Finance – Page 121
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NewsSeafood Pub Company sees losses increase
Seafood Pub Company has reported a group loss after tax of £2.73m for the full-year to 31 December 2018, compared to a loss of £1.15m the previous year, after higher administrative expenses and cost of sales impacted profits.
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NewsErpingham House hits 50% of £250k crowdfund
Erpingham House, the UK’s biggest vegan restaurant, has secured 50% of its crowdfunding target ahead of its public launch later this week.
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NewsMore growth for Greggs
Greggs has revealed 7.4% increase in like for like sales for the 13 weeks to September 28, 2019. Total sales were up 13.9% and the business opened a net total of 56 shops. Greggs said the business “continued to trade very strongly in the third quarter. As expected, the rate of year-on-year sales growth moderated as we came up against stronger comparative sales from the previous year, but sales were still up strongly, driven predominantly by growth in customer numbers.”
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NewsJamie’s profits plunge following restaurant collapse
Jamie Oliver has revealed the scale of the impact the collapse of his restaurant group had on his overall business interests. Pre-tax profits at his businesses, made up of Jamie Oliver Holdings, Jamie Oliver Licensing and Jamie’s Italian International, almost halved by 46%, from £14.4m to £7.8m. The business said its profits were “impacted by exceptional costs of £9.9m in the year related to the restaurant group.”
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NewsRevolution reveals drop in profits as it builds for the future
Revolution Bars has revealed a fall in profits for the 52 weeks ended 29 June 2019, after exceptional items of £7.1m and bar opening costs of £1.5 million delivered a pre-tax loss of £5.6m. Like for like sales were also down 3.5%, but the business said they had improved over the period, from a 4% drop in H1, to a 2.9% drop in H2 and down 1.8% in Q4.
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NewsSSP forecasts 1.8% lfls growth in Q4 2019
SSP Group expects like-for-like sales growth of approximately 1.8% in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to a pre close trading update.
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NewsTime Out to resubmit Spitalfields market bid in Q4
Time Out will resubmit its planning application for a market in Spitalfields in Q4 2019, with a potential opening anytime from late 2020.
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NewsAbokado: ‘small handful’ of underperforming sites could close
Abokado CEO Mark Lilley has told MCA there are a small handful of underperforming shops in the estate which could be closed over the coming months.
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NewsStrong drink sales drive M&B’s 3.3% lfls growth
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has continued to outperform the market in the eight weeks to 21 September, with like-for-like sales growing by 3.3%.
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NewsManaged pubs achieve strong lfls for Shepherd Neame
Shepherd Neame has achieved strong like-for-like (lfl) sales grow for both its managed and tenanted pub division but brewing and brands drove group turnover down over the full-year.
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OpinionBerenberg on JD Wetherspoon
The crux of investor debate on JD Wetherspoon (JDW) centres on whether it can convert its continued impressive like-for-like (lfl) sales momentum into meaningful profit growth in FY20 and beyond, says analyst Berenberg. And it thinks JDW can.
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NewsF&B continues to perform well for Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury has said the West End remains a busy area with its food, beverage, leisure and retail occupiers reporting, on average, year-on-year sales growth for the quarter to 30 June 2019.
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NewsAdmiral acquires 150-strong pub portfolio from Star
Admiral Taverns has confirmed it has reached an agreement to acquire a portfolio of 150 tenanted community pubs form Star Pubs & Bars.
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NewsAG Barr sees revenue decline in ‘disappointing’ first half
AG Barr has seen revenue for the six months to 27 July 2019 decline from £136.9m in H1 last year, to £122.5m, following what it described as an “unprecedented year” for the soft drinks industry in 2018.
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NewsTasty sees sales down but losses reduced
Tasty, which operates Wildwood and Dim T restaurants, saw sales decline by 8% for the 26 weeks to 30 June 2019, to £21.1m (2018: £23m).
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NewsAll Our Bars reports 3% lfls growth
All Our Bars, the South East-based pub and bar group, has reported a 3% increase in like-for-like revenues for the full year to July 2019.
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OpinionBerenberg on City Pub Group
City Pub Group’s (CPG) H1 results showed “impressive top-line momentum”, said analysts at Berenberg, after the pub operator reported sales were up 36% year-on-year.
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NewsApplegreen sees total food sales slip back in H1 2019
Applegreen saw total UK food and store sales slip back from their strong performance last year, to +1.4% for the six months to 30 June 2019.
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NewsInvestors willing to pay premium for best in class operators
Despite the greater prevalence of distress transactions, investors are willing to pay top valuations for businesses that are best in class, according to Graeme Smith, MD at AlixPartners.
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NewsBenito’s Hat undergoes CVA
Benito’s Hat operator Pico’s Ltd has entered into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) after suffering cashflow problems.