All Deals articles – Page 5
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NewsWahaca explores smaller scale format
Co-founder and chairman Mark Selby tells MCA the new ‘Wahacito’ concept would retain the same to-dine elements, but feature a smaller menu and more informal approach
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NewsSuper 8 Restaurants plans further openings as turnover rises
The London-based group, whose estate includes Thai restaurants Smoking Goat and Kiln, as well as the Basque-inspired Brat, saw turnover rise 13% to £22.5m in its 2025 financial year
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InterviewsWren Pubs facing 'constant licensing battles’
The independent London pub group’s CEO, Jack Greenall, tells MCA that more needs to be done by both the government and local authorities to support expanding businesses like his
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Weekend PressWhitbread investors to bag £1.5bn with hotel sell-off
The hospitality group is to sell one in five of the freehold hotel properties it owns outright following a strategic review, The Times reports
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OpinionMoment of Caring for missed M&A opportunity
Serial investor Luke Johnson, who sold The Ivy, J Sheekey and Le Caprice to Richard Caring in 2005 in a £31.5m deal, admitted he didn’t see the possibility of turning The Ivy into a chain
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NewsDomino’s shareholders signal concern over updated remuneration policy
Nearly 30% of investors voted against the resolution policy at pizza delivery group’s AGM, prompting the board and remuneration committee to commit to further consultation
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NewsWren Pubs appoints Rupert Clevely as non-executive chairman
The Geronimo Inns founder, who was also a key figure in the early success of Pizza Pilgrims, joins Wren as it prepares for its next phase of expansion
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NewsThe Wolseley Hospitality Group to launch first Colbert Collection property in London
The group will open its first London hotel later this year on Piccadilly with owner Minor Hotels describing it as ‘a unique strategic opportunity’
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NewsYoung’s FY26 sales +4.6%
The pub company said its strategy of operating a premium, invested managed estate leaves it well-positioned to withstand ongoing uncertainty and deliver profitable growth
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NewsYard Sale Pizza appoints growth director
The Piper-backed pizza delivery brand has brought in Sophie Abrahamovitch, co-founder of bars app DUSK, to lead the marketing team and be accountable for everything related to sales growth
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NewsPachamama Group announces double London opening
The international group will launch its largest-ever London restaurant alongside a new street food concept within Marylebone’s Loxton Walk development
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NewsIn pictures: RISE by Cornish Bakery opens first site
The new concept bakery, which debuts today in Betws-y-Coed in Conwy, North Wales, is billed as ‘a next-level sector development in product, design, service experience, community engagement and trading hours’
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NewsPapa John’s and Pizza Hut sales gather momentum
The American pizza chains are moving closer to potential ownership changes as part of seperate transactions which could see them taken private, according to Bloomberg
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Analysis & InsightSheikh it up – why the sale of Richard Caring’s empire is a really big deal
Securing over a billion pounds for his hospitality portfolio is a huge win for the ‘King of Mayfair’, while its new Abu Dhabi-based majority owner Diafra has plenty of options to get its teeth into
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Weekend PressAs Franco Manca scales back, is the air going out of the sourdough pizza craze?
The restaurant is to cut more than a fifth of its outlets amid competition from rival chains, The Guardian reports
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Weekend PressCan Britain’s biggest pub firm shake its crippling debt hangover?
Stonegate has lost almost £650m in the past three years and is carrying billions in debt. Its boss claims he is finally turning things around, The Sunday Times reports
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Weekend PressYo! Sushi founder: ‘Life’s kind of been lived on the edge’
Simon Woodroffe tells the Financial Times about a lunch that changed his fortunes
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NewsUber adds £200m stake to Delivery Hero
The US tech company will acquire an additional 4.5% stake in its rival in an opportunistic deal, as Delivery Hero’s owner Prosus has agreed to sell down its stake to comply with EU competition rules
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NewsJoe & The Juice valued at £1.35bn
The Danish juice and food to go brand has secured a strategic minority investment from Emirates International Investment Company (EIIC), with General Atlantic to remain majority shareholder following the deal
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NewsMEATliquor appoints administrators
The official confirmation comes after the brand closed restaurants in Islington, Clapham Junction, Queensway and Brighton last month