Zizzi

Azzurri Group announces 10% reduction in carbon emissions

08-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Azzurri Group has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by around 10% across its business while expanding its restaurant portfolio.

Azzurri toasts ‘strong trading performance’ as revenue rises

12-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Azzurri Group has reported a ‘strong trading performance’ across the business in its latest financial results.

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Zizzi talks about its huge digital transformation as it prepares to become a super brand

19-Jul-2023 By QSR Automations

The Azzurri Group is one of the UK’s largest casual dining groups, operating three national brands, ASK Italian, Coco di Mama and Zizzi across over 200 locations, while employing just over 5,500 staff and serving 13 million meals a year.

Azzurri recovers strongly in 2022

30-Nov-2022 By Finn Scott-Delany

The Azzurri Group has posted full year revenues of £235.9m, an increase of £119m on last year.

Zizzi launches largest retail range yet

11-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Restaurant brand Zizzi is launching its largest at home range yet based on its most popular restaurant dishes.

App launches offering young people discounts on healthy food

21-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Major restaurant brands including Zizzi, Tortilla, YO! and Wahaca have signed up to an app that offers 13 to 24-year-olds up to 20% off healthy foods.

Pizza Express and Azzurri expected to announce restaurant closures

17-Jul-2020 By Restaurant

Italian causal dining chains Pizza Express and Azzurri are expected to announce restaurant closures and financial restructures as the fallout from the Coronavirus pandemic continues.

Zizzi to rethink cash handling policy after claims staff fined for 'mistakes'

30-Nov-2017 By Sophie Witts

Zizzi says it will reconsider the wording of its cash handling policy after claims it uses staff pay and tips to cover ‘mistakes’ such as customers leaving without paying.

New Zizzi openings to take estate to 143

24-Feb-2016 By Emma Eversham

Italian restaurant chain Zizzi is on track to open 10 more sites this year Azzurri Group CEO Steve Holmes has said. 

ASK Italian and Zizzi remove tips administration charges

07-Sep-2015 By Mark Wingett

Azzurri Group, operator of Zizzi and ASK Italian, is to follow PizzaExpress in removing the 8 per cent administration fee on tips made by electronic card payments from November this year.

Steve Holmes becomes ASK and Zizzi CEO

13-May-2014 By Mark Wingett

Steve Holmes, the current managing director of ASK Italian, is to step up to become chief executive of the Gondola Group-owned brand and its sister chain Zizzi, M&C Report has learnt.

Business Profile: Zizzi

08-Jun-2011 By Joe Lutrario

Zizzi has responded to new entrants in the Italian dining sector with a complete overhaul designed to pull in younger diners and bring the brand back up to date