Domino’s delivers profit uplift February 15, 2010 Domino’s Pizza, the takeaway company, is forecast to produce a 55 per cent rise in pre-tax profits tomorrow after benefitting from consumers cutting back on restaurant meals and eating at home. Analysts expect group turnover to increase 15 per cent to £157m, with internet sales tipped to account for around a quarter of orders. Domino’s [...]
HEDGE FUND FASHION GURU HAS A SALES BOOM February 11, 2010 WE ALWAYS knew women were good at multi-tasking, but Britt Lintner really does take the concept to a new extreme. Regular readers may remember Lintner, who heads up her own flourishing womenswear label while managing to hold down a tough job in hedge fund sales at GLG Partners. And now I hear that not only [...]
Get into the foreign property game at a fraction of the cost February 11, 2010 FOR many people, owning a foreign property would be the ultimate luxury. However, dealing with local authorities, maintaining the place, or renting it out can turn a luxury into a time-consuming, costly hassle. And that assumes you can really afford the place of your dreams, rather than a flat in a high-rise overlooking a crowded [...]
Tchenguiz’s former tapas chain part of £100m sale February 8, 2010 THE group behind La Tasca and the Ha Ha Bar and Grill chain could raise £100m when it is put up for sale. The Bay Restaurant Group – which was once part of property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz’s empire – is understood to be being eyed by private equity-backed investors. Interest is set to increase after [...]
For a late winter ski trip, north-east France is a red hot option February 8, 2010 YOU will hear many British voices on the slopes of the French ski resort of Morzine, but despite the fact that “the Brits are here” the region still retains a Gallic shrug. Unlike Meribel, which has long since been colonised by Brits, and where the main town is full of raucous British pubs like Dick’s [...]
THREE OTHER MOROCCAN RESTAURANTS IN LONDON February 8, 2010 KENZA Head down a tunnel off Devonshire Square and find your way into this Middle Eastern netherworld, full of sequined cushions, incense, magnificent carpets and – of course – belly dancers. The food mixes Moroccan and Lebanese flavours, and there’s a lot of it. Kenza, 10 Devonshire Square, EC2M 4YP. MOMO The West End’s most [...]
Rise of Texas is a lesson for London February 8, 2010 HERE is an intriguing question which says a lot about modern America but which everybody here in London always gets wrong. Which US state is home to most big companies? New York, surely, host to Goldman Sachs, News Corporation and Pfizer? Or could it be California, home of Apple, Intel and Walt Disney? Wrong, on [...]
Burger King sees sales rise on cheap offers February 4, 2010 FAST-FOOD chain operator Burger King Holdings yesterday posted quarterly results that topped analysts’ views, helped by its $1 double cheeseburger offer, more restaurants, lower taxes and deflated food costs. The home of the Whopper reported net income of $50m, or 37 cents a share, for the second quarter ended 31 December. That was up from [...]
BACK TO THE GREEN HOUSE FOR DE BLONAY February 3, 2010 THE City’s resident “Swiss funds fox”, Guy de Blonay, has barely warmed up his seat after his high-profile return to fund management group Jupiter, but already things are settling comfortably back into their old ways. De Blonay officially took up his new position at the group a week ago, after leaving his first job at [...]
Antigua has a touch of Caribbean class January 31, 2010 GREY London Februaries can be hard to bear, which is why Antigua’s sun, sea, sandy beaches – and direct flights – make it a regular haunt for Brits in search of winter sun. This year there is a real buzz around the island, largely because of the re-launch of Rosewood’s Jumby Bay resort, which has [...]