All Results articles – Page 48

  • News

    Starbucks reports first drop in UK sales

    2014-04-25T07:56:00Z

    Starbucks suffered its first ever drop in UK sales last year, a period in which the company became the subject of criticism over its tax affairs

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    News

    Heineken Q1 UK volumes fall

    2014-04-25T07:42:00Z

    Heineken saw UK volumes fall in the first quarter of 2014 largely due to the timing of Easter and “unfavourable weather conditions early in the quarter”

  • News

    Chapel Down profits fall 83%, beer sales grow

    2014-04-24T12:24:00Z

    English winemaker Chapel Down saw profits fall from £414k to £68k last year but highlighted strong beer sales and a good harvest in 2013

  • Flaming Grill from Spirit
    News

    Spirit: Growth plans, 'posh local', premium, leased innovation

    2014-04-24T11:54:00Z

    M&C Report takes a closer look at Spirit Pub Company’s half-year results to the 1 March, reports from a presentation featuring chief executive Mike Tye and finance director Paddy Gallagher, and talks to Tye

  • KFC
    News

    Strong Q1 growth for KFC UK

    2014-04-24T07:33:00Z

    UK system sales of KFC grew 12% in the three months to 22 March, with Pizza Hut UK system sales (take-away only) up 2% over the same period, owner Yum! Brands has reported

  • News

    Pernod Ricard to buy winemaker; Europe sales up 2%

    2014-04-24T07:32:00Z

    Pernod Ricard, the wine and spirits group, has reported a 2% rise in sales across Europe for the first nine months of its financial year, and also announced plans to acquire Californian winemaker Kenwood Vineyards for an undisclosed sum

  • News

    Jack reiterates Buy for Spirit

    2014-04-24T07:31:00Z

    Leading analyst Douglas Jack has reiterated his Buy recommendation for Spirit Pub Company following its H1 results this morning, and said forecast risk for Spirit is “on the upside”

  • Spirit logo
    News

    Spirit H1 PBT grows 11%; managed lfls up 4.8%

    2014-04-24T07:14:00Z

    Spirit Pub Company has reported an 11% rise in pre-exceptional pre-tax profits to £22m in the 28 weeks to 1 March, with like-for-like sales up 4.8% in its managed sites and like for like net income up 2.6% in the leased business

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    News

    UK helps lift McDonald's in Q1

    2014-04-23T08:05:00Z

    Positive sales in the UK helped to lift McDonalds’ comparable sales in Europe by 1.4% in the first three months of 2014

  • Harveys Brewery
    News

    Harveys profits rise after cost savings

    2014-04-21T21:14:00Z

    Harveys, the East Sussex brewer and pub operator, saw operating profits grow 13% to £295,405 in 2013 after it achieved savings in “various areas of expenditure”

  • News

    Chipotle Q1 sales up 13.4%

    2014-04-17T15:52:39.577Z

    Chipotle has reported a 13.4% increase in comparable restaurant sales for the first quarter of this year, with revenue up 24.4% to $904.2m

  • Diageo
    News

    Diageo returns to growth in Western Europe

    2014-04-17T07:46:00Z

    Diageo saw sales return to growth in the three months to 31 March across Western Europe, outperforming the group as a whole

  • News

    Deep Blue Restaurants reports full-year loss

    2014-04-17T07:40:00Z

    Deep Blue Restaurants, the Surrey-based restaurant and takeaway operator, has reported a pre-tax loss of £468,058 in the year to 24 September 2013 against a pre-tax profit of £1.6m in the previous year

  • News

    Jockey Club reports record turnover

    2014-04-17T07:34:00Z

    The Jockey Club, the operator of 15 UK racecourses, has reported record turnover in 2013, with growth of 11% to £166.9m

  • Drinking beer in a pub
    Analysis & Insight

    Sector lfls grew 4.6% in March

    2014-04-16T07:56:00Z

    Like-for-like sales grew 4.6% in March across 27 leading pub and restaurant groups compared to the same period last year and ending a year of positive growth

  • News

    Hakkasan 'focused on long term growth' as losses widen

    2014-04-16T07:55:00Z

    Hakkasan Group president Nick McCabe has said the international restaurant operator is focusing on long term growth rather than short term financial performance as it reports a widening of pre-tax losses from £4m to £31.9m in the year to 31 May 2013

  • Punch logo
    News

    Punch: net income grows in core estate; restructure talks continuing

    2014-04-15T08:18:00Z

    Punch Taverns has reported a 1.4% rise in like-for-like net income in its core estate in the 28 weeks to 1 March, with average profit per pub up 4% across the entire estate

  • PizzaExpress apprenticeship
    News

    ​Gondola reports 'strong performance'

    2014-04-15T08:12:00Z

    Gondola Group says it has delivered “another strong performance” in the year, saying that the evolution of its Zizzi brand is “almost complete”, PizzaExpress has “strong positive momentum” and ASK Italian is “well on the way to realising its long term vision”.

  • Miller Brands
    News

    SABMiller FY UK volumes grow 5%

    2014-04-15T08:02:00Z

    SABMiller, the global brewer, has reported a 5% rise in volumes in its UK arm Miller Brands for the 12 months to 31 March, citing “strong performance throughout the year” from Peroni Nastro Azzurro

  • Zolfo Cooper logo
    News

    Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker - the results

    2014-04-14T14:25:00Z

    M&C Report, in partnership with Zolfo Cooper, the leading financial advisory firm, has created the Profit Tracker to chart the growth of the most successful privately-owned operators within the vibrant pub, restaurant and quick-service sector