Comptoir Group
Coverage of brand development, site performance, and F&B strategy across a restaurant group specialising in Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean cuisine. This section explores expansion plans, leadership updates, menu innovation, trading performance, and franchise activity, offering insight for operators and hospitality professionals tracking the evolution of culturally led, casual premium dining formats in high street and travel hub locations.
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Sep- 2025 -25 SeptemberRestaurants
Comptoir Group reports modest profit and sales growth in H1
Comptoir Group has seen gross profit rise by 3.1% to £13.1m in its half year results, up from £12.7m the prior year, as the group looked to streamline management focus and operational efficiency. Over the period, revenues rose by 0.6% to £16m, up from £15.9m the prior year, marking a…
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Feb- 2025 -6 FebruaryRestaurants
Comptoir Group reappoints former CEO
Comptoir Group, owner of the Comptoir Libanais and Shawa restaurant, has announced that it has reappointed Chaker Hanna as its CEO. Hanna takes over from Nick Ayerst who had been due to step down at the end of this month but will now leave the board and role immediately. Hanna…
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Jan- 2025 -14 JanuaryRestaurants
Comptoir sees revenues rise 9.5% to £34.5m
Comptoir Group, the owner and operator of Lebanese, Middle Eastern and North African inspired restaurants has reported a 9.5% increase in revenues to £34.5m for FY24 (FY23: £31.5m). The group’s restaurant sales also recorded a positive increase, with like for like sales in the second half year of +2.9% and…
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Sep- 2024 -18 SeptemberRestaurants
Comptoir Group losses widen to £1.7m in H1 despite revenue rise
Comptoir Group, the operator of Comptoir Libanais, Kenza, Shawa and Yalla Yalla, has seen its loss after tax widen from £0.8m to £1.7m in the six-month period to 30 June, despite reporting a revenue rise of 7.4% to £15.9m. Adjusted EBITDA loss before highlighted items also widened to £0.6m from…
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Jun- 2024 -27 JunePeople
Comptoir Group reshuffles board amid non-exec chair resignation
Comptoir Group has announced some changes to its board of directors, following non-executive chair Beatrice Lafon’s resignation yesterday (26 June) to “pursue other business interests”. As a result, current non-executive director Jean-Michel Orieux, who held that role since August 2022, will succeed Lafon as chair of the board with immediate…
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Apr- 2024 -3 AprilRestaurants
Comptoir Group appoints new finance director
The Comptoir Group has announced the appointment of James Fisher as its new finance director. Fisher, who joins from Wahaca, will start at Comptoir in Summer 2024 and will be appointed to the board. He brings more than a decade of experience in senior financial roles across the consumer and…
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Dec- 2023 -8 DecemberRestaurants
Comptoir Group to open new Southbank Centre site in Easter 2024
The owner and operator of Comptoir Libanais restaurants, Comptoir Group, will be opening a new venue at the Southbank Centre in London around Easter 2024. The restaurant will be located opposite the entrance of the Royal Festival Hall, neighbouring Las Iguanas, Côte Brasserie and Honest Burgers restaurants. With over 5,400…
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Sep- 2023 -22 SeptemberNews
Comptoir Libanais profits dip amid difficult trading conditions
Comptoir Group, owner of Lebanese and Middle Eastern restaurants, has announced revenues of £14.8m, an increase of 2.1%, for the six months ended on 2 July. Adjusted EBITDA profit was £1m, a decrease of 73.7% compared to 2022, which the group attributes to “a challenging trading environment” dictated by the…
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6 SeptemberRestaurants
Comptoir Libanais to open new site in Ealing
Comptoir Group has announced that it has secured a location for the opening of a new Comptoir Libanais restaurant in Ealing, West London. The 3,325 sq ft restaurant is positioned on the high street and is expected to open in early October 2023. The Ealing restaurant, which will be Comptoir’s…
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May- 2023 -10 MayRestaurants
Comptoir Group revenues up 50% to £31m in FY22
Comptoir Group has revealed a strong financial recovery in FY22 as full-year revenues soared by 49.9% to £31m compared with £20.7m in 2021, and gross profit rose by 44.3% to £24.4m compared with £16.9m in 2021. The results were driven by like-for-like store growth in the period and the absence…
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