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[[File:Ask restaurant, Wetherby (13th September 2010).jpg|thumb|right|An Ask restaurant in [[Wetherby]], [[West Yorkshire]].]] |
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'''Ask Restaurants Ltd.''' is a British [[casual dining]] [[restaurant chain]] that serves [[Italian cuisine]]. It has two concepts, ASK and Zizzi. It currently operates 200 locations in the UK.<ref name=ask>{{cite web |url=http://www.askcentral.co.uk/aboutus.html |title=About us |publisher=Ask Restaurants publication |accessdate=2008-08-16}}</ref> |
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'''Gondola Group''' was a chain [[restaurant]] operator in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It operated several [[casual dining]] brands:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://gondolaholdings.com/downloads/Gondola%20Annual%20Report%202014.pdf | title= Annual Report 2014 | publisher=Gondola Group Limited | date=2014 | accessdate=8 April 2015 }}</ref> |
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*[[Byron Hamburgers]], sold to [[Hutton Collins]] for £100 million in October 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://gondolaholdings.com/downloads/Gondola%20sale%20of%20Byron%20to%20Hutton%20Collins%20final.pdf | title= Sale of Byron to Hutton Collins Partners | publisher=Gondola Group Limited | date=18 October 2013 | accessdate=8 April 2015 }}</ref> |
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*Kettners, champagne bar and restaurant (one site in London), sold in 2013/2014. |
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*[[PizzaExpress]], sold to the China based [[private equity firm]] [[Hony Capital]] in July 2014 for £900 million ($1.54 billion).<ref name="PizzaExpressSale">{{cite news|title=UK restaurant chain Pizza Express purchased by Chinese equity group|url=http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/223750099/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ht/UK-restaurant-chain-Pizza-Express-purchased-by-Chinese-equity-group|accessdate=13 July 2014|publisher=Big News Network.com}}</ref> |
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*[[Ask (restaurant)|ASK Italian]] and [[Zizzi]], Italian food. Sold to [[Bridgepoint Capital]] in February 2015 for £250 million.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://gondolaholdings.com/downloads/Sale%20of%20Ask%20Zizzi%20to%20Bridgepoint.pdf | title= Sale of ASK and Zizzi by Gondola to Bridgepoint | publisher=Gondola Group Limited | date=1 December 2014 | accessdate=8 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.bridgepoint.eu/en/news/press-releases/2015/bridgepoint-completes-gbp-250-million-acquisition-of-ask-italian-and-zizzi/ Bridgepoint press release 9 February 2015: ''Bridgepoint completes £250 million acquisition of ASK Italian and Zizzi'']{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Re-linked 2016-08-04</ref> |
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*{{official website|http://gondolaholdings.com}} |
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* [http://www.askcentral.co.uk/ Ask Restaurants Ltd. webpage] |
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 12 June 2024
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Restaurant |
| Owner | Cinven |
| Website | gondolaholdings |
Gondola Group was a chain restaurant operator in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It operated several casual dining brands:[1]
- Byron Hamburgers, sold to Hutton Collins for £100 million in October 2013.[2]
- Kettners, champagne bar and restaurant (one site in London), sold in 2013/2014.
- PizzaExpress, sold to the China based private equity firm Hony Capital in July 2014 for £900 million ($1.54 billion).[3]
- ASK Italian and Zizzi, Italian food. Sold to Bridgepoint Capital in February 2015 for £250 million.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Gondola Group Limited. 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Sale of Byron to Hutton Collins Partners" (PDF). Gondola Group Limited. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "UK restaurant chain Pizza Express purchased by Chinese equity group". Big News Network.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Sale of ASK and Zizzi by Gondola to Bridgepoint" (PDF). Gondola Group Limited. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Bridgepoint press release 9 February 2015: Bridgepoint completes £250 million acquisition of ASK Italian and Zizzi[permanent dead link] Re-linked 2016-08-04