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All Restaurants (Casual Dining) articles – Page 5
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NewsGLP-1s to wipe out $53bn in F&B sales
Snacks, baked goods and confectionary are set to be the biggest losers, alongside alcohol, as more people turn to weight-loss drugs, research from Bloomberg Intelligence shows
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Weekend PressSt John’s founders are stepping back. What comes next for the trailblazing nose-to-tail restaurant?
Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver are retiring from day-to-day operations at their legendary London restaurant St John after 31 years, the FT reports
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Weekend PressBusinesses braced for Budget tax bloodbath
As business brace for a battering in this week’s budget, Emma McClarkin at the British Beer and Pub Association has warned a repeat of last year’s tax-raising would ‘bury’ the hospitality sector, the Daily Mail reports
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OpinionDownbeat assessment of a government ‘that’s throttling us’
Describing the restaurant trade as simply “not great fun” right now, senior leaders spoke of a deterioration in trade which in some dayparts bordered on “catastrophic”
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NewsNando’s grows revenues to £1.48bn
Despite challenges in the market, the peri-peri chicken casual dining chain sees “significant growth potential”, with new restaurant openings planned in all markets, including 14 in the UK
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NewsThe Coconut Tree acquired for about £305,000 in pre-pack sale
The Sri Lankan restaurant group was acquired last week by a connected company led by two of its founders having fallen into administration after previously defaulting on its CVA payments
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InterviewsDes Gunewardena: ‘There’s definitely space for a 300-cover restaurant in London’
The D3 Collective founder says his new Olympia venture will combine elements of London’s German Gymnasium and Guastavino’s in New York
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Analysis & Insight‘People don’t just go for the food — they go for Gordon’: Inside Ramsay’s fast-growing restaurant empire
Showbiz celebrity, TV star, chef, restaurateur Gordon Ramsay has become a ubiquitous figure in popular culture. But as his star has risen and his business ambitions have grown, so has press scrutiny of his financial interests. Simon Brooke reports
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NewsMiddletons acquired out of administration by existing shareholders
A sale of the steakhouse business and its assets will see all seven Middletons sites continue to trade, safeguarding the jobs of 159 employees
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InterviewsOn brand: how Martin Williams is Evolv-ing the D&D estate
Martin Williams has been inspired by the ethos and vision of Sir Terence Conran as he looks to grow the rebranded Evolv Collection through four flagship brands
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NewsThe Coconut Tree sold out of administration
The Sri Lankan restaurant group has been acquired by a connected company with all seven restaurants set to continue trading
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NewsAzzurri: ‘Dave’s Hot Chicken has totally smashed our expectations’
The viral fried chicken brand’s recent free sliders promotion proved so popular it led police to temporarily close the group’s sites in London, Manchester and Birmingham, according to Azzurri CEO Steve Holmes
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NewsLib Dems call for hospitality VAT cut at budget
The party has called for VAT on the sector to be cut to 15%, saying too many people have been ‘priced out’ of ‘small joys’ like a restaurant meal
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NewsThe Coconut Tree appoints administrators
The Sri Lankan restaurant group is facing insolvency proceedings having defaulted on its company voluntary arrangement earlier this year
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NewsOver 300 businesses sign letter demanding support in budget
Major hospitality businesses including Big Table Group, Greene King, KFC, Loungers, Stonegate and Wagamama are among the signatories to UKHospitality’s open letter to the Chancellor
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NewsAzzurri builds ‘ambitious pipeline’ for Dave’s Hot Chicken
The casual dining and QSR operator reported stable revenue at £303.1m, and EBITDA slightly down to £30.2m after making significant investments into the fast-growing fried chicken category
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NewsShoryu Ramen Ltd sees like-for-likes sales fall as turnover drops and losses widen - updated
The Toridoll Holdings-backed Japanese restaurant concept says it’s on course to surpasses pre-pandemic baseline sales in 2026 despite like-for-likes falling 7.9% in its latest financial results
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Analysis & InsightInside Pizza Hut Restaurants' complex web of debt
The operator called in administrators after a declining trading performance and negative like-for-likes driven by competition from quick-service restaurant operators and delivery aggregators
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NewsGordon Ramsay Restaurants cuts hundreds of jobs as losses grow
Celebrity chef’s empire becomes the latest to succumb to cost of living challenges as almost 10% of staff face job cuts, according to The Times
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NewsTGI Fridays UK sold to global brand manager Sugarloaf
The transaction follows a 12-month ownership of the UK bar and casual dining chain by Calveton UK and Breal Capital, which acquired two-thirds of the business in a rescue deal