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Mike Racz and business partner James
Pennington launched Black Olive in Yarm after
the success of their restaurant/bar by the same
name at Hartlepool Marina.
Endeavour Partnership senior partner Nik
Tunley (second right) joins Gary Lumby (left),
Jem Lowes and Lewis Kaid (right) at the official
launch of Black Olive in Yarm – an acquisition
which Endeavour helped to facilitate.
years and Mike has plans to expand even
further, and facilitating that growth has
involved a lot of complex legal work covering
a variety of issues.”
As well as assisting with the group’s
acquisitions, Endeavour has also helped Mike
with relocating from Hartlepool to a new
head office at Evolution Park, within Wynyard
Park.
The Racz Group’s new HQ is now home
to 35 senior staff, managing around 960
employees across its group, including 600 at
its Domino’s stores, 200 within Costa Coffee
and more than 100 in its gyms.
“There are huge opportunities here and
across the North-East,” insists Mike.
“Out of the 35 senior staff we have in our
head office, probably about 25 started out
as a driver or instore worker. Our COO Laura
Tarran started making pizzas with me aged
17, and her partner Stephen Winspear, who
started as a driver, is now our operations
manager, responsible for more than 600
people.
“So there’s a vast amount of opportunities
for anyone who wants to do it.”
Endeavour Partnership has a reputation
spanning over 18 years in providing high
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of the North East’s top corporate and
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department highly ranked.
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