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Carluccio’s latest strategy to mine value from its brand is a partnership with Sainsbury’s. The once charming chain of Italian restaurants was in May 2020 saved from total collapse by Boparan Restaurant Group, which – with the supermarket – will test out three new in-store concepts under the Carluccio’s brand. The first format will be […]
Boparan Restaurant Group confirmed the acquisition of Carluccio’s including 30 trading sites this week. The move was expected and will save more than 800 jobs. Around 40 restaurants still face permanant closure, with around 1,000 staff positions still at risk. Boparan Restaurant Group operates the likes of Giraffe and Slim Chickens. It will also take […]
Carluccio’s, which last month collapsed into administration, has been granted more time so that its employees can be furloughed. This week, a high court judge extended the time limit for the administrators to act after the “overwhelming majority” of the company’s 2,000-plus employees agreed to be furloughed, whereby 80 per cent of their salary will […]
The Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s has collapsed into administration, leaving more than 2,000 jobs at risk. It looks to be the highest-profile permanent closure since the Government told restaurants to shut amid the coronavirus outbreak. Carluccio’s has been a mainstay of British high streets for 20 years, having been set up by celebrity chef Antonio […]
Carluccio’s is to revamp a key London restaurant as the first stage of a new £10 million investment programme. The Italian chain closed a third of its sites in 2018 after being hit hard in the casual-dining crunch, which saw a number of high-profile chains restructure amid increasingly challenging trading conditions. Carluccio’s has found money […]
Doesn’t your Mum deserve more than a bunch of flowers this year on Mother’s Day? Breakfast in bed, some pampering and chocolate is a start, but why not take her out for a meal to show her how special she is? Here are a few ideas … Enoteca Turi Enoteca Turi, 87 Pimlico Rd, London, SW1W […]
The issue of discretionary service charges and what percentage of these gratuities actually go to the staff has raised its ugly head yet again. This time PizzaExpress are copping it as members of Unite union organised demos this week denouncing the nation’s favourite chain’s policy of charging up to 8% for administration costs on tips left electronically. They […]
Two very different restaurants, 700 miles apart, were named joint winners of the Sustainable Restaurant of the Year award yesterday (23 February) in London. Daylesford Organic, which operates three organic cafés in the Cotswolds and London, and The Captain’s Galley (Britain’s most northerly mainland restaurant) received their awards from Raymond Blanc, president of the Sustainable Restaurant […]
