Bonds
Coverage of bonds and other financial instruments as they relate to funding, expansion, and resilience within the UK hospitality and foodservice sector. Tracks how operators raise capital through retail bonds, green bonds, or corporate debt to finance new site development, refurbishments, or sustainability initiatives. Includes investor updates, regulatory considerations, and analysis of how bond structures influence operator flexibility and long-term growth. Tailored for CFOs, finance leads, and hospitality executives managing capital strategy.
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Jul- 2025 -4 JulyFeatures
Loungefest: the day hospitality pauses to party
Ragley Hall was responsible for hosting โthe biggest bash in hospitalityโ โ Loungefest 2025 โ earlier this month. By mid-morning, coaches carrying Loungeโs whole staff had begun arriving from Durham, Southampton, West Wales, and nearly every town in between. For all of Loungersโ people to participate, nearly 300 venues โ…
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Sep- 2022 -13 SeptemberCatering Companies
Compass raises more than ยฃ680m for net zero ambitions
Compass Group, a global food services company, has issued two sustainable bonds which will be used to fund its global net zero target. The bonds have raised ยฃ433m and ยฃ250m respectively and will be used to progress Compass’ sustainability initiatives. In October 2021, Compass became the first international company in…
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Sep- 2021 -1 SeptemberAdvice
Foraging for beginners โ and chefs of luxury hotels!
When we think about foraging food, more often than not, it conjures up images of searching for food that is in short supply in the wild . We certainly donโt associate it with luxury. But foraging can be an invaluable tactic in the playbook of hospitality businesses catering to large,…
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Mar- 2021 -10 MarchFood and Drink
Just Eat sees 2020 revenues soar 54%
Just Eat Takeaway.com (Just Eat) has revealed total group revenues of ยฃ2.06bn for the year ended 31 December 2020, a year-on-year growth of 54%. Adjusted EBITDA for the period also increased from ยฃ185.9m in 2019 to ยฃ256m in 2020, a jump of 18% for the year. As for the groupโs…
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Dec- 2020 -8 DecemberNews
UKH warns hospitality sector at โrent tipping pointโ
UKHospitality has warned that the sector is on a countdown to a โrent tipping-pointโ that will trigger a new year of hospitality business failures and potentially hundreds of thousands more jobs lost. The government has reportedly so far shielded businesses from eviction and the โaggressive enforcement activityโ by landlords over…
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Nov- 2020 -16 NovemberCatering Companies
Gategroup announces financial restructuring
Gategroup Holdings has announced that its shareholders, RRJ Capital and Temasek, and all bank lenders have reached a principle agreement to support a โcomprehensive restructuring of the groupโs financial indebtednessโ. The catering company said the proposed transaction will reportedly provide the group with โsignificant new liquidityโ to address the companyโs…
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Jul- 2020 -24 JulyRestaurants
Pizza Express to reopen 150 more UK sites
Pizza Express has announced it is to reopen 150 more UK sites by early August. Some 71 restaurants will reopen for dine-in experience and dine-out services on 30 July ย and an additional 88 on 6 August. These next phases of Pizza Expressโ reopening plan follow โtest and learnโ trials of…
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23 JulyBusiness
Chilango set to call in administrators
Mexican fast food chain Chilango is reportedly set to call in administrators, potentially putting 152 jobs at risk of redundancy. According to The Guardian, the move could lead to the closure of Chilangoโs 12 restaurants located in London, Manchester and Birmingham. Further to this, investors who contributed to the groupโs…
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16 JulyCoronavirus
Pizza Express set to fall into hands of its lenders
Pizza Express is reportedly set to fall into the hands of its lenders, possibly as early as this month, which could lead to the possibility of store closures. According to the Financial Times, its lenders are in talks with its Chinese owners Hony Capital for a debt-for equity swap with…
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Mar- 2020 -24 MarchAdvice
Coping with coronavirus in catering
My name is Ren. My catering company, Rens Kitchen, has been trading 12 years now, specialising in bespoke weddings. The best part about my job has always been the personal bonds my team and I create with our couples over the whole planning process, and by the wedding day we…
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