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NewsScottish hospitality set for £69m business rates hit without support
UKHospitality Scotland warns that without action Business rates bills will be sent soaring, as rateable values increase 23% on average across Scottish hospitality
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NewsCaffè Nero achieves another record with £338m sales
The Nero Group has posted record sales of £338m in the first half of FY26, with strong performance driven by successful menu innovation including matcha drinks and pistachio croissants
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InterviewsXP Factory reflects on ‘remarkable’ year despite tough market
Richard Harpham, CEO of the listed experiential leisure business, tells MCA that Escape Hunt will continue to work towards the 100-site mark as rapidly as possible
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InterviewsArdent Pub Group: British pub sector 'most revered drinking cultures in the world'
Founder Dominic Jacobs says his recent private investment deal for the three-strong pub company shows there is still a strong investment appetite for premium businesses
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NewsTGI Fridays’ parent company looks to appoint administrators
Liberty Bar & Restaurant Group has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, in the latest twist in the tale of the beleaguered casual dining chain.
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NewsXP Factory reports significant uplift in interim results
The operator of Boom Battle Bars and Escape Hunt achieved a 13% rise in revenue for the 26 weeks to 28 September 2025, describing the group as having given “a creditable performance” in a tough market environment.
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OpinionTop chef’s astonishment over pub’s rateable values
One of Britain’s most acclaimed chefs, and owner of a growing colleciton of premium pubs in Yorkshire, Tommy Banks is one of many operators who have been left gobsmacked by new business rates bills which appear to penalise their success
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NewsJKS pubs business acquired by US private investor
An investment round led by founder and managing director Dominic Jacobs will see the three-strong gastropub business rebrand as Ardent Pub Group
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NewsJust Eat founder Jitse Groen steps down as CEO
Groen’s departure from the company he founded 25 years ago comes after the delivery platform was acquired by investment group Prosus in a €4.1bn deal earlier this year
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NewsOakNorth: Casual dining to see further consolidation
Selective growth through consolidation is expected in the casual dining sector, led by opportunistic acquisitions of distressed assets, challenger bank OakNorth has predicted.
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Weekend PressHospitality pleads for ‘lifeline’ as Rachel Reeves accused of imposing ‘stealth tax’
Although the chancellor said in her budget speech that she is backing small retail and hospitality businesses, they are facing “eye-watering” business rates increases, Sky News reports
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Weekend PressByron burger chain snapped up by Gen Z investor
Akshat Tibrewala, founder of Niyamo Capital, buys business that thrived in casual dining boom but then collapsed twice and shed most of its UK sites, The Sunday Times reports
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Weekend PressGreggs activist investor demands ‘timid’ bosses cut costs
Singapore-based hedge fund warns that the bakery chain – the most shorted company on the London Stock Exchange – is at risk of a cut-price private equity raid, The Sunday Times reports
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NewsArc Inspirations’ appoints new FD
Ciara Allen has left the Leeds-based bar business, with Vicki Musto stepping up from her role as head of finance to take on the FD role.
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NewsMarston’s achieves significant uplift in profit before tax
The 1,300-strong pub group reported a 71.3% in profit before tax of £72.1m for the 52 weeks to 27 September 2025 – up from £42.1m for the same period in 2024, although total revenue dipped slightly over the period.
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Analysis & InsightLeader confidence at five year low
The soaring cost of doing business and pressure on consumer spending mean just just 26% of hospitality leaders feel optimistic for the next 12 months
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NewsStrahan Wilson remembered for ‘kindness, calmness and infectious laugh’
The former chief financial officer of State of Play Hospitality, Côte Restaurants and EAT has died after battling cancer
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NewsKaspa’s Desserts delivers 12% like-for-like growth
The dessert franchise said it had “witnessed a turnaround in trading trends” in the first half of 2025, driven by NPD, marketing, operational initiatives, tech investment, and price optimisation
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NewsAccommodation sales drive strong second quarter for RedCat Hospitality
The pub group has reported total sales of £34.6m in Q2 2025, supported by strategic investment and accommodation sales contributing £10.7m
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NewsTopgolf sold for $1.1bn
The figure is just over half of what Callaway paid to acquire the business in a $2bn deal in 2020, with Leonard Green Partners now taking over