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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Nov- 2021 -11 NovemberPubs and Bars
Rainhill pub reopens after ยฃ800,000 refurb
The Cookhouse Pub and Carvery, based in Rainhill, has reopened following a five-month closure and a ยฃ800,000 refurbishment by Heineken-owned Star Pubs and Bars and Merseyside-based Public Urban Bars. The refurbishment of The Cookhouse Pub and Carvery, formerly named The Victoria, is part of a ยฃ38m investment that Star Pubs…
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9 NovemberFeatures
Can catering SMEs weather the supply storm?
Using the words of Nandoโs, restaurants have had โa bit of a mareโ recently amid an increase in supply chain shortages. Earlier this year, the chain had to temporarily shut around 50 UK outlets, with its signature peri peri chicken stripped from the menu. As well as chicken being unattainable,…
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5 NovemberEducation
Activate Learning opens new ยฃ3m hospitality facility in Oxford
Activate Learning has announced the opening of a new ยฃ3m hospitality and catering facility at the City of Oxford College. The new facilities were developed thanks to ยฃ2.17m in funding secured through the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) via the governmentโs Local Growth Fund. The investment into the new facilities…
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3 NovemberPubs and Bars
Pub and bar ownersโ loans hit ยฃ138m during Covid, finds Growthdeck
Pub and bar ownersโ loans to own businesses hit ยฃ138m during Covid as owners risked their own money to keep businesses afloat, revealed private equity investment firm Growthdeck. The study shows that 1,730 UK pubs and bar companies have โrun so shortโ of cash andย other finance that their directors have…
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2 NovemberPubs and Bars
The Rose and Crown to undergo ยฃ350,000 refurbishment
Redhouse Pubs Group has announced plans for a joint ยฃ350,000 refurbishment of The Rose and Crown in Enfield with Star Pubs and Bars. The pub is Redhouse Pub Groupโs first substantive lease with Star. The group now has a varied portfolio of 19 leased pubs โ ten free trade and…
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2 NovemberRestaurants
Wasabi founder to take step back from business
Wasabi has announced that Dong Hyun Kim, who founded the business in 2003, will be stepping away from the business. Whilst Kim will no longer play an executive role in the company, he will remain a minority shareholder and director in Wasabi. Following the investment by Capdesia in May 2019…
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1 NovemberCatering Companies
Hilton Food Group acquires Fairfax Meadow for ยฃ23.8m
Hilton Food Group has announced it has acquired 100% of the share capital of Fairfax Meadow Europe Limited, the leading meat supplier to the UK foodservice sector, paying cash consideration of ยฃ23.8m. The acquisition of Fairfax Meadow will improve access for Hilton to the out-of-home channel, using existing partnerships and…
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Oct- 2021 -28 OctoberGovernment
UKH welcomes โpositiveโ Budget speech but urges Gov to โgo furtherโ
UK Hospitality has said yesterday’s (27 October) announcements by the chancellor in his Budget speech are a positive step but also urged the government to โgo furtherโ to support the โfragileโ industry. It comes after Rishi Sunak unveiled a 50% discount on business rates for the hospitality, retail and leisure…
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27 OctoberNews
Vennellโs Restaurant up for sale after 17 years
Jon and Laura Vennell have put their fine dining restaurant on the market after 17 years of ownership. It revealed the couple opened the restaurant in 2005 and established an โenviable reputationโ throughout the region, which featured in the Michelin Guide, AA and Good food guide for 14 consecutive years.…
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26 OctoberFood and Drink
Two Yorkshire pubs to reopen amid ยฃ550k investment
Star Pubs and Bars has announced its investment of ยฃ550k to refurbish and reopen two historic Yorkshire pubs that have been closed since 2019. The firm has said work will begin on The Farmers Boy and The Cask and Spindle in Shepley in 2022.ย Star will transform The Farmers Boy…
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