Revolution Bars

Coverage focuses on the trading performance, estate strategy, and brand evolution of a leading UK late-night and bar-focused operator, including Revolution, Revolución de Cuba, and Founders & Co. Reporting includes updates on city-centre refurbishments, repositioning toward daytime and food-led trade, operational cost management, and responses to inflationary pressures. Insight is geared toward operators tracking drink-led venue models, student and young professional audiences, and hybrid bar-restaurant formats.

  • Oct- 2023 -
    17 October
    NewsRevolution Bars falls to £22.2m loss amid challenging trading

    Revolution Bars falls to £22.2m loss amid challenging trading

    Revolution Bars Group, a leading UK operator of 67 premium bars and 22 gastro pubs, has reported a £22.2m loss before tax in FY23, despite revenues hitting £152.6m, as it faced “very challenging times”. