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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Oct- 2023 -17 OctoberNews
Revolution Bars falls to ยฃ22.2m loss amid challenging trading
Revolution Bars Group, a leading UK operator of 67 premium bars and 22 gastro pubs, has reported a ยฃ22.2m loss before tax in FY23, despite revenues hitting ยฃ152.6m, as it faced โvery challenging timesโ. Peach Pubs, which was acquired by the business in October 2022, delivered 14.1% LFL sales in…
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4 OctoberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 04/10/23
Tortilla revenues grew 22% to ยฃ32.7m during the 26 weeks ending 2 July, due to eased cost pressures and increased consumer confidence. However, Adjusted EBITDA decreased from ยฃ2.5m in H1 2022 to ยฃ1.8m due to the absence of government support received in the prior year. The group also integrated Chilango…
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4 OctoberFood and Drink
Tortilla revenues increase 22% in H1
Tortilla revenues grew 22% to ยฃ32.7m during the 26 weeks ended 2 July, as cost pressures have eased and consumer confidence grew in the UK.ย However, while adjusted EBITDA reduced from ยฃ2.5m in H1 2022 to ยฃ1.8m in the current year, the fast-casual chain reports this is in-line with market…
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4 OctoberNews
City Pub Group acquires two pubs in London and Oxford
The City Pub Group, the owner and operator of 52 premium pubs across Southern England and Wales, has recently announced the completion of the acquisition of two additional pubs in London’s Soho and in Oxford. The group has acquired a premium freehold investment which is currently operated as Simmons in…
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Sep- 2023 -29 SeptemberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 29/09/23
Hostmore has postponed any new restaurant openings until 2025, saving about ยฃ15m in cash expenditures due to challenging trading conditions. The company reported improved cost reductions of ยฃ8.2m for the 26 weeks ending July 2, benefiting FY23 by ยฃ5.8m. H1 2023 delivered negative EBITDA of ยฃ3.8m, compared with positive ยฃ7.1m…
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29 SeptemberNews
Hostmore to defer new openings to 2025 amid challenging trading
Hostmore has revealed it has decided to delay any new restaurant openings until at least 2025, saving approximately ยฃ15m of cash expenditures, as it battles challenging trading conditions. The news comes after the group reported improved cost reductions of ยฃ8.2m, compared with the ยฃ5.9m previously announced, for the 26 weeks…
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26 SeptemberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 26/09/23
Brighton Pier Group reported a decrease in total revenues, falling from ยฃ17.3m to ยฃ16.2m in H1, primarily due to declining sales in its bar division. Ongoing inflationary pressures impacted operating margins, resulting in lower earnings compared to the previous year. EBITDA dropped from ยฃ3m to ยฃ1.4m, with a loss before…
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26 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Brighton Pier revenues fall in H1 amid declining bar sales
The Brighton Pier Group has revealed that total revenues were down from ยฃ17.3m to ยฃ16.2m in H1, following a decline in sales from the groupโs bar division.ย Following โexceptionallyโ strong trading from a post-pandemic surge in demand in the first half of 2022, ongoing inflationary pressures โ in particular to…
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25 SeptemberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 25/09/23
The City Pub Group reported a 14% increase in like-for-like sales to ยฃ31.7m in the first half of 2023, up from ยฃ26.1m in the same period in 2022. Despite inflationary pressures, the pub operator’s adjusted EBITDA remained steady at ยฃ3.3m, slightly below the ยฃ3.4m reported in H1 2022. The company…
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25 SeptemberPubs and Bars
City Pub Group sales up 14% in H1
The City Pub Group has revealed that like-for-like sales increased 14% to ยฃ31.7m in H1, up from ยฃ26.1m in H1 2022, the half-year ended 25 June 2023.ย Despite inflationary pressures, the pub operatorโs adjusted EBITDA level was maintained at ยฃ3.3m, slightly lower than H1 2022โs total of ยฃ3.4m, while adjusted…
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