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- 2022 -5 JanuaryCatering Companies
Country Range Group strengthens partnership with TWC
Country Range Group has renewed its relationship with data and digital experts, TWC for a further three years in line with its progressive digital strategy. Having invested in the TWC SmartView platform almost four years ago, Country Range Group revealed it was the first independent foodservice buying group to invest…
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Dec- 2021 -23 DecemberFood and Drink
Deliveroo to open new delivery-only kitchens
Deliveroo has announced the UK-wide expansion of its โEditionsโ kitchens with the opening of new sites across London, in Acton, Brent and Dulwich. The restaurant partners at the new sites include: Five Guys, Dishoom, Shake Shack, Pho, Rosaโs Thai, Tao Tao Ju, Bleecker, Chilango, Tortilla, and Pasta Evangelists. The delivery-only…
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20 DecemberPubs and Bars
Hertfields takes on third leased pub
Hertfordshire-based events and hospitality company Hertfields has taken on its third leased pub โ The Fox at Pirton near Hitchin โ following a ยฃ170,000 refurbishment with Star Pubs and Bars. The company said the investment has aimed to restore the local to โits former glory as a great quality traditional…
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20 DecemberRestaurants
Leon to open 50 new sites in 2022
Leon has announced plans to more than double the pace of its store rollout programme, with more than 50 restaurants to be opened in 2022, creating 1,000 jobs next year and 4,000 jobs over the next three years. Earlier this year, the business announced plans to open 20 restaurants over…
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17 DecemberFood and Drink
Jollibee eyes further UK expansion as sales soar 417%
Jollibee is set to expand further across the UK with new sites due to open in Scotland for the first time as sales soar. For the period between January and September 2021, overall sales grew 417% with 1.3 million pieces of the brandโs most popular menu item, Chickenjoy, being sold…
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16 DecemberBusiness
Dominoโs reaches franchisee resolution
โโDominoโs Pizza Group plc has announced that it has reached a resolution with its franchisees after the board reportedly recognised that Dominoโs โlaggedโ in recent years compared to its businesses around the world. The resolution is set to tackle this issue and to accelerate both near-term and long-term growth. The…
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15 DecemberPubs and Bars
Fortress acquires Punch Pubs and Co
Fortress Investment Group has announced the acquisition of Vine Acquisitions Limited (Punch Pubs and Co) from Patron Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount. Punch Pubs and Co, which is led by CEO Clive Chesser, operates 1,300 pubs across the UK. Through the pub groupโs business model, the company was reportedly…
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13 DecemberRestaurants
Prospect Pubsโ The Cambria to undergo ยฃ600k refurb
Multiple operator Prospect Pubs and Bars has taken on the lease of The Cambria in Camberwell and is undertaking a ยฃ600,000+ upgrade of the pub with Star Pubs and Bars. It is the third Star Pubs and Bars pub that Prospect Pubs and Bars has taken on in 16 months,…
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8 DecemberComment
Sustainability in the hospitality industry
With the UK having hosted the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow recently – and the fallout from it still fresh in most people’s minds – there has never been a better time for British businesses to focus on their impact on the environment. After…
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3 DecemberFeatures
How restaurants recouped footfall during an unsteady climate
In the words of trade association UKHospitality, โthe resilience of pubs and bars will be crucial to the recovery of hospitality.โ However, low footfall still present in the high street is making it difficult for operators to make a comeback. According to a latest report by the CGA, 26% of…
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