Casual Dining Group

Rooney Anand raises £200m to invest in pub sector

20-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Former Greene King chief executive Rooney Anand has raised £200m to invest in Britain’s pub industry, betting on the prospects of a post-pandemic recovery for the sector.

The Big Table appoints Mike Tye as chairman

14-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Mike Tye has been appointed non-executive chairman of The Big Table, the group recently formed to acquire and operate the Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas restaurant brands.

22,000 restaurant jobs axed this year with fears worse is yet to come

10-Aug-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The number of jobs lost across the embattled restaurant sector in 2020 is already nearly double the amount shed during the whole of 2019 with experts fearing that the worst is yet to come.

Casual Dining Group rebrands as The Big Table after being acquired by former TGI Friday’s backer

03-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

Casual Dining Group (CDG) has been acquired in a pre-pack administration deal by private equity firm Epiris, the former backer of restaurant group TGI Friday’s.

Rooney Anand steps down as Casual Dining Group chairman

29-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Rooney Anand has stepped down from his role as non-executive chairman of the Casual Dining Group (CDG).

Casual Dining Group enters administration

02-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Casual Dining Group (CDG) has entered administration with 91 sites in its c.250-strong restaurant estate set to be closed permanently.

Casual Dining Group considering potential sale of entire estate

01-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

Casual Dining Group (CDG) says it has received interest from multiple parties over a potential sale of the business.

Casual Dining Group in talks with creditors about restructuring

18-May-2020 By James McAllister

Casual Dining Group (CDG) is reportedly preparing to place one of its three core restaurant brands into administration as part of a radical financial restructuring of the business.

Casual Dining Group sells off final four La Tasca sites

21-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

Casual Dining Group (CDG) has offloaded the final four La Tasca restaurants on its books, bringing to an end its ownership of the brand less than five years after originally acquiring it.

Cafe Rouge turns chicken with new virtual brand Chef & Rooster

25-Oct-2018 By Finn Scott-Delany

French restaurant chain Cafe Rouge is spreading its wings with the trial of a new chicken-focused virtual brand, called Chef & Rooster, at a number of selected sites across the country.

New partnership sees Bella Italia menu items stocked in Tesco freezers

23-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The Casual Dining Group (CDG) has partnered with Tesco to launch a range of Bella Italia-inspired frozen ready meals based on dishes served at the Italian chain's eat-in restaurants.

Casual Dining Group CEO: "My highest paid waitress is on £50k a year with tips"

10-Jul-2018 By Sophie Witts

The CEO of Casual Dining Group (CDG) has said the industry needs to dispel the “myth” that all restaurant workers are low paid.

Casual Dining Group receives £30m refinancing package

02-Jul-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Casual Dining Group, (CDG) which operates restaurant brands Las Iguanas, Café Rouge and Bella Italia, has announced a new cash investment of £30m as part of a refinancing of the group.

Strada closes 11 sites as the casual dining market continues to suffer

04-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Italian food chain Strada has closed more than a third of its restaurants, blaming disappointing trading and rising costs in an “increasingly competitive market”.

Restaurants cut energy consumption to offset rising costs of labour and stock

08-Nov-2016 By Emma Eversham

Restaurant and pub group operators have been looking at cutting energy consumption across sites to help them offset the rising costs of labour and stock.