Geoff Ross: Amano – 'we won’t be changing a thing'

Geoff Ross: Amano – 'we won’t be changing a thing'
The deal will make Savor a 17-site operation with 366 employees, group chair Geoff Ross says.
Victoria Young
Savor Group chair Geoff Ross says Amano, one of Auckland’s most popular restaurants, will remain the same despite his firm merging it into New Zealand’s biggest listed hospitality group.“We won’t be changing a thing,” the 42 Below founder and Ecoya candle maker told BusinessDesk after announcing an $11 million acquisition of three Hip Group venues in a deal involving cash, shares and deferred payments.Savor previously traded as Moa but divested the beer business earlier this year for $1.9m.The NZX-listed hospitalit...

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