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- 2020 -28 SeptemberRestaurants
Partners Group acquires Cรดte Restaurants
Cรดte Restaurants has been acquired by global private markets investment manager Partners Group. It comes as the group said that coronavirus has had a โhuge impactโ on the business, despite โtrading wellโ before lockdown, with โrecordโ sales and strong EBITDA growth in the last financial year. Partners Group said it…
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25 SeptemberBusiness
Star Pubs and Bars re-opens Dundee pub after four year closure
A local Dundee pub has re-opened its doors following a four-year closure and a ยฃ630,000 investment from Star Pubs and Bars. Previously called the Mercantile pub, the bar has been renamed The Barrelman and has undergone a ยฃ630,000 refurbishment by Heineken-owned company and its new licensees Tommy and Jacqueline Fox.ย …
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23 SeptemberBusiness
Wahaca to see ยฃ25m debt written off in CVA proposal
Mexican themed restaurant Wahaca will have a total of ยฃ25m in debt written off in a bid to salvage the brand as part of a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA).ย According to Sky news, Wahaca proposed a CVA that will also see its lenders and shareholders pump ยฃ5m of new money…
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14 SeptemberPeople
The Big Table appoints Mike Tye as chairman of The Big Table
The Big Table, which was recently formed to acquire and operate the Bella Italia, Cafรฉ Rouge and Las Iguanas restaurant brands, has appointed Mike Tye as its non-executive chairman. With โextensiveโ board-level experience across the out-of-home food and drink market, the company said Tye will work closely with Epiris, the…
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14 SeptemberCoronavirus
700,000 jobs at risk as end of furlough scheme draws near
Over 700,000 employees are at risk of being made redundant in the second half of 2020, research from Institute for Employment Studies (IES) has revealed. IES estimates that some 650 thousand redundancies are expected in the second half of 2020, with 445 thousand redundancies in the three months between July…
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11 SeptemberCoronavirus
New industry group warns Scottish gov to shut down rogue operators
A new body representing many of Scotland’s restaurant and bar owners has called on the Scottish Government to โimmediately shut downโ licensed premises which flout social distancing regulations. The newly-formed Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) comprises many of the countryโs largest and best-known restaurant and bar businesses, including The DRG Group,…
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10 SeptemberRestaurants
Refurbishment planned for Llwyncelyn Hotel and pub following acquisition
The Llwyncelyn Hotel and pub in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff, has been sold off a guide price of ยฃ249,000. The property is a large, late 19th Century, purpose-built public house and hotel that sits in a three-storey building made of solid stone with an attractive carved, classical style entrance way.…
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3 SeptemberRestaurants
Naveen Handa acquires East Coast Concepts out of administration
An investment group led by Naveen Handa of leisure company The Cairn Group has acquired restaurant and bar group East Coast Concepts out of administration. The Manchester-based restaurant and bar group, which operates the Neighbourhood and Victors brands, has five sites across the UK, including Hale, Alderley Edge, Liverpool, Leeds…
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Aug- 2020 -27 AugustBreweries and Distilleries
Greene King partners with Princeโs Trust to create 1,000 new jobs
Greene King is โโstrengthening its partnershipโโ with The Princeโs Trust, with a new five-year agreement to create 1,000 job opportunities for young and BAME people. The pub company and brewery has worked alongside the charity for the past four years, supporting 440 young people across the country in getting job…
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24 AugustFood and Drink
Prospect Bars and Pubs adds second site
Prospect Bars and Pubsโ Dan Shotton and Mark Draper have taken on a second site, The Victoria in Woodham. The former owners of Redcombe pubs are undertaking a joint ยฃ580,000 refurbishment with Star Pubs and Bars, owners of The Victoria, which has been closed for 14 months. Following the launch…
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