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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Jul- 2018 -5 JulyBusiness
Carluccioโs gets ยฃ10m cash injection to โrevitaliseโ 60 restaurants
Carluccioโs has announced it will receive ยฃ10m of new funding from majority shareholder Landmark Group to โrevitaliseโ 60 restaurants. Funding will also go towards refreshing brand standards and on-going food development. The investment, which will go towards refreshing brand standards and on-going food development, comes after a 28-day โchallengeโ period…
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4 JulyBusiness
BRC calls for two-year freeze on business rates
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has asked the government to consider freezing business rates for two years to ease the pressure on retailers. By proposing a two-year freeze on increases, the BRC said it would give time for the government and industry to develop a proposal for an updated taxation…
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3 JulyPubs and Bars
Fine and Country Inns launches second star site
Dining firm Fine and Country Inns has launched its eighth venue in its estate The Masons Arms in Thorpe Hesley, South Yorkshire after a ยฃ430,000 refurbishment with Star Pubs and Bars. The new pub, which is the second with Star Pubs and Bars, aims to specialise in meeting local demand…
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2 JulyBusiness
Cafe Rouge, Las Iguanas and Bella Italia owner invests ยฃ30m in high street
Casual Dining Group, the owner of Cafe Rouge, Las Iguanas and Bella Italia has announced it is to invest ยฃ30m in its 300 restaurants to enhance their performance as part of a refinancing of the company. The groupโs restaurants are already performing ahead of the market with the company reporting…
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Jun- 2018 -29 JuneFeatures
The rise of the delivery-only kitchen
In todayโs increasingly competitive restaurant market, delivery presents potential for growth. The lure of increased brand awareness and extended the customer base, while utilising surplus kitchen capacity, logically translates into opportunity to drive sales. As delivery becomes an expectedย part of the offer, operators need to understand how to effectively bring…
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25 JunePubs and Bars
Multiple operator opens fifth Star Pubs & Bars site
East Midlands multiple operator, Jonny Parr has taken on a fifth Star Pubs & Bars site, The Cock in Werrington, eterborough. He is opening the new site in conjunction with new partner, Damo Wallace and Parrโs partner, Sabrina Iredale. The pub is Parrโs fifth pub with the group. His other…
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22 JunePeople
Marco Pierre White to open English Chophouse and fish and chip shop in Dover
Marco Pierre White is to open an English Chophouse and a Wheelerโs Fish and Chip Shop at the Best Western Plus Dover Marina Hotel & Spa set to open this summer. The 85 cover English Chophouse will be the third restaurant of its kind to open in the UK this…
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18 JuneBusiness
Heineken to invest ยฃ44m in upgrading pub network
Heineken has announced it is to upgrade its UK pub network with a ยฃ44m investment programme which will see 500 of the companyโs 2,900 venues renovated. The upgrade plans are expected to cost an average of ยฃ170,000 per site, and Heineken says that the programme could create as many as…
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18 JuneGovernment
McDonaldโs to remove plastic straws from restaurants
McDonaldโs is to remove all plastic straws from its restaurants by 2019, with a transition to paper alternatives due to begin in September. The move has already been trialled in several restaurants with McDonaldโs claiming its customers have โreacted positively to the changeโ. All its restaurants currently keep plastic straws…
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15 JuneBusiness
Hospitality sector missing out on ยฃ6.75bn by not adapting to modern life
The hospitality sector is missing out on ยฃ6.75bn by not responding to growing demand from the โgig economyโ consumer to operate outside of โusual hoursโ, a study from Barclays has shown. Only a third of British workers (37%) work a typical nine to five day, meaning leisure time has shifted.…
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