quality locations. “Alongside this, the deal is testament to the commitment each of our restaurants have to delivering fantastic dining experiences to Center Parcs’ guests and the significant investment will ensure that we can…

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Dining Street Limited calls in administrators

Dining Street Limited has fallen into administration resulting in 147 staff redundancies.  The restaurant group, which operated under brands such as Richoux, Zintino, Friendly Phil’s, and The Broadwick, has cited “ongoing uncertainty” surrounding Covid-19 as the reason for its collapse.  All of the company’s restaurants have been operating under limited…

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Anand raises £200m for pub sector spending spree

Rooney Anand, the former chief executive at Greene King, has raised £200m to invest in the UK’s faltering pubs sector, Sky News has revealed. The investment is likely to come in a series of acquisitions in the coming months, in a bet on an industry-wide post-pandemic recovery. While sources told…

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