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Bum per Edition 1 10 th N o v 2015 JUST THE ‘TIP’ OF THE ICEBERG!! JUST THE ‘TIP’ OF THE ICEBERG!! A new chapter f us all… Yes that's right guys it's been a manic few months with plenty of things to celebrate and some HUGE changes within the company! To celebrate the new chapter, we have revamped the newsletter which will now be knocking on your door each and every month with all the goss, news and stories from across the estate. So if you have something to shout about, for example; Charity Events or Big-Ups Team Successes Photos Team nights out General feedback Then simply email… [email protected] for your chance to appear in the newsletter or for your 15 minutes of fame! Now the word that's on everyone's lips at the moment is TIPS– (Turn to the next page) Search Las Iguanas Community’on Facebook to join the Group with the hottest & latest news from across the business *Employees only! t h e n e w s l e t t e r f o r I g u an a s e l r e p u b l i c o ! e l r e p u b l i c o !

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Page 1: 1st Edition - LAS IGUANAS NEWSLETTER.PDF

Bumper Edition 110th Nov 2015

JUST THE ‘TIP’ OF THE ICEBERG!!JUST THE ‘TIP’ OF THE ICEBERG!!A new chapter for us all…

Yes that's right guys it's been a manic few months with plenty of things to celebrate and some HUGE changes within the company!

To celebrate the new chapter, we have revamped the newsletter which will now be knocking on your door each and every month with all the goss, news and stories from across the estate.

So if you have something to shout about, for example; • Charity Events or Big-Ups • Team Successes • Photos• Team nights out• General feedback

Then simply email… [email protected] your chance to appear in the newsletter or for your 15 minutes of fame!

Now the word that's on everyone's lips at the moment is TIPS– (Turn to the next page)

Search Las Iguanas Community’on Facebook to join the Group with the hottest & latest news from across the business*Employees only!

the newsletter for Iguanas

el republico!el republico!

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How we rollG uya na tr ip

Luke Neale (Bar Development

Manager) accompanied

Sean Peterson (Bristol

Harbourside) & Joe Downes

(Brighton) on a one-off

5-night trip to visit the El

Dorado distillery in Guyana.

Their names were put

forward for their continual

hard work with bar teams &

for pushing incentives in site.

Cr ic ket incent iveA chef incentive took place based on results in the Quality Circle Report. The prize was to watch the England V Australia cricket match at the Emirates Stadium, Manchester.

It included an overnight stay, dinner at Hawksmoor & plenty of drinks.

The winners were…LEEDS - Hemant PatelDEANSGATE - Rakesh PillaiDERBY – Jeyasrithar NavaratnamNORWICH – Vipin Nair TORQUAY – Dave GregoryCRIBBS – Joaquim Dourado RFH – Boban JoshySTRATFORD – Sharanu KumarLEICESTER – Irfan Patel CHESTER – Ben FinchettREADING – Greg Wills

Happy campersThe annual camping trip for all Support

Managers including Managers in training

& star Key holder supervisors, took place

in the Midlands at the 'Heart of England

Conference & Events Centre'.

The day consisted of team building events;

Archery, Dirt buggies, Raft Building,

Bamboo Construction & Blindfolded driving

followed by a BBQ, lots of drink and a cosy

night of camping around a huge bonfire.

For more p ics check out the faceb o ok c ommunit y group

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i b iz a ro cksBased on an up sell of Pina Colada, the 4 restaurants that sold the biggest percentage over total liquor sales through June & July each won a place to Ibiza.It was a 2-night/3-day stay at 'Ibiza Rocks Hotel' with VIP tickets to see Fatboy Slim live plus a sunset cruise with dinner.

Well done to the winners...

OXFORD - Jonathon Granja MollaBRIGHTON - Ryan CameronBRISTOL HARBOURSIDE - Helen Joyce KINGSTON – Daniel Pearce

Ok toberfestOur annual 2-night trip to

Oktoberfest based on the highest

Brahma sales over total liquor

sales, concluded in true Munich

Stein O'clock tradition!

The winners were…

OXFORD – Stephon Viegas

LEEDS – Megan Cuthbertson

PLYMOUTH – Jack Williams

CARDIFF MQ – Thomas Edwards

KINGSTON - Glenn Warren

DEANSGATE – Edward Poole

OPERATIONS – Simon Parkinson

HEAD OFFICE – Harriet Simpson

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The rio leagueThe rio leagueWith only a few periods left and having already won 4 places to next year's trip to Rio, Exeter are still firmly running things at the top of both tables, but can they hang on in there?!Derby are gaining ever closer to top spot in the Round 2 league as the gap between 2nd & 3rd place increases. Meanwhile elsewhere in the 'Yearly Average Table', Aberdeen are still locked onto second place with Milton Keynes not far behind. A huge well-done to the '97.5% club' below, Your star servers MD bonus for the next periodic pay is being arranged shortly.

