The Ivy
Reporting on brand positioning, estate expansion, and F&B strategy at a premium dining group known for its brasserie-style service and high-profile venues. This section covers site launches, leadership updates, menu development, and guest experience across both flagship and regional Ivy Collection locations. Designed for hospitality professionals, operators, and chefs, it offers insight into how established brands scale while maintaining service consistency and aspirational appeal.
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Feb- 2020 -17 FebruaryAwards & Events
Casual Dining 2020 confirms over 65 keynote speakers
Casual Dining, the restaurant, pub and bar event, has confirmed it has added CEOs, founders and senior directors from YO!, London Union, Loungers, Carluccio’s, Byron, Flat Iron, Imbiba, Pizza Pilgrims, Wahaca, Dishoom, Busaba, Yard & Coop, and Hippo Inns to its lineup of over 65 keynote speakers. The event, which…
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Oct- 2019 -28 OctoberRestaurants
The Ivy set to open in Victoria next month
The Ivy is set to open in London’s Victoria next month, following its transformation as Jamie’s Italian. Located in London Victoria’s business quarter, the restaurant will accommodate for 292 people across two storeys catering from breakfast to dinner, seven days a week. The new establishment is equipped with an upstairs…
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Mar- 2019 -20 MarchRestaurants
Jonathan Peters appointed CFO of the Ivy Collection
The Ivy Collection has announced the appointment of Jonathan Peters as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Peters joins from AIM listed Everyman Media Group, where he has been CFO for the last four years. He will replace Dominic Wilkinson who has been in the role since January last year.…
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13 MarchRestaurants
The Ivy Collection’s opening manager joins Carluccio’s
Carluccio’s has appointed Dominika Rusnak as its Fresca openings manager. She joins the group’s senior management team to support the brand’s ‘Fresca’ transformation programme. The restaurant chain’s project Fresca will see the brand transform 20 sites under a £10m investment. There have been a number of strategic hires to drive…
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Jan- 2019 -7 JanuaryRestaurants
Blaze hits Ivy Manchester restaurant
A blaze at Ivy Collection’s Manchester restaurant last Friday night (4 January) is thought to have been started by a patio heater. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service were called to the restaurant at 5pm, extinguishing the fire at 6:20pm. The restaurant owners said they were repairing damage to the…
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3 JanuaryRestaurants
Caprice Holdings posts record turnover amid ‘tough’ market conditions
Caprice Holdings, owner of The Ivy restaurants, has bucked the high street trend by reporting a 0.8% growth in turnover for the year ending 31 December 2017. Its turnover for the year was £67.7m, up from £67.1m, and its sales growth was 2.1% on a like-for-like basis. The group said…
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Oct- 2018 -31 OctoberRestaurants
The Ivy Collection to launch in Manchester
Restaurant group the Ivy Collection has confirmed it will be launching The Ivy Spinningfields in Manchester on 27 November. The restaurant is located in the city’s financial district and is set across four floors. Its 535 cover makes it the largest restaurant to open in the UK this year. The…
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25 OctoberBeverages
Soho’s Fernandez & Wells closes
Fernandez & Wells has closed its first ever site on Soho’s Lexington Street, the closure leaves the chain with three outlets all in the Soho area. The chain, founded by Rick Wells and Jorge Fernandez, which specialises in a unique blend of tapas, wine and sandwiches, has been open at…
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Aug- 2018 -8 AugustRestaurants
Former The Ivy owner in bid to save Gaucho
Restaurant investor and former owner of The Ivy, Luke Johnson, has been revealed as one of the bidders seeking to save Gaucho from administration. The steak chain entered administration in July, leading to the closure of its sister chain Cau and according to reports Johnson is looking to purchase Gaucho…
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Jul- 2018 -13 JulyRestaurants
Contemporary kosher restaurant and bar to open in Belsize Park
A new contemporary kosher restaurant and bar, Tish, will open on the site of a former Giraffe outlet on Sunday 29 July at London’s Belsize Park. The eatery, owned by David S Levin, will offer an an all-day menu of European cuisine, featuring Jewish heritage family favourites, with capacity for…
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