EBITDA
Our coverage highlights EBITDA disclosures from restaurant groups, pub chains, contract caterers, and bar operators, offering context on profitability, operational efficiency, and business resilience. Whether you’re benchmarking performance, preparing for investment, or assessing the health of competitors, we break down the numbers and explain what they mean for decision-makers across the sector. Our reporting helps F&B executives, operators, and finance leads make sense of the metrics behind the margins.
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Jan- 2024 -15 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Drake and Morgan delivers record Christmas
Drake and Morgan has announced record festive trading with like-for-like sales up 31.7% against the same period in 2022. This trading followed โrecordโ Christmas bookings which were up more than 20% on last year across its whole estate. Despite this, the company saw its adjusted EBITDA fall to ยฃ4.1m for…
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11 JanuaryNews
D&D London sees double-digit sales growth across sites in December
Restaurant group D&D London has reported double-digit revenue growth across its restaurants for the month of December. For the six weeks to 31 December, this was achieved across a number of restaurants, including Skylon and Madison with a 13% growth, Butlers Wharf Chophouse increased by 18%, New Street Warehouse by…
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Dec- 2023 -19 DecemberNews
Todayโs news in brief โ 19/12/23
Drinks sales in managed venues fell by 9% for the week ending 9 December, compared with the same period last year. Alcohol categories struggled due to World Cup comparatives, while midweek performance suggests modest average growth. As festive occasions approach, operators seek to maintain footfall amidst weather and rail strike…
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19 DecemberFood and Drink
Knoops revenues jump 67% to ยฃ4.43m in FY23
Knoops, the retailer of crafted chocolate drinks, has reported a revenue increase of 67% to ยฃ4.43m for the year ended on 30 September.ย Operating EBITDA for the group was up 206% to ยฃ269k, compared with ยฃ87k in 2022.ย Online sales were also up 48% on a like-for-like basis, with 63%…
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6 DecemberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 06/12/23
SSP reported a 38% rise in revenues to ยฃ3bn and doubled its EBITDA during FY23. This success was fueled by revenue growth and profit conversion, with a notable 25% H2 revenues increase on a constant currency basis. While North America, APAC, and EMEA regions contributed strongly, the UK and Europe…
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6 DecemberPubs and Bars
Drake and Morgan EBITDA slides amid โrecordโ xmas bookings
Drake and Morgan has seen its adjusted EBITDA fall to ยฃ4.1m for the year ended 26 March 2023, down from ยฃ5m in the same period last year. However, the company saw its turnover increase to ยฃ43.3m up from the ยฃ35.9m it posted last year. The company put the EBITDA fall…
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6 DecemberFood and Drink
SSP Group revenues hit ยฃ3bn in FY23
SSP Group revenues rose 38% to ยฃ3bn for the full year ended 30 September, as EBITDA doubled to ยฃ280m compared with last year.ย The group attributed its performance to strong revenue growth and profit conversion, with H2 revenues growing by 25% on a constant currency basis.ย While the group saw…
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Nov- 2023 -28 NovemberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 28/11/23
Shareholders backed TRG’s ยฃ506m sale to Apollo Global, privatising the company that operates Wagamama among others. Each share’s value of 65p signifies an enterprise worth of ยฃ701m. TRG’s strategies led to two earnings upgrades and ยฃ5m in cost savings, aligning with Apollo’s belief in TRG’s market prominence. Apollo’s reassurances about…
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28 NovemberRestaurants
Loungers sales rise 7.7% in H1
Loungers has reported that like-for-like sales rose 7.7% year-on-year in the half year ended 1 October, also marking 24% ahead of pre-pandemic levels.ย The restaurant operatorโs adjusted EBITDA also increased 28.2% to ยฃ17.3m during the period.ย Due to its โconsistentlyโ strong trading, the group is on track to open 34…
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28 NovemberNews
TRG shareholders approve ยฃ506m Apollo deal
The Restaurant Group shareholders have formally voted in favour of the company sale to US-based private equity company Apollo Global Management for ยฃ506m.ย During a general meeting held yesterday (27 November), 93.5% of shareholders voted in favour of the cash acquisition of the group, which includes Wagamama and the pub…
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