Articles by Company - PizzaExpress PLC

Bidvest Logistics wins £86m contract to supply food to Gondola Group
Bidvest Logistics has won an £86m three-year contract extension to supply dry, frozen and chilled food to Gondola Group's nationwide restaurant.... more
(23 January 2012 18:36)

Gondola Group scores hat-trick at Peach’s Hero and Icon awards
Gondola Group has won a hat-trick of awards at the annual Hero and Icon Awards, hosted by leisure consultancy Peach. Byron, the casual-dining.... more
(18 November 2011 14:45)

UK restaurants and pubs reaching 'tipping point' over calorie info on menus
UK restaurants and pubs could be approaching a "tipping point" on the issue of displaying nutritional information - including calorific content - on.... more
(17 October 2011 12:49)

Pizza Express chief executive Mark Angela leaves the business
Pizza Express chief executive Mark Angela has left the business. Angela has led the company, part of Byron and Zizzi owner Gondola Holdings, for four.... more
(08 July 2011 12:23)

PizzaExpress to roll out new concept to six more restaurants
PizzaExpress is to begin rolling out its new generation of restaurants, following its experiment with the format in its "Living Lab" in Richmond. The.... more
(28 February 2011 15:55)

The Caterer Interview – Julie MacDonald
Since October PizzaExpress has been trialling a new concept called the Living Lab in Richmond. It features a radical new design, new recruitment and.... more
(13 December 2010 14:22)

Caterer Interview: Julie MacDonald
Since October PizzaExpress has been trialling a new concept called the Living Lab in Richmond. It features a radical new design, new recruitment and.... more
(13 December 2010 10:23)

Pizza Express founder wins lifetime achievement award
Pizza Express founder Peter Boizot, who celebrates his 81st birthday this week, has been awarded a lifetime achievement award at the Peach Factory.... more
(19 November 2010 15:14)

'Living lab' PizzaExpress gives customers more control of ambience
PizzaExpress has revealed more details about its "living lab" in Richmond, south-west London, which opens this week full of new features that, if.... more
(21 October 2010 16:53)

Good Week Bad Week: 22/10/10
Our regular catch-up on what has brought a burst of sunshine - or a mantle of storm clouds - to the catering and hospitality world this week. more
(21 October 2010 10:37)

Restaurants waste 600,000 tons of food each year – For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say
A round-up of the weekend’s news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: UK Starbucks to trial location-based mobile phone marketing.... more
(18 October 2010 11:35)

Pizza Express experiments with breakfast
Pizza Express is to experiment with serving breakfast for the first time from a single site in Richmond next month. The restaurant, one of a "new.... more
(23 September 2010 17:22)

World Cup leaves industry with little to celebrate
Pubs, bars and restaurants were hoping the World Cup would give them a boost in sales, but many suffered as people stayed at home to watch the games..... more
(02 August 2010 16:15)

Pizza Express is king of the discount vouchers
Pizza Express offers more discount vouchers than any other restaurant chain, a survey has found, with demand for meal deals set to soar with the.... more
(24 June 2010 18:30)

Discount vouchers have reshaped the eating-out market
Discount promotions in restaurants and pub operators’ value-led food offering have significantly changed the habits of UK consumers when eating.... more
(05 May 2010 14:39)

Top 22 restaurant groups in 2009
Managed pub group Mitchells & Butlers retained its status as the UK's largest restaurant operator in 2009. The group added 47 new venues to its.... more
(09 April 2010 14:57)

Pizza Express sees market gap in Rochester
Pizza Express is to open a new restaurant in Rochester in Kent, after the chain decided the area was under-represented by mid-point national.... more
(23 February 2010 14:09)

Bribery Bill could hobble corporate hospitality, warn legal experts - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Compass cuts sales decline and buys Canadian firm; Scottish.... more
(08 February 2010 10:07)

Francesco Mazzei - A Minute on the Clock
Italian chef Francesco Mazzei has become the latest guest chef at high street chain Pizza Express and has created a range of dishes that will appear.... more
(29 January 2010 09:00)

Leading pub and restaurant groups boost December sales
Pubs and restaurants saw a boost in like-for-like sales in December 2009 compared to the same period a year ago, according to research from market.... more
(18 January 2010 15:07)