Byron
Coverage focuses on the trading performance, ownership history, and brand repositioning of one of the UK’s most recognisable premium burger chains. Reporting includes updates on site closures, CVAs, franchise partnerships, delivery kitchen strategy, menu development, and multiple administrations under previous ownership groups. Insight is tailored for operators and investors monitoring mid-market casual dining, brand recovery efforts, and shifts in consumer appetite for premium burger formats in high street and digital channels.
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Jul- 2019 -29 JulyRestaurants
Byron’s earnings down to £500,000
Restaurant chain Byron Burgers has reported a sharp decline in adjusted earnings for the year ending 24 June 2018. Adjusted EBITDA fell to £500,000, compared with £4.7m for the same period last in 2017. Results were impacted by company voluntary arrangements (CVA) which were agreed in January 2018, allowing the…
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Jun- 2019 -25 JuneAnalysis
Why are chain restaurants losing customers?
After the recent news of Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain going into administration, concerns have been raised that the food industry is on a steep decline. Food and drink chain establishments such as Carluccio’s, Byron Burger and Gourmet Burger kitchen have also closed down some of their stores to cut costs,…
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May- 2019 -17 MayRestaurants
Chef Sophie Michell to join Byron as food director
Casual dining chain, Byron has announced that chef and food writer Sophie Michell will be joining its team as food and drink director. In this new role, Michell will use her experience as a chef, restaurateur, food writer, and television presenter to develop all of Byron’s food and drink recipes,…
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Apr- 2019 -1 AprilPeople
Byron appoints Simon Wilkinson as CEO
Burger chain, Byron has announced that it has appointed Simon Wilkinson as its chief executive officer. Wilkinson has recently been a CEO consultant to the Carlyle Group, the investment firm and an advisor to Parkdean Resorts. Prior to that he was CEO at La Tasca Restaurants, which was sold to…
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Feb- 2019 -13 FebruaryRestaurants
P Franco team to open Japanese drinking food restaurant Peg
The team behind Clapton’s P Franco has announced it will open a new Japanese drinking food restaurant in Hackney. Named Peg, the new restaurant will officially launch on 20 February, serving a menu of small dishes such as chicken thighs, hearts and wings along with fish dishes such as smoked…
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5 FebruaryRestaurants
Byron Burger receives £10m cash injection following store closures
Byron Burger has received a £10m cash injection from its investors after it closed 19 restaurants as part of a CVA in May. The new investment from Three Hills Capital Partners is expected to see the chain refurbish all of its existing restaurants, after it began to restructure branding, marketing,…
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Jan- 2019 -2 JanuaryRestaurants
10,000 restaurant jobs lost in 2018 with more expected
The casual dining crunch saw 30 people a day lose their jobs during 2018 through administrations, CVAs and rationalisation a study by the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) has revealed. Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Carluccios, Prezzo, Chimichanga, Byron and Jamie’s Italian were amongst the big name restaurant chains that closed outlets…
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Dec- 2018 -4 DecemberRestaurants
Simon Cope resigns as Byron CEO
Simon Cope has resigned from his position as the CEO of embattled burger restaurant chain Byron amid the company’s restructuring plan under a CVA. His termination document appeared on Companies House on 3 December, stating he resigned on 30 November, just 18 months after joining from Wagamama, initially as Byron’s…
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Nov- 2018 -6 NovemberRestaurants
Restaurant insolvencies reach highest level in eight years
The number of restaurant businesses going bust has reached its highest level since 2010, jumping sharply in the first three quarters of 2018, according to data by accountancy firm Price Bailey. According to the firm, 1,123 British restaurant businesses became insolvent in the first three quarters of 2018, a 35%…
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Oct- 2018 -25 OctoberFood and Drink
Deliveroo to display allergy information in menu overhaul
Deliveroo has announced changes to how the platform displays allergen content on menus in an effort to increase transparency for consumers and promote restaurant action. Until now restaurants and takeaways have not been able to display granular information for each dish on delivery apps, instead it has tended to be…
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