Investment

Covent Garden welcomes two new F&B openings

Longmartin Properties, a joint venture between Shaftesbury and the Mercers’ Company, has announced two new F&B signings in Covent Garden. …

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Starbucks UK revenue soars 35% in FY21

Starbucks has announced that UK revenues rose by 35% to £328m in the full-year ending 3 October 2021, largely driven…

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Itsu appoints new CFO

Itsu has appointed Greg Thorp as its new group CFO after a successful 16 years at Pret a Manger. Thorp…

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Revolution Bars raises wages ahead of NMW

As part of the group’s ‘fair day’s pay for hard day’s work’ pledge, Revolution Bars Group has implemented wage enhancements…

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MPs call for end of ‘draconian’ pub tax

The All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) of MPs has released a new report which calls on the Government to “urgently…

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Burger King’s Russian operator refuses to shut operations

The owner of Burger King, Restaurant Brands International, has issued a statement clarifying why Burger King operations are unable to…

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J D Wetherspoon returns to normal trading amid improving sales

In the most recent three-week period, to 13 March 2022, J D Wetherspoon has revealed it has seen sales improve…

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Hostmore losses narrow as revenues hit £159m

Hostmore, the parent company of Fridays and the cocktail-led bar and restaurant brand, 63rd+1st has revealed its group loss after…

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Burger King suspends corporate support to Russia

Burger King has announced it has suspended all of its corporate support for the Russian market in light of the…

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Greggs to open 150 sites as sales surge to £1.2bn

Greggs has announced plans to open 150 new sites as its sales increased by 5.3% on 2019 levels to £1.2bn,…

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