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All Finance articles – Page 4
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NewsNero Group reports £585m sales, with double-digit growth
The coffeehouse operator, which runs 1,154 stores across 11 countries, saw UK sales rise 10% to £366m, boosted by a 17% jump in iced drinks and the successful launch of its matcha range
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NewsState of Play achieves record December sales
Group sales in December grew 25% vs the prior year for the Hijingo, Bounce, and Flight Club US operator, with the US business serving as the main driver of growth
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NewsDaisy Green boosts revenue by 19%
The collection of Aussie-style cafe-restaurants said it had delivered a “robust” performance despite cost pressures, and continues to grow its 19-strong portfolio across London
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NewsBuoyant festive trading for Shepherd Neame
Like-for-like sales growth rose to 8.1% for the five weeks to 3 January, driven by a strong performance inside the M25, where LFLs increased 12.6% for the pub operator and brewer
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OpinionGordon Ramsay: ‘The industry is facing a bloodbath’
Writing in The Standard, the chef said, “it seems no one in power is thinking ahead”, and called for at least a 20% cut in business rates to ease the burden of transitional increases
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NewsKeystone beer brands acquired in £4.5m deal
Black Sheep, Purity, Brew By Numbers, Brick, North, Magic Rock and Fourpure have been acquired by Paramount Retail Group with a mission “protect, restore and revitalise iconic British regional beer brands”,
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NewsYoung’s reports strong festive trading, plans move to main market
The premium pub operator has reported like-for-like sales growth of 11.2% over the three-week festive period, while announcing its intention to move from AIM to the main market of the London Stock Exchange
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NewsWetherspoon keeps up like-for-like growth
The pub group reported 8.8% like-for-like sales growth over the festive season, as it prepares to launch its first site in mainland Spain next month
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NewsInda Pubs reports significant uplift in turnover
The West London pub company, chaired by City Pub Group founder Clive Watson, saw turnover reach £14.45m in 2025, with a 39% uplift seen in the last six weeks of the year
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InterviewsHeartwood Collection remains confident in pubs-with-rooms strategy
The operator of Heartwood Inns is optimistic that transitional relief from the government will help offset the impact of business rates rises, CEO Richard Ferrier told MCA.
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NewsKnoops on track to exceed £20m revenues
The chocolate specialist delivered like-for-like UK store sales growth of 12%, plus strong trading across its online and wholesale channels as it targets $500m revenue by 2032
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NewsStrong Christmas for Amber Taverns
The pub group delivered like-for-like sales growth of 9% over the festive period as it looks to add 20 sites per year to its growing estate
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NewsHeartwood Collection reports ‘sustained momentum’ across estate
The Alchemy-backed operator of Heartwood Inns and Brasserie Blanc has said it is on track to achieve £100m in turnover, with record trading over the festive period
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NewsTim Hortons achieves double-digit sales growth
The UK&I business reported 10% sales growth over the festive period, plus 8% like-for-like growth in 2025 as it looks to expand further across the country
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Opinion‘If a pub disappears it’s a tragedy. A chain restaurant doesn’t have the same cache’
Despite pressure to widen relief to the whole sector, the Chancellor has repeatedly emphasised pubs as the category most in need of support
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NewsIndividual Restaurants reports festive sales growth of 6%
The operator of Piccolino, Riva Blu, Restaurant Bar & Grill and Forbici, said it delivered a strong performance over Christmas and is looking to 2026 as being a defining year for the business.
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NewsSoho House secures funding to save take-private deal
The private members club operator has locked in $200m in alternative financing to support the deal, which it now aims to close by the end of the month
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NewsRachel Reeves: ‘We’re particularly concerned about pubs’
The Chancellor said officials were working ‘pretty intensely’ to ensure that there’s more temporary support for pubs, following the withdrawal of Covid-era support
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NewsScottish budget: business rates support for hospitality reduced to 15%
Hospitality trade bodies have said the measures ‘do not go far enough’ and leave businesses facing rates increases worth thousands of pounds
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NewsRates valuations boss: ‘We don’t want there to be any surprises’
Jonathan Russell has defended the Valuation Office Agency’s work to MPs, and insisted ministers were kept informed of upcoming hikes to business rates, as he revealed overall valuations for the pub sector are up 32% since the last list in 2023