All Results articles – Page 6
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NewsBrindisa restaurants ‘prove resilient’ amid difficult trading conditions
The Spanish restaurant group has reported a 3.75% increase in gross margins in its latest financial results, while pre-tax profits have more than quadrupled
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NewsJoe & The Juice valued at £1.35bn
The Danish juice and food to go brand has secured a strategic minority investment from Emirates International Investment Company (EIIC), with General Atlantic to remain majority shareholder following the deal
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NewsMEATliquor appoints administrators
The official confirmation comes after the brand closed restaurants in Islington, Clapham Junction, Queensway and Brighton last month
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NewsEsquires Coffee reports strong systemwide sales growth across UK and Ireland
The Cooks Coffee-owned brand has reported a 22.8% increase in full year group store sales, supported by ongoing expansion of its franchised estate
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NewsTilray: ‘We see a clear path to rebuilding BrewDog towards $1bn valuation’
The brewery business’s new owner says it expects BrewDog to be cash flow positive in 2027 and is making targeted investments in its brand and brewpub estate
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NewsHalf of Franco Manca closures to be based in London
MCA understands eight of the 16 restaurants earmarked for closure are in the capital with the rest spread across the UK covering sites in Glasgow, Hove and Plymouth, amongst others.
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NewsPuttshack warns of ‘material uncertainty’ over parent company covenant breaches
The competitive socialising group says its parent company is actively discussing refinancing options amid forecasts it will breach it covenants at various testing dates over the next year
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NewsGreggs plans further Outlet stores as it introduces ‘Fighting Food Waste’ performance metric
The initiatives feature in the bakery group’s latest sustainability report, which also includes new commitments to develop a methodology for measuring the healthiness of food sales
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NewsPunch Pubs: ‘The average pub contributes up to £1.3m to its local community’
New research published by the group in collaboration with Northumbria University also shows the entire pub sector contributes at least £142m in social value per year
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NewsStonegate’s estate transformation strategy ‘delivering’ amid ‘well-documented trading challenges’
The pub giant says the plan has allowed it to mitigate continued inflationary cost pressures, improving the bottom-line performance despite an expected drop in revenue in its latest results
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NewsBurger King UK enters 2026 ‘with confidence’
The brand is set to open over 30 new restaurants in 2026, with 18-20 company-owned, with more than 60 restaurants to be upgraded under a refreshed visual identity
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NewsYo! Sushi closed 10 restaurant last year
The Japanese restaurant and kiosk business, which reported a £15m loss last year, has started rolling out a new QSR format
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NewsAlbert’s Schloss Soho boosts Mission Mars EBITDA
The group plans to open two Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana sites in the next eight weeks, with a further two before the end of summer
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NewsButcombe Group completes strategic refinancing
New debt facilities from Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest will strengthen the premium pub company’s capacity to make further acquisitions and invest in its estate
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Analysis & InsightFuller's and the enduring appeal of bricks and mortar in a volatile world
It has arguably the highest-quality pub estate in the UK, a strong balance sheet and a compelling operational performance. So why does Fuller’s current valuation on the London Stock Exchange not reflect this? Despite the mismatch, MCA finds a lot to be optimistic about in traditional freehold pub businesses
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NewsCreams completes strategic transformation
The 100-strong dessert café brand said it has successfully completed its repositioning towards a franchise-led, manufacturing-driven and scalable operating model
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InterviewsBrakspear: ‘Profitability is becoming more and more difficult to achieve’
Chief executive Tom Davies tells MCA that despite turnover remaining strong, spiralling employment costs continue to challenge the pub operator’s P&L
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Analysis & InsightTrade bodies warn operators are finding it ‘more and more difficult to make ends meet’
Data from CGA by NIQ shows that a third of hospitality businesses are now either breaking even or making a loss
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NewsDomino’s confirms Nicola Frampton as permanent CEO
Frampton, who has served as interim CEO since the departure of Andrew Rennie in November, is described by the pizza delivery group as ‘the outstanding candidate to lead the company’
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NewsPatty & Bun announces multiple closures
The better burger slinger says the four closures, which reduces its bricks and mortar estate to just two sites, marks the end of a chapter, but ‘isn’t goodbye’