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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Aug- 2018 -16 AugustPubs and Bars
Imagine Inns increases estate with Star Pubs and Bars
North west pub company Imagine Inns has increased its estate to four pubs with a new acquisition with Star Pubs and Bars. The company has added The Feildens Arms at Mellor Brook and The Railway at Bromley Cross to its portfolio, and is to develop its new acquisitions with a…
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15 AugustPubs and Bars
Pergola to open new 500-cover Kensington bar
London bar chain Pergola has announced it is to open a new bar on the roof of Kensington Olympia as part of a ยฃ700m investment in the exhibition centre. The new site will be the bar operatorโs first all year-round bar, following previous sites Pergola Paddington, Pergola On The Roof,…
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14 AugustPubs and Bars
London Cocktail Club opens new site in Bristol
London Cocktail Club (LCC), the cocktail bar group founded by world-renowned bartender JJ Goodman and investor James ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins, has launched its first venue outside London. The new site is on the Triangle district in Bristol, returning to the city where Goodman and Hopkins filmed the BBC television series โThe…
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13 AugustAdvice
Equity funding: Getting your F&B business investor ready
Private equity firms are continuing to invest heavily in the F&B sector as consumer passion for health and wellness helps fuel the drive. With competition high among investors, thereโs an increasing appetite for earlier stage F&B businesses; the sectorโs shift towards outsourcing has also helped to de-risk F&B business in…
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8 AugustRestaurants
Former The Ivy owner in bid to save Gaucho
Restaurant investor and former owner of The Ivy, Luke Johnson, has been revealed as one of the bidders seeking to save Gaucho from administration. The steak chain entered administration in July, leading to the closure of its sister chain Cau and according to reports Johnson is looking to purchase Gaucho…
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7 AugustOpinion
Is the demise of restaurant chains a good thing for local independents?
The Gaucho restaurant group is the latest in a list of chain restaurants to appoint administrators or announce restructuring and branch closures. The news, including the closure of their 22 Cau restaurants follows on from the restructuring of Jamieโs Italian, Prezzo, Cafรฉ Rouge, Byron and Strada. In my home city…
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7 AugustRestaurants
Benitoโs Hat secures ยฃ1m funding for 10th anniversary
Mexican restaurant Benitoโs Hat has secured ยฃ1m investment to fund a three-year growth plan in London and throughout the UK. The investment coincides with the brandโs 10th anniversary and is made up entirely from existing investors, the majority of which comes from private equity investment firm Calculus Capital. The investment…
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6 AugustPubs and Bars
Aprirose acquires Wear Inns for ยฃ22.4m
Aprirose, the real estate investment company which owns QHotels, has acquired Wear Inns, a community pub estate based in North East England, for ยฃ22.4m from BGF and NVM Private Equity. Wear Inns was founded in 2006 and has a portfolio of 25 pubs across the North East and Yorkshire. The…
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2 AugustFeatures
Cutting a bigger slice of cake: growth in the catering industry
The catering industry is thriving in the UK. According to data from IBISWorld – a specialist in business information and market research – revenue for the catering services market sits at ยฃ1bn and it has experienced an annual growth of 1% since 2013, with a current workforce of approximately 28,600.…
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2 AugustPubs and Bars
Blind Tiger Inns undertakes ยฃ75,000 investment with Star Pubs and Bars
North west community pub operator Bind Tiger Inns is taking over the lease of The Rose and Crown in Chorley and undertaking a ยฃ75,000 investment with Star Pubs and Bars. The pub will be Blind Tiger Innsโ 13th site and it already has a reputation for live music, cask ale…
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