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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Sep- 2021 -28 SeptemberBusiness
Red Hotels rolls out ยฃ11 hourly wage for entry level roles
Red Hotels has announced that two of its sites, The Scarlet and the Bedruthan Hotel and Spa, will increase the pay rates for all entry level roles to ยฃ11 per hour. The independent hotels said that their โpioneering commitmentโ to employees and the environment has โalways been at the core…
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21 SeptemberFeatures
Driving sustainable change
Juliane Caillouette-Noble is the managing director of The Sustainable Restaurant Association, which aims to drive change towards an environmentally restorative and socially progressive hospitality sector. The SRA works with businesses across the hospitality sector to create a unified definition of sustainability within the industry through itโs food made good programme,…
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17 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Aviva Investors offloads eight Marstonโs pubs for over ยฃ20m
Aviva Investors has sold eight freehold public houses operated by Marstonโs to an unnamed buyer for over ยฃ20m. Avivaโs asset management business had owned the assets while the pub operators ran the establishments with guarantees from Marstonโs topco. Advised by global real estate advisor CBRE, the deal includes leases that…
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16 SeptemberPubs and Bars
The Alchemist to open first Scottish site amid ยฃ1.5m investment
The Alchemist, is set to open its first-ever Scottish bar and restaurant next month in Edinburghโs new St. James Quarter. Representing an investment of ยฃ1.5m, the site is set to offer โa mystical apothecary of theatre servedโ cocktails alongside all-day casual dining. Located within the largest development Edinburgh has seen…
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16 SeptemberRestaurants
Itsu introduces 11% entry level pay rise
Itsu has introduced an 11% hourly wage rise for its entry level employees to a minimum of ยฃ10.40 an hour. Effective from 17 September, the increase will impact 1,000 existing employees across the groupโs 72 UK sites. Through the wage hike, the Asian-inspired restaurant group plans to extend its level…
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13 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Arusha Group expands with Star amid ยฃ475k investment
Star Pubs and Bars has announced a joint refurbishment of Uxbridgeโs The Bear on the Barge with Arusha Group worth ยฃ475,000. The venture sees Arusha Group take a substantive lease on the pub, in turn representing the firmโs third site with Star.ย Following Decemberโs completion of the renovations, which commence…
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1 SeptemberRestaurants
Busaba opens first site in Walesย
Thai chain Busaba has announced that it has debuted in Wales, after Orchard Street Investment Management, a specialist commercial property investment manager, signed a 4,000 sq ft letting at the Brewery Quarter, Cardiff.ย The company has agreed to a 15-year lease across the ground and terrace floors of the property,…
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Aug- 2021 -31 AugustPubs and Bars
Star Pubs & Bars to invest ยฃ38m into local pubs
Star Pubs and Bars has announced a ยฃ38m programme to benefit 700 local pubs across England and Wales by the end of 2021. The move will create an estimated 500 new jobs.ย The group, which is owned by Heineken, said some 80 pubs will be โcompletely transformedโ with makeovers costing…
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27 AugustPeople
Prezzo announces raft of senior appointments
Prezzo has announced the appointment of Matt Prior as its new chief financial officer (CFO) and Deborah Moore as people director.ย The group said the latest appointments reflect Prezzoโs โgeneral strengthening of capability, the energy generated by plans for the future, our current trading and the support of Cain International,…
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26 AugustBusiness
Just Eat to create over 1,500 new jobs in North East
Just Eat has announced it will create more than 1,500 new customer service jobs over the next 12 months, in collaboration with Sunderland City Council.ย The new roles will be based in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland. Overall, Just Eat is investing more than ยฃ100m into the region across the next…
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