The Restaurant Group brings five Northern Ireland sites to market: The Restaurant Group has brought to market a portfolio of five restaurant units across Northern Ireland. Agent Savills has been appointed to dispose of the leases of four … view

KPC co-founder – we’ve appetite for further investments in foodservice market, pipeline of sites for 7Bone, plenty of scope for growth for Abokado, Fuel Juice Bars and Inn Collection: The co-founder of private equity firm Kings Park C … view

NPD Group – breakfast growing faster than lunch in out-of-home market, bakeries benefiting but pubs likely to suffer: Breakfast is growing faster than lunch in the out-of-home (OOH) market, according to new research by NPD Group. Data s … view

Barber, Standring and Neill team up to acquire Haché: Jamie Barber, co-founder of Cabana, Ed Standring, former managing director of Richoux Group, and Ian Neill, former chief executive of Wagamama, have teamed up to acquire Haché, the m … view

Shepherd Neame reports 10.7% increase in underlying profit before tax, current like-for-likes in managed pubs and hotels up 8.2%: Shepherd Neame, Britain’s oldest brewer, has reported a 10.7% increase in underlying profit before tax to … view

Scottish doggy bag scheme expanded after trial finds food waste cut by 40%: The Scottish government’s “Good to Go” initiative is being expanded after the pilot scheme showed offering customers doggy bags cut food waste by 40% per re … view

McDonald’s UK head of marketing – ‘we have developed a strategy where we’re ready to act when consumer trends reach tipping point’: McDonald’s UK head of marketing Alistair Macrow has said the company has developed a strategy … view

Krispy Kreme set to float this week: Krispy Kreme is set to float activity this week, The Sunday Telegraph has reported. Alcuin Capital, the private equity firm that controls Krispy Kreme’s UK arm, is gearing up for an initial public of … view

Hawksmoor operator reports turnover and underlying Ebitda rise: Hawksmoor operator Underdog Restaurants has reported turnover rose to £32,898,000 in the year to 31 December 2015, up from £28,054,000 the year before. Underlying Ebitda in … view

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City Pub Company plans AIM listing in October 2017, reports turnover and Ebitda rise: City Pub Company is to seek an AIM listing in October 2017 after its EIS qualifying period matures. The company, which operates 28 sites through two sub … view

Aston Manor Brewery reports fall in turnover and Ebitda: Birmingham-based cider-maker Aston Manor Brewery has reported turnover fell to £108,663,941 for the year ending 31 December 2015, compared with £122,772,725 the previous year. Ebi … view

Coffer Peach Tracker – overall like-for-likes up 0.6% on August 2015, pubs outperform restaurants: Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales grow 0.6% in August against the same month last year, fo … view

Coffer Peach Tracker – overall like-for-likes up 0.6% on August 2015, pubs outperform restaurants: Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales grow 0.6% in August against the same month last year, fo … view

Jamie Rollo – ‘London’s summer trading improvement in the hotel market may not be sustained, Whitbread the quality operator’: Morgan Stanley leisure analyst Jamie Rollo has said London’s summer trading improvement in the hotel m … view

Just Eat relaunches brand with new company vision: Just Eat, the digital market place for takeaway food delivery, has relaunched the brand with a new company vision – to create the world’s greatest food community. This will be brough … view

Just Eat relaunches brand with new company vision: Just Eat, the digital market place for takeaway food delivery, has relaunched the brand with a new company vision – to create the world’s greatest food community. This will be brought … view

Hop founder says A1 sites making concept a ‘lot more scalable’, deliveries topping £6,000 a week: Paul Hopper, founder of Vietnamese street food concept Hop, has told Propel restricting Hop stores to A1 sites will make the business a … view

JD Wetherspoon reports sales up 4.1% since year-end, fires back at ‘Remain’ doomsters: JD Wetherspoon has reported sales rose 5.4% to £1,595.2m in the 52 weeks to 24 July 2016. Like-for-like sales rose 3.4%, while sales since the yea … view

Benchmarking survey shows multi-site operators performing strongly with like-for-like sales growth of almost 7% and more new openings planned: Multi-site operators have performed strongly with increases in turnover and an average increase … view

Seedrs reports food and beverage largest sector for deals, and providing best returns: Crowdfunding platform Seedrs, which is the largest platform in the UK by certain measures, has reported that food and beverage deals have accounted for … view

Paul UK returns to profit, like-for-likes increase 6.3%: Paul UK, the 34-strong French bakery and cafe brand, has reported a return to profit for the year ending 31 December 2015 with like-for-like sales up 6.3%. The company saw a pre-tax … view

French startup VizEat eyes London base following new funding, firm dubbed ‘Airbnb of food’: French food experience platform VizEat, dubbed the “Airbnb of food”, is set to open bases in London and Germany following a new €3.8m fu … view

Wildwood operator Tasty reports sales and profit boost: Wildwood operator Tasty has reported sales increased by 28% in the 28 weeks to 3 July on the corresponding period to £21,794,000 (2015 – £17,050,000). Adjusted operating profit, … view

Welcome Break reports record sales at 14 of its 24 sites over August bank holiday: Independent motorway service operator Welcome Break has reported it broke sales records at 14 of its 24 sites over the August bank holiday. The company sai … view

Jamie Rollo – UK hotel, pub and restaurant data shows trading has accelerated post-Brexit: Morgan Stanley analyst Jamie Rollo has revealed data from July and August for the UK hotel, pub and restaurant, and travel industries has shown t … view

Pizza Hut UK reports pre-tax profit fall, exits 13 restaurants in 2015 with four closures planned this year: Pizza Hut UK, owned by private equity firm Rutland Partners, has reported pre-tax profit fell to £7,891,000 in the year ending 2 … view

Third of Brits with smartphones using mobile payments, reservations over security, more likely to use if offered rewards: A third (34%) of Brits with a smartphone have made a mobile payment in the past 12 months with 17% using them to pay … view

UK brands invited to enter inaugural Global Restaurant Leadership Distinction Awards: UK restaurant brands are being invited to enter the Global Restaurant Leadership Distinction Awards, which are being debuted this year by Technomic. The … view

Jamie Rollo – divergence of price-to-earnings ratio multiples between managed pub operators now at widest level for more than five years: Morgan Stanley analyst Jamie Rollo has said the divergence of price-to-earnings ratio multiples be … view

Be At One eyes £60m sale: Cocktail bar brand Be At One is eyeing a sale of the company. The owners, who are backed by private equity firm Piper, have been talking to bankers about a sale of the company, which is valued between £50m and … view

The Restaurant Group – reinvigorating Frankie & Benny’s, learning from its mistakes, strategic review update: Following today’s (Friday, 26 August) first-half results, The Restaurant Group chairman Debbie Hewitt outlines the compan … view

Soho Coffee acquires Tesco’s Euphorium Bakery stores: Artisan fresh food and coffee brand Soho Coffee Co has acquired Euphorium Bakery’s five high street stores from Tesco, while Samworth Brothers, a long-term supplier partner of the … view

Authors: Glynn Davis, Paul Chase, and Chris Edger and Tony Hughesview

The Restaurant Group reports like-for-likes down 3.9%, 33 underperforming sites identified for closure or sale: The Restaurant Group has reported sales up 3.4% to £358.7m (2015: £346.9m), with like-for-like sales down 3.9% in the 27 wee … view