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- 2022 -21 JanuaryRestaurants
Restaurant Group upgrades FY21 outlook despite Omicron
The Restaurant Group has announced that despite the impact of Omicron in December, it has upgraded its FY21 expectations following a market โoutperformanceโ, and now expects its EBITDA to be at the top end of its previous guidance of ยฃ73m – ยฃ79m. In addition, FY21 year-end net debt is now…
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17 JanuaryRestaurants
Fridays owner ups guidance following positive December trading
Hostmore, the owner of casual dining brand Fridays, and the cocktail-led bar and restaurant brand 63rd+1st, has said it expects full-year revenue to be ahead of expectations following stronger than expected trading in December.ย Trading for the month of December 2021 was ahead of early-month expectations despite the fact that…
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14 JanuaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Caffรจ Nero secures growth opportunities amid ยฃ85m loan
Caffe Nero has announced new growth opportunities after a six-year loan of approximately ยฃ85m was agreed with Carlyle, HSBC and Santander.ย The firm also revealed a loan of ยฃ330m was agreed by the banks in order to refinance the brands debt with majority ownership of the group remaining with Gerry…
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12 JanuaryFood and Drink
Just Eat sees FY21 orders surpass one billion
Food Delivery service Just Eat Takeaway.com has revealed that in the full-year, the group processed 33% more orders at 1.1 billion compared with 2020. During the period, Gross Transaction Value (GTV) was โฌ28.2bn (ยฃ23.4bn), representing an increase of 31% compared with 2020. The UK and Ireland were the fastest growing…
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5 JanuaryRestaurants
The Hush Collection sees FY20 turnover fall to ยฃ8m
The Hush Collection has revealed that turnover for the year ending 27 December 2020 dropped 20% to ยฃ8.42m from ยฃ10.57m as a result of Covid-19 restrictions. However, through a combination of tight controls, landlord rent negotiations and government support, the company said it had narrowed its EBITDA loss to ยฃ388,915…
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Dec- 2021 -9 DecemberBusiness
SSP Group revenue falls 41% in FY21
SSP Group, a global operator of food and beverage outlets, has announced its revenue fell by 41.8% from ยฃ1.43bn in 2020 to ยฃ834.2m in the year ending 30 September 2021, and by 70.1% compared to 2019 levels. The groupโs operating loss was ยฃ309.2m in FY21, including credit for non-underlying net…
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Nov- 2021 -11 NovemberRestaurants
Youngโs reports strong H1 as revenues surge
Pub group Youngโs has reported its total revenue for the 26 week period ending on 27 September was ยฃ149.6m, up 183.9%, with adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of ยฃ42.7m. The group said it benefited from an increased demand following the re-opening and its major capex programme…
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1 NovemberCatering Companies
Hilton Food Group acquires Fairfax Meadow for ยฃ23.8m
Hilton Food Group has announced it has acquired 100% of the share capital of Fairfax Meadow Europe Limited, the leading meat supplier to the UK foodservice sector, paying cash consideration of ยฃ23.8m. The acquisition of Fairfax Meadow will improve access for Hilton to the out-of-home channel, using existing partnerships and…
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Sep- 2021 -27 SeptemberRestaurants
Tasty H1 revenues rise 33%
Casual dining owner and operator Tasty has reported a 33% year-on-year revenue increase to ยฃ11.6m in H1 FY21. The group also revealed that it swung to an adjusted EBITDA of ยฃ800,000 in the 26-week period ended 27 June 2021, up from ยฃ100,000 losses the previous year. While the owner of…
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17 SeptemberRestaurants
Electra confirms plans to demerge Fridays
Electra Private Equity has confirmed plans to demerge its Fridays and 63rd+1st brands under a new parent company, Hostmore. The firm had previously announced plans to demerge the brands earlier this year.ย It is planned for the shares in Hostmore to be admitted to the main market of The London…
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