Investment
Our coverage tracks financial activity shaping the UK foodservice and hospitality sector, from venture capital and private equity backing to corporate acquisitions, refinancing deals, and growth funding. Our reporting is focused on the operators, brands, and concepts attracting capital, and what that means for the wider industry. Whether you’re a restaurant group seeking funding, a pub chain monitoring market valuations, or a catering contractor analysing competitor growth, our investment coverage delivers intelligence that helps business leaders understand where money is flowing, and why. Expect deep dives, expert commentary, and deal-by-deal context, all tailored to the foodservice trade.
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Jan- 2020 -6 JanuaryComment
How the blue planet effect is greening the hospitality industry 2010-2030
At the start of a new decade it seems only fitting to look back on the previous decade and forward to the next. If there is one defining movement of the last ten years, itโs got to be a growing concern for the environment and how we transition to doing…
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Dec- 2019 -20 DecemberBusiness Bites
Finally, a government addressing the business rates fiasco
Regardless of your political colours, small businesses up and down the land will be pleased to hear of at least one policy which looks set to survive the transition from manifesto wish lists to actual policy and legislation, and that is a business rates overhaul. The prime minister, Boris Johnson,…
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19 DecemberPubs and Bars
UKH ‘applauds’ gov commitment to business rates review
UKHospitality has welcomed the Government’s commitment to a fundamental review of the UKโs business rates system, after it revealed additional support to pubs. The Government has confirmed its intention to review the system in todayโs Queenโs Speech announcing additional rates support for pubs that could see their business rates halved…
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19 DecemberPubs and Bars
Shepherd Neame development receives green light
Plans for a new pub development in Ebbsfleet Garden City have been given the go-ahead, according to the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation. The new Shepherd Neame site will be situated in the Castle Hill area of the development, and will be named The Chalk Yard after the areaโs steep mining history.…
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17 DecemberRestaurants
Zizzi owner reports 7% increase in total sales
The Azzurri Group, the parent company of Zizzi, Ask Italian, Radio Alice and Coco di Mama, has reported an increase of 7% in total sales to ยฃ299.4m. According to the groups financial reports for the 52 weeks to 30 June 2019, the groupย experienced a 3% increase in EBITDA to…
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17 DecemberBusiness
Optimism improves across eating and drinking out sector, says CGA
Optimism in the hospitality sector is at an 18-month high, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from the CGA and Fourth. The quarterly survey of business leaders across the UK pub, bar and restaurant sector showed that 44% of respondents were optimistic about the market for the coming year.ย …
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16 DecemberBusiness Bites
The latest business data is bad news, but the reasons given spell a good omen
This morning there was some bad news for business, but which definitely comes with a silver lining. So, the bad news first: the โFlash UK Composite Output Indexโ from data firm, Markit, which tracks private sector business activity, found that it shrunk during the month of December. It has dropped…
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13 DecemberRestaurants
TGI Fridayโs reports rise in sales
Restaurant, TGI Fridayโs has reported 12-month-growth resulting in a 1.5% rise in like-for-like sales. The results for the year ending on 30 September, reported a 2.4% increase in sales, alongside a 0.5% rise in EBITDA to a total of ยฃ26.9m. The restaurant also reported a net debt of ยฃ47.4m as…
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12 DecemberBusiness Bites
Businesses are sitting on ยฃ115bn and waiting to splurge
Goldman Sachs thinks money will pour into UK stocks and shares after this election, but itโs at least partly because they suspect a Tory victory. Regardless of which side of the Brexit divide you are on, there is one thing thatโs for certain: business has been extremely cautious about the…
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12 DecemberRegulations & Policies
Amazonโs Deliveroo deal poses โreal riskโ to food delivery market
A proposed investment deal between Amazon and Deliveroo โraises serious competition concernsโ for the UKโs online food delivery market, according to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).ย Earlier this year, Amazon announced plans for a โsubstantial investmentโ in Deliveroo, which would make the retail giant minority shareholders of the delivery…
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