EG Group
Reporting on strategy, acquisitions, and F&B partnerships at a global convenience and forecourt operator with a growing footprint in the UK foodservice sector. This section explores brand collaborations, QSR rollouts, estate performance, and leadership decisions, offering insight for operators and hospitality professionals tracking how retail-led formats are reshaping food-to-go, roadside dining, and high-footfall catering across the UK.
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Oct- 2021 -18 OctoberFood and Drink
Greggs and Leon products sold in Asda’s first premium store
Asda has opened its first premium ‘Extra Special’ convenience store, offering EG owned food-to-go brands, along with LEON and Greggs products. The store, which is located on EG Group’s Oxford Road forecourt in Beaconsfield, marks the first-time operator EG Group has collaborated with Asda to trial a ‘premium’ format, with…
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5 OctoberCafes and Coffee Shops
EG Group acquires Cooplands
EG Group has announced it has acquired bakery business CS Food Group Holdings Limited (Cooplands). According to the retailer, the acquisition will accelerate EG Group’s “growing” and “successful” diversification into foodservice and adds “complementary” assets that will develop opportunities in other parts of the business. It revealed Cooplands is the…
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Sep- 2021 -28 SeptemberCatering Companies
EG Group acquires 52 KFC restaurants
The Issa Brothers’ EG Group has announced the acquisition of 52 Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurants in the UK from family-managed Amsric group. It revealed the acquired network, across the south and south-west regions, comprises more than 1,600 team members and a mix of “high-quality” drive thru and “traditional” restaurant…
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Aug- 2021 -27 August
EG Group to add 10 new Leon sites in 2021
EG Group has announced that it plans to open approximately 10 new Leon sites across the UK before the end of 2021. The retail giant made the announcement as a part of its Q2 FY21 results, during which it saw the completion of its Leon acquisition followed by “strong progress…
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Jun- 2021 -29 JuneRestaurants
Leon to open first Drive-Thru restaurant
Leon has unveiled the plans for its first Drive-Thru restaurant in West Yorkshire. The new 2,000 sq. ft. Drive-Thru restaurant is the first of its kind for the Leon brand, and the fourth Leon restaurant to open in West Yorkshire. The 50+ cover restaurant, which is set to open in…
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Apr- 2021 -19 April
EG Group acquires Leon in £100m deal
The EG Group, owned by billionaire brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa, has announced the acquisition of all 70 Leon restaurants in a £100m deal. The group, which recently acquired a majority stake in Asda, said the acquisition will complement EG’s existing 700 foodservice outlets in the UK and Ireland of…
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Jan- 2021 -4 JanuaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Lord Sugar joins legal battle against Caffe Nero CVA
Lord Sugar has allegedly joined forces with billionaire Issa brothers to rally against Caffe Nero’s CVA rescue deal. According to Sky News, the television star is among seven other parties which are said to have issued a landlord led legal challenge against Caffe Nero with the hopes that it will…
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Dec- 2020 -2 DecemberNews
Caffe Nero CVA receives 90% creditor approval
Caffe Nero has confirmed it will go ahead with its planned CVA, after the brand rejected a takeover bid from billionaire Issa brothers. The high street chain announced 90% of creditors voted in favour of the proposal that will allow landlords to have their arrears paid in full. In a…
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1 DecemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Caffe Nero snubs Issa brothers offer
Caffe Nero has rejected a takeover offer from the billionaire Issa brothers, after the chain revealed its advisors received an “unsolicited non-binding offer”, from a third party late last night. Yesterday speculation arose about the fate of the coffee chain, after Sky News broke a story about the brothers intention…
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Nov- 2020 -30 NovemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Issa brothers eye up Caffe Nero
Mohsin and Zuber Issa, the owners of British petrol retailing company EG Group, are rumored to have proposed a takeover bid for struggling highstreet chain, Caffe Nero. According to Sky News, the offer comes hours before the brand is set to request approval from landlords to cut the price of…
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