All news articles – Page 6
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NewsBowland Inns reports 3% revenue rise
The Lancashire-based group said its acquisition of Wennington Hall helped drive revenue growth, though the ongoing impact of high interest rates led to pre-tax losses widening
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NewsTransformation efforts help grow Papa Johns UK sales
The pizza delivery chain has reported UK growth of 7% in Q4 2025 with CEO Todd Penegor saying the performance benefited from ‘transformation work’
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News‘Trading underperformance’ and ‘cashflow pressures’ decimate TGI’s value
An administrator report shows Sugarloaf acquired TGI Fridays UK for £1m last month, around a tenth of the £9.55m Breal and Calveton paid for it in late 2024
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NewsBook your place at next week’s Food to Go Conference
Hear from senior leaders of brands including McDonald’s, Pret, Caffè Nero UK, Gail’s, Joe & The Juice, Farmer J and many more at the event on Thursday 5 March
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NewsHarry Ramsden’s returns to motorway network
The fish and chip brand has opened at Extra’s Baldock Services, the first time it’s had a presence at a motorway services since a partnership with Welcome Break in 2022
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NewsReeves advisor rows back on ‘disgusting’ restaurant comments
Alexandra Depledge, one of the government’s most senior business advisors, apologised for the ‘upset caused’ after saying the UK ‘doesn’t need any more restaurants’
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NewsUber launches drone delivery
It is hoped the partnership with drone delivery specialist Manna will significantly reduce delivery times, lower costs, and cut emissions compared to traditional methods
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NewsMolson Coors to close Sharp’s Brewery
The brewer said the Cornwall site, which was had £20m in investment over the last 15 years, was no longer financially sustainable
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NewsPizzaExpress launches Mac & Wings delivery concept
Rolling out next week with Deliveroo, the concept aims to capitalise on the huge consumer demand for chicken
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NewsEatClub app set for UK rollout following £14m fundraise
The Marco Pierre White-backed dining app, which allows restaurants to offer time-based pricing to booking customers, will expand to Manchester next month
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NewsEatphoria grows sales to £24m
The hybrid QSR group has reported a 26% rise in total system sales with like-for-likes up 13%
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NewsRachel Reeves advisor: ‘We don’t need any more restaurants’
The Chancellor’s advisor on entrepreneurship Alexander Depledge said: ”I’m not anti-hospitality but that’s not where my efforts are.”
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NewsIn pictures: Jamie’s Italian Leicester Square
Spread over three floors, the restaurant will have space for 140 covers and is ‘designed to blend nostalgia with modernity, capturing the original essence of Jamie’s Italian with a contemporary twist for today’s diners’
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NewsStrong Guinness sales in tough global market for Diageo
Diageo grew sales in in Great Britain by 2.9%, thanks to double-digit growth in Guinness, which was particularly strong in the on-trade and in its non-alcoholic Guinness 0.0 offering
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NewsIRO Sushi launches joint venture programme
The QSR chain has partnered with a leading high street bank to finance joint-venture franchised stores as it looks to accelerate its UK expansion strategy
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NewsHeavenly Desserts moves into retail
The dessert café franchise is to launch a range of milk cake trays under the first phase of a wider retail strategy
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NewsStonegate advisors set out leasehold restructuring proposals
The pub and bar company appointed FRP Advisory last month, with documents seen by MCA outlining proposals for a ‘cross-class cram down’ on dissenting creditors, meaning it can press ahead with the restructure without the approval of all landlords
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NewsThe Breakfast Group announces joint venture with bar brand Laki Kane
Under the partnership, Laki Kane will launch a new central London location on the site of The Breakfast Group’s Burlock Bar on Oxford Street
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NewsMarkus Thesleff: ‘We cannot ignore the environment we’re operating in’
The owner of London restaurants Los Mochis and Sale e Pepe has said current sector-specific government policies have created ‘significant threats’ to hospitality and tourism businesses
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NewsLittle Door & Co secures additional funding to aid expansion
The experiential bar group has secured funding from alternative leader ThinCats to support the next stage of its growth plans which includes two new venues in 2026 - including its first outside the capital.
















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