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NewsBRG to open 50 Slim Chickens sites in 2026, underpinning growth
Turnover across Boparan Restaurant Group rose to £167.3m in 2024 (up from £159.6m), driven by Slim Chickens openings and operational improvements across the estate
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Analysis & InsightThe chicken kings: How Boparan flew under the radar to create one of the UK’s fastest growing brands
Slim Chickens has been quietly winging its way ahead, reaching 75 sites under Boparan’s ownership and demonstrating how the group’s future is now weighted towards high-growth, fast-casual concepts
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NewsGBK increases turnover to £96.2m
The Boparan Restaurant Group-owned burger chain increased turnover from £49.5m in 2022, after transferring a number of Slim Chickens and Carluccio’s branded sites from other parts of the group
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NewsBoparan sees ‘significant potential’ for Slim Chickens
The group also said its brands Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Giraffe, and Carluccio’s all offer long-term growth potential, with GBK and Slim Chickens reporting £49.5m in revenue
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NewsBoparan appoints new CFO
David Sayer joins the restaurant group from Magnum Brands Group as it continues its rapid expansion of the Slim Chickens franchise
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NewsCarluccio’s coffee machines rolled out
Boparan has launched the branded self-service machines across 20 Sainsbury’s Local stores
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InterviewsBoparan: ‘Delivery is performing better than ever’
It is the launch day of Boparan Restaurant Group’s latest concept, the multi-brand, 180-cover Restaurant Hub.
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NewsCaffè Carluccio’s can be ‘genuine challenger brand’
Boparan Restaurant Group believes there is scope to grow its adapted concept Caffè Carluccio’s to 500 sites over the next five years.
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OpinionDominic Walsh: Casual dining one of ‘big losers’ of pandemic
It used to be so simple. Come up with a restaurant concept and a brand, open one restaurant, then a second, then aim for five outlets then ten and 20, and if it’s still working, press the button on a nationwide rollout. Well, something like that, anyway.
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NewsMore than 22,000 restaurant jobs lost so far this year
The number of restaurant sector job losses so far this year are nearly double those lost in the whole of 2019, according to the Centre for Retail Research.
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NewsFulham Shore raises £2.25m in share placing
Fulham Shore has raised £2.25m in a share placing that was oversubscribed.
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NewsBoparan removes £10 cap on Eat Out to Help Out offer
Boparan Restaurant Group has announced it will be extending the Eat Out to Help Out offer, removing the £10 limit on half price discounts across all of its restaurant brands.
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NewsBandura joins Gusto Italian
Former Carluccio’s and Gaucho chief financial officer Frank Bandura has joined Gusto Italian as interim CFO.
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NewsBoparan paid £3.4m for Carluccio’s
Trading at Carluccio’s had recovered before coronavirus struck, but the dramatic sales decline that accompanied lockdown left it unable to continue, an administrators report shows.
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NewsBoparan confirms Carluccio’s acquisition
Boparan Restaurant Group has finalised its acquisition of Carluccio’s.
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NewsBoparan poised to take over Carluccio’s
Boparan Restaurant Group is poised to buy Carluccio’s out of administration, Sky News reports.
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NewsPrezzo appoints advisors
Prezzo is the latest casual dining name to appoint in advisors to consider its post-coronavirus funding options.
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NewsEditor’s Opinion: Hang tight and plan your return
The coronavirus continues to wreak havoc. It’s claimed hundreds of thousands of lives around the world and numbers continue to rise. As dreadful as that is, the long term socio-economic impact is more disturbing. The virus has created a level of disruption to health, society, and the economy that’s never happened before, outside of wartime. And while there is plenty of speculation on how life in general may get back to normal post-lockdown, with vaguely optimistic or pessimistic dates floating around, there is no clarity on how or when this might end.
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NewsTimeline: How the coronavirus crisis unfolded
Here are just some of the twists and turns over the last few weeks. If you want to read all the MCA coverage of the coronavirus crisis click here.
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NewsAdministrator weighs up bids for Carluccio’s
Parts of Carluccio’s estate and assets have received interest from Tesco, Boparan Restaurant Group, and Byron owner Three Hills Capital.