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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Aug- 2022 -3 AugustBusiness
Just Eat parent suffers €3.5bn write down on US business in H1
Just Eat Takeaway has written down the value of its US subsidiary Grubhub by €3.5bn (£2.9bn), a year after it purchased the food delivery group for $7.3bn (£5.98bn). Meanwhile, Just Eat Takeaway expects its profitability to continue improving going forward and is maintaining its outlook for FY22. Just Eat expects GTV…
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Jul- 2022 -28 JulyNews
Rockfish sales hit £13m amid new post-Covid model
Rockfish, the nine-strong seafood restaurant group led by Mitch Tonks, has announced sales hit £13m during the year ended April 2022 as it moved to a new post-Covid business model. The restaurant also reported EBITDA of £2.9m and group EBITDA £1.34m. The company reported its most “significant change” for Rockfish…
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18 JulyBeverages
Fever-Tree profits ‘worsened’ by cost of headwinds
Fever-Tree has revealed that it anticipates gross margins of around 37% and an EBITDA margin of around 14% for the first half due to the reported impact of logistics and cost of headwinds having “worsened” in recent months. The business expects this to continue to impact the business during the…
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18 JulyBusiness
Deliveroo lowers FY22 guidance amid consumer headwinds
Deliveroo has lowered its gross transaction value (GTV) guidance for FY22 from 15–25% to 4–12% due to a “more cautious” economic outlook and increased consumer headwinds. Meanwhile, the company continues to expect FY22 adjusted EBITDA margin to be in the range of -1.5 to -1.8%, an improvement against -2% in…
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14 JulyCatering Companies
SSP Group Q3 revenue hits 87% of pre-pandemic levels
SSP Group plc has seen its revenue continue to strengthen in Q3, with revenue at 89% of 2019 levels in the seven weeks since the group’s interim results on 24 May, and at 87% of 2019 levels in Q3 overall. According to the company’s recent performance and the current strength…
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13 JulyRestaurants
Loungers targets 30 new sites amid ‘record’ year
Restaurant and Bar group Loungers has revealed it is targeting 30 new sites this year after experiencing a “record” period of trading. For the 52-week period ended 17 April 2022, Loungers reported revenues of £237.2m, up from £78.3m the previous year. The group also revealed Adjusted EBITDA of £53.6m, up…
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12 JulyRestaurants
The Restaurant Group acquires Barburrito
The Restaurant Group has acquired Mexican style fast-casual restaurant chain, Barburrito, for £7m, an asking price that is said to represent a run-rate EBITDA multiple of 4.4x for the next 12 months. It is reported that Barburrito focuses on serving fast, fresh and healthy Mexican food, and operates across 16…
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4 JulyRestaurants
Gusto Italian to expand South amid ‘resilient’ trading
Gusto Italian, the premium casual dining restaurant group, has announced it is looking to grow its estate and expand further South over the coming year. The announcement comes as the company revealed its turnover hit £12.4m in the full year ending September 2021 and an EBITDA of £585,000, which the…
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Jun- 2022 -23 JuneRestaurants
Various Eateries revenues surge 439% to £17.8m
Various Eateries PLC has reported its revenues surged 439% year-on-year from £3.3m to £17.8m for the 26-week period ending 3 April 2022, driven by new site openings and reflecting fewer restricted periods of trading. Adjusted EBITDA also rose to £1.7m, compared to a £2.5m loss in H1 FY21, and loss…
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14 JuneBusiness
Revolution Bars earnings to surpass £10m
Revolution Bars Group plc has reported confidence in delivering adjusted EBITDA after rental charges “slightly ahead” of market expectations for the financial year to date, ahead of the group’s 2 July 2022 year end, currently standing at £10m. This follows “positive” trading over the Jubilee Bank Holiday, and the business…
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