AverageExeter 98.01%Aberdeen 95.10%MK 94.59%Deansgate 93.79%Lakeside 93.30%Derby 92.65%BHS 92.57%Trafford 92.48%Reading 91.70%Glasgow 91.35%

P4 P5 P6 P7 AverageExeter 100.00% 99.40% 100.00% 98.10% 99.38%Derby 97.54% 100.00% 99.20% 97.80% 98.64%Deansgate 97.39% 94.40% 98.30% 100.00% 97.52%Aberdeen 97.04% 99.40% 92.70% 99.70% 97.21%MK 90.13% 97.90% 99.30% 97.80% 96.28%Nottingham 99.39% 89.70% 99.30% 96.40% 96.20%Lakeside 95.08% 98.20% 93.30% 93.40% 95.00%Plymouth 87.68% 100.00% 95.40% 96.60% 94.92%Reading 96.77% 90.80% 89.30% 98.20% 93.77%Swansea 98.16% 85.00% 99.60% 90% 93.19%

Overall ye ar averageAlcija Mazurek & Maria AlbaladejoAnjuli PatelSam AustinRuben CuotoKarolina MalekMatt CollinsPatrick CallumDan BideaEileen Marie LeavyAlbert MontoriLois HoweMichael HughesMagda DEmily Hope BainesCarys StantonEren Wellington

HarboursideAberdeenReadingWembleyRFHTorquayExeterBrightonCardiff Mill LaneDeansgateDerbyEdinburghGlasgowLiverpoolMermaid QuayMilton Keynes

9 7 .5% + CLUB

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15 m in utes of fame

Charity Front…Charity Front…

On the charity front we have had a lot on the go as Macmillan Coffee Morning swept across the estate, with each restaurant raising lots of money for the cause.

Iguanas from some of our London sites took part in the London 10k raising £1000 for Springboard which is a charity which helps to unlock life-changing literacy for disadvantaged children.

People are also doing their own personal fundraising such as Victor Marra from Brighton ran the Bright10 and Simon McNeill from Lakeside (see below)

Last year Simon cycled from London to Paris with Jamie Jones from Lakeside to raise money for Little Havens Children's Hospice, but as if that wasn't enough, he came back for more in the summer by attempting to cycle the same route and back again in 48 hours! Unfortunately he did the first part well within 24 hours, however with huge disappointment a knee injury meant that he had to retire and could not continue home.

A couple of months later he successfully completed the 3 city cycle; London, Amsterdam & Brussels. He raised £3k for the Heart of Kent Hospice. Our hats are off to you Simon, who is now organising his very own charity group bike ride on behalf of Little Havens Children's Hospice.

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Blackpool

Braintree (coming 2016)

Chester

Newport

Birmingham NEC

Coventry

vacanc ies

Meet the newbiesJean-Pierre Barkhuize AM Resort WorldNilesh Nimbalkar JSC CoventryBrandon Plunkett CDP NorwichSam Litten DM DeansgateJake Whittington Bar Manager BlackpoolFranck Elizondo JSC NorwichAgoustinho Gomes JSC ReadingStephen Connor AM GlasgowAmy Jones GM Resort WorldCorey Palmer AM CardiffRoel Fernandes CDP WembleySteve Mattox SC Birmingham Christian Scott SC Blackpool

General Manager (GM)General Manager (GM)General Manager (GM)General Manager (GM)Assistant Manager (AM)Deputy Manager / Assistant Assistant Manager (AM)Bar Manager (BM)Deputy Manager (DM)Head Chef (HC)Head Chef (HC)Head Chef (HC)Head Chef (HC)Sous Chef/Junior Sous ChefSous Chef/Junior Sous ChefSous Chef/Junior Sous ChefSous Chef (SC)Junior Sous Chef (JSC)Junior Sous Chef (JSC)Junior Sous Chef (JSC)Junior Sous Chef (JSC)Junior Sous Chef (JSC)Junior Sous Chef (JSC)Junior Sous Chef (JSC)Junior Sous Chef (JSC)Sous Chef (SC)Junior Sous Chef (JSC)Junior Sous Chef (JSC)Junior Sous Chef (JSC) Junior Sous Chef (JSC)

AberdeenCardiffExeterLiverpoolTorquayCardiffCambridgeStratfordBirmingham ResortsReadingSwanseaOxfordGlasgowCliftonGlasgowEdinburghNorwichOxfordMilton KeynesTraffordNewcastleKingstonMeadowhallMermaid QuayBathBraintreeBlackpoolBraintreeBraintreeNewport

AS AT 4TH NOV

INTERESTED? EMA IL GEMMA@IGUANAS .C O .UK

Check out the new Restaurants

Hot Opportunities

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Hot off the press…

Fresh t i ll the de ath

All over the UK Student Freshers were getting a taste of the Latin Life as restaurants setup Freshers stalls enticing young minds to get involved and get on board.

Not only that, but there were also a few food festivals too which saw the London & Leamington crews dishing out some traditional street vibes & tasters.

The l atest from Market ing & the hot test offers ava il able for our guests

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Dates for your diary10th November - Bac k of House Cha lleng e F i n al@Las Iguanas Bristol Cribbs Causeway

The Grand Final cook-off will see whose authentic dish will win a place on the menu.

P R I Z ES 1st place - £1000 prize + dish on the menu 2nd place - £500 prize 3rd place - £250 prize

1 1 th November - Bar Challenge F inal @Las Iguanas Spitalfields

The 6 successful entrants will compete at the Grand Final competition to showcase their recipe in front of a judging panel including the brand ambassadors.The final 3 will then set-up stations selling & showcasing their drink while the DJ spins his tracks for 100 special guests and members of the public. All guests will have tokens for a free drink that will act as votes.All votes will be tallied and 1st, 2nd & 3rd place will be announced.

PR IZES- Winner gets a trip to IBIZA!- Bartending kits for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places- All finalists get a night out in London (hotel, dinner & drinks) plus a bottle of Malibu Black label

E nds 14th Nov e m ber- BARCE LO NA INCE NT IVE Torres Mas Rabell Rosé Upsell

The top 3 performing restaurants will be able to send a member of their floor team based on % increase Vs. last year on a trip to Barcelona to visit the Torres winery. This includes flights, overnight accommodation, meals and VIP tickets to watch Barcelona play at Camp Nou.