Guildford

Pasta Evangelists to open new City and Home Counties sites

Pasta Evangelists is planning to more than double its restaurant estate in 2025, starting with a new site in Guildford this month. The pasta brand, which opened a flagship restaurant and pasta academy in Farringdon in June, said it expects to have more than 15 locations by the end of…

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Pasta Evangelists to open first site outside London in Guildford

Fresh pasta brand Pasta Evangelists is set to open its first restaurant outside London this July on Guildford High Street. The opening marks the next step in the company’s expansion, which began in 2016 as an artisan pasta delivery service and now includes restaurants, retail and cookery schools.  The company…

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UKH rolls out hospitality training programmes across England

UKHospitality, in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), has announced the launch of hospitality Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) in 26 areas across England. The new programme trains jobseekers with hospitality skills in a working environment and provides them with both work experience and a guaranteed interview…

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Today’s news in brief – 01/11/23

Various Eateries reported revenues of £45.5m for the year ended 1 October, slightly exceeding market expectations, driven by new site openings. Despite battling a challenging macroeconomic environment, train strikes, and unseasonably wet summer weather, the group maintained like-for-like sales. However, Group EBITDA is expected to be a loss of £1.6m.…

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Various Eateries revenues surpass expectations in FY23

Various Eateries has announced that revenues for the year ended on 1 October were slightly higher than market expectations at £45.5m, largely driven by new site openings.  Group like-for-like sales were “maintained” despite the challenging macroeconomic environment, train strikes, and unseasonably wet weather during the summer months. Group EBITDA is…

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Various Eateries FY losses widen amid margin pressures

Various Eateries has seen its pre-tax loss widen to £7.2m, up from a loss of £3.7m in FY21, as profitability was impacted by higher costs and margin pressures. The group said it had resisted passing price increases onto customers in full “until there was more certainty around the trajectory of…

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Pret A Manger announces new UK franchise partners

Pret A Manger has announced that Dallas Holdings and K&Z Group will become the chain’s next franchisees in the UK. A total of eight stores will be transferred to the new franchise partners in spring 2022.  Pret’s Guildford, Bournemouth, Basingstoke and Woking shops will be transferred to K&Z Holdings, and…

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Mark Lawton takes the helm at La Belle Époque

Mark Lawton has been appointed as head chef at three AA Rosette winning restaurant La Belle Époque at Sofitel London Heathrow, where he will take over from Mayur Nagarale. With over 10 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, Lawton has worked within leading UK hotels and restaurants, including head chef…

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