All news articles – Page 30
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NewsTasty outlines plans for future investments
The Wildwood and dim t operator expects to use £3.6m for the acquisition of other brands, while £3m will be used to invest in existing restaurants
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NewsMcDonald’s: ‘UK recovery will take time’
The fast food chain insisted it has a solid track record in delivering turnaround plans, and said it was continuing efforts to improve the UK’s overall performance
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NewsSimmons Bars acquired in pre-pack for £6m
Sixteen sites were acquired by founder Nick Campbell and Lonsdale Capital Partners, after the bar business suffered a downturn in trading and a loss of £2.85m in 2025
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NewsJKS ‘significant milestone’ with double US opening
The premium restaurant group will launch Ambassadors Clubhouse in New York in autumn, followed by Gymkhana in Las Vegas in winter
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NewsTortilla achieves 5% rise in like-for-likes
The fast-casual Mexican restaurant group achieved a £3.9m increase in revenue for the half-year, to £35.4m, with strong sales momentum continuing into H2
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NewsKFC UK sales up 5% in Q2
Owner Yum! Brands said the UK KFC business, which accounts for 6% of KFC’s system sales worldwide, had also achieved 5% sales growth in the year-to-date.
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NewsDirectional Pizza appoints new CEO
The owner of the Pizza Hut Restaurants UK business has appointed Gino Casciani as chief executive officer of its European operations.
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NewsButcombe Group delivers 9.8% growth in like-for-likes
Sales were up across all areas of the managed business, with drinks seeing the strongest lfl growth of +13% - boosted by the favourable weather, while food sales were up 8%, in the first half of the year
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NewsDomino’s: ‘Competitor closures provide opportunity’
The pizza delivery chain reported a difficult Q1, but is “picking up the slack” and “making hay while the sun shines” as rivals cut down their estates, said CEO Andrew Rennie
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NewsGreene King Pub Partners to invest £27m this year
It follows capital investment of £23m in both 2023 and 2024 and will fund internal and external refurbishments across its leased, tenanted and franchise pub estate in England and Scotland
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NewsPrezzo Italian reveals first new openings in five years
After a strong Q3 - with 11% like-for-like sales growth - the casual dining group begins its next phase of investment, with new sites in Rugby and Edinburgh
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NewsMoto appoints Arslan Sharif
Formerly of Pizza Express, Sharif joins Moto’s operating board in the role of chief digital and information officer, replacing outgoing CIO Guy Latchem after 33 years’ service
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NewsSticks’n’Sushi hails ‘productive’ first year under McWin ownership
The Danish-Japanese group said its three markets – the UK, Denmark, and Germany – delivered sales growth in 2024 and carried the momentum into 2025
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NewsTasty business as rockstar restaurateurs Page and Plant join forces
Following a £9.25m cash injection, the casual dining operator is in talks with multiple businesses and hopes to announce its first acquisitions in the next six months, incoming executive chairman David Page tells MCA
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NewsEntry level jobs ‘taxed out of existence’
A plunge in part-time summer holiday vacancies is being driven by rises in employers’ National Insurance contributions (NICs) making hiring more expensive
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NewsDiageo’s profits tumble after rocky year
The maker of Guinness and Smirnoff said operating profits fell 27.8% to $4.3bn, due to “exceptional impairment and restructuring costs” and a decline in profit margin
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NewsDomino’s profits slip by 15%
The pizza group blamed weak consumer confidence, higher costs of employment, and a tough comparison period for a slowdown in like-for-like sales and new openings
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NewsPark Chinois acquired for £200,000
According to an administrators’ report by FRP Advisory, there were £4.7m worth of class B creditors listed in the report
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NewsPizza Hut Europe turnover dips despite brand reset
The delivery arm of the Pizza Hut business saw turnover drop marginally in 2024, despite introducing a new menu and evolved brand last year
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NewsPapa Johns continues like-for-like decline
The pizza delivery chain said it is taking “proactive steps to drive profitable growth”, with 74 sites closed in 2024