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Analysis & InsightWho has had a pizza the action? A history of PizzaExpress over three decades
PizzaExpress has had seven different owners since founder Peter Boizot’s sale to Luke Johnson’s and Hugh Osmond in 1993, including being quoted plc twice, and four separate private equity owners. In this deep dive analysis drawing on decades of research, Geof Collyer of Lavender Bank Parters explores what has been invested, who has made or lost money during ownership, and who has looked after the business.
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NewsKokoro ‘well positioned to deliver sustained growth’ as profits rise
The Korean-Japanese QSR chain is currently transitioning existing joint venture stores to a franchise structure in order to create ‘a more scalable operating model’, as it targets nationwide growth
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Analysis & InsightBritain’s restaurant industry is entering its biggest consumer shift since casual dining
Consumers no longer separate eating from the rest of their day-to-day activity, identity and lifestyle. Food now sits inside an ecosystem connected to fitness culture, wearable technology, supplementation, sleep optimisation, healthcare and personal productivity
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NewsBig Mamma performing ‘in excess of expectations’ as turnover surpasses £50m
Despite swinging to a loss, the French-founded Italian group says its restaurants continue to see ‘resounding results’ with sales up 27% in its most recent financial year
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NewsAdnams chair: ‘The company’s level of borrowings was unsustainable’
The regional brewer and pub operator’s chair, Simon Townsend, says the group’s asset disposal programme has been ‘absolutely essential to provide a solid base from which to restore profitable growth’
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Weekend PressBusinesses in hospitality among those left in “total survival mode” by surging energy prices
The Times reports many businesses in rural areas are at breaking point as a surge in the price of heating oil and diesel adds to pressure from rates rises and the minimum wage
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NewsLate-night venues ‘bearing the brunt of hospitality closures’ as segment continues to contract
The latest Night Time Economy Market Monitor shows the space has shrunk by 28.9% in the six years since Covid-19 first hit, equating to nearly three net closures every week
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News‘No easy route to recovery’ for hospitality as insolvencies remain high
Analysis of government figures by Buchler Phillips shows the sector remains near the top of the insolvency table with ‘experiential’ or themed chains and cocktail bars the most vulnerable formats
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Analysis & InsightPizzaExpress looks to prove new QSR concept
The casual dining juggernaut has entered the quick-service market with a small-scale high-tech restaurant in London’s Brixton that could provide the blueprint for a new expansion strategy
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Analysis & InsightGeopolitical shocks threaten to drive foodservice cost increases despite March price dip
The latest data from NIQ and Prestige Purchasing suggests that despite a 1.4% fall in food and drink prices in March further rises are likely in the coming months
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Analysis & InsightEating out cutbacks planned as consumer sentiment falls
Forty percent of people plan to eat out less, as consumer sentiment falls to a three year low amid anxieties over the economy and war in the Middle East, according to PwC
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NewsStarbucks: ‘We believe this quarter reflects the turn in our turnaround’
The US coffee giant has delivered growth on both the top and bottom line for the first time in more than two years in its Q2 results
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Analysis & InsightSoaring costs take ‘heavy toll’ on sector
There was a 0.3% drop in the number of licensed premises in the first quarter of 2026, the latest Hospitality Market Monitor from NIQ reveals
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NewsInflation to last months after war ends
Higher petrol, food and plane ticket prices will persist for “eight-plus months” following the end of the conflict, chief secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones said
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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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Weekend PressHow Uber Eats stole Britain’s lunch … and kickstarted a price war
Using the ride-hailing app’s vast user base, the restaurant delivery business is devouring market share in a fight for takeaway supremacy, says The Times
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Analysis & InsightRestaurants return to growth in March
Britain’s restaurant groups finished a difficult first quarter with modest like-for-like growth, data from the new NIQ RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals
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NewsDomino’s LFLs +4.5% in Q1
The pizza group said it has carried positive momentum seen at the end of 2025 into 2026, with its trading performing in line with expectations
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Analysis & InsightNaan vs Tortilla: The Transatlantic cuisine shift
Mexican cuisine, long dominant in the United States, is beginning to establish a meaningful foothold in the UK, while Indian cuisine, arguably Britain’s adopted national food, is finally transitioning from diaspora-driven presence into scalable, mainstream growth across the United States
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Analysis & Insight‘Burdensome tax regime’ and ‘subdued consumer demand’ push up insolvencies
The latest government figures show accommodation and food services insolvencies jumped 22% month-on-month between January and February this year