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.

Jun- 2025 -

18 June

Pubs and Bars

St Austell FY turnover hits £231m despite low visitor numbers

St Austell Brewery has reported a record turnover of £231m in the year to December 2024, with underlying EBITDA rising 8.7% to £22.4m. News of the results come as the Cornwall-based brewer and hospitality group is unveiling its first major rebrand in more than 70 years in celebration of its…
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13 June

Pubs and Bars

Wadworth FY profits surge 229% to £3.5m

Independent pub and brewery company Wadworth reported profits of £3.5m for the year ended 4 January 2025, up from £815k the previous year – spelling a jump of 229%. The Wiltshire-based company said the increase was driven by strong Christmas trading, a 6% rise in sales across the business, and…
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11 June

People

The Revel Collective appoints new CFO

The Revel Collective, an operator of premium bars and gastro pubs, trading mainly under the Revolution, Revolución de Cuba and Peach Pubs brands, has appointed Matthew Fowler as chief financial officer, effective 16 June. Fowler is an experienced public markets chief financial officer, having most recently held the same position…
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10 June

Restaurants

Thai Leisure FY revenues fall 3.9% to £31.3m

Thai Leisure Group, the operator behind Chaophraya and fast-casual chain Thaikhun, has reported revenues of £31.3m for the year ended 30 January, down 3.9% from the previous year’s £32.5m. According to the group’s filing at Companies House, its performance reflects the challenging consumer environment that has impacted the wider hospitality…
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5 June

Pubs and Bars

Young’s FY revenues jump 24.9% to £485.8m

Young’s has reported that total revenues rose by 24.9% to £485.8m in the year ended 31 March, thanks to strong like-for-like revenue growth of 5.7% supported by the pub group’s performance during Euro24 and the Christmas trading period. Adjusted EBITDA at Young’s also rose 23.2% to £113.6m, with managed house…
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May- 2025 -

30 May

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Cooks Coffee’s UK&I store sales soar 33% to £35m in FY25

Café chain Cooks Coffee has reported that its total franchisee store sales in the UK and Ireland have jumped 33% to NZ$79.6m (£35.1m) in the year to 31 March. Group revenues, which have been “highly” correlated to store sales, also rose 49% to NZ$7m (£3.09m). This includes NZ$1m (£440k) worth…
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29 May

Food and Drink

Mission Mars revenues rise ‘record’ 30.7% to £92.9m in FY24

Mission Mars, the operator of F&B brands Albert’s Schloss and Rudy’s Napoletana, has hit “record” revenues of £92.9m for the year ended 29 September 2024, spelling a 30.7% jump from the £71.1m reported in FY23. It comes as Rudy’s Napoletana experienced a 58.4% uplift in revenues to £46.4m for the…
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21 May

Restaurants

Tortilla revenues surge to £68m in FY24

Fast-casual Mexican restaurant group Tortilla has seen a 3.5% increase in its FY24 group revenues to £68m, up from £65.7m in 2023, attributed to the strategic acquisition of Fresh Burritos in France, the addition of one UK company-owned site and a “strong” contribution from its franchise network. For the 52…
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15 May

Pubs and Bars

Butcombe reports ‘record’ revenues of £149m in FY25

Butcombe, the privately owned premium pub operator and brewing group, has reported “record’ revenues of £149m for the year ended January 2025 versus £144.4m in the previous year. Its managed pubs “strongly outperformed” the sector with like-for-like revenue of +7.8% compared with LFL growth of +6% in the preceding year. …
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12 May

News-In-Brief

Today’s news in brief – 12/05/25

Punch Pubs has seen its revenues rise by 1.9% to £168.3m in Q2 ended 23 February. The group attributed its growth to inflationary price increases and trade enhancing capex investment in its estate, as well as maturing profits from pubs converted from L&T to MP. Meanwhile, the group has optimised…
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