Pure

Reporting on the operations, brand strategy, and menu direction of a fast-casual concept known for its focus on health-led, grab-and-go food in urban markets. This section highlights leadership updates, store performance, sustainability initiatives, and customer engagement, offering insight for operators, developers, and food and beverage professionals tracking high-street trends, daytime trading, and the evolution of wellness-focused foodservice in the UK.

  • Jun- 2024 -
    19 June
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 19/06/24

    Today’s news in brief – 19/06/24

    Pure has launched a Food for Business division just as its survey revealed more than 50% of respondents rated the food at their most recent meeting or event as average, poor or terrible. The new division will be catering for meetings and events, and will also provide workplace feeding options…

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  • 19 June
    Catering CompaniesPure launches Food for Business division

    Pure launches Food for Business division

    Pure has officially launched its Food for Business division that will be catering for meetings and events, provide workplace feeding options, and a new wholesale range of longer-life food products.  The launch coincides with Pure’s survey of over 500 people that revealed more than 50% rated the food at their…

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  • Mar- 2024 -
    26 March
    RestaurantsSocial Bird Newcastle site to open in April

    Social Bird Newcastle site to open in April

    Social Bird has announced it will officially open its new Newcastle site on Fenkle Street on 5 April.  The restaurant promises to deliver a dining experience “unlike any other”, combining a laid-back atmosphere with “an innovative and delicious menu that celebrates local flavours”.  Headed by Ben Watson, the head chef…

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  • 22 March
    PeopleLoungers appoints new CFO

    Loungers appoints new CFO

    Loungers has announced the appointment of Stephen Marshall to the role of chief financial officer and as a director of the hospitality operator, effective 23 April.  The news comes as current CFO Gregor Grant will step down from the board in April.  However, he will remain with the company to…

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  • Feb- 2024 -
    22 February
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 22/02/24

    Today’s news in brief – 22/02/24

    Sticks’n’Sushi has secured a £22m loan from Oak North Bank to support further growth. The business was acquired by private equity firm, McWin Capital Partners, in January this year. Most recently, the group had successfully scaled to 27 restaurants with 12 in Copenhagen, 12 across the UK, and three in…

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  • 22 February
    NewsPravaas opens in South Kensington

    Pravaas opens in South Kensington

    Chef Shilpa Dandekar has officially opened her second restaurant, Pravaas, in South Kensington, following the success of her first bricks and mortar site Pure Indian Cooking in Fulham.  Pravaas is a place that embodies “a deep respect for the roots of Indian cuisine” whilst broadening culinary horizons with new takes…

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  • Jan- 2024 -
    4 January
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 04/01/24

    Today’s news in brief – 04/01/24

    Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn, has sold its 49% stake in healthy eating chain Pure, eight years after acquiring it for £6.8m. The company’s sales doubled to £20m in 2022, bouncing back from the pandemic, despite pre-tax losses increasing from £3.45m in 2021 to £4.55m. Despite this, the company opened…

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  • 4 January
    RestaurantsWhitbread sells stake in Pure

    Whitbread sells stake in Pure

    Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn, has sold its 49% stake in healthy eating chain Pure, eight years after acquiring it for £6.8m. The company acquired the stake in the company which trades as Healthy Retail Limited in 2016 when it had eight restaurants. A spokesperson for Whitbread stated: “As Pure…

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  • 3 January
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 03/01/24

    Today’s news in brief – 03/01/24

    Black Sheep Coffee turnover has doubled to £21.3m in the year ended 31 December 2022 from £10.7m the year before. The company’s net assets surged to £33.7m from £4.9m in 2021. Expanding aggressively, they opened 11 new stores, now operating over 70 across the UK. With a strategy spanning both…

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  • 3 January
    Breweries and DistilleriesBreal Capital acquires Purity Brewing Company

    Breal Capital acquires Purity Brewing Company

    Breal Capital has acquired Warwickshire-based craft brewery Purity Brewing Company and Pure Craft Bars in a deal that secures 60 jobs. The news comes after the brewery fell into administration amid widespread adverse trading conditions in the hospitality industry. Purity Brewing Company was founded in 2005 and is the parent…

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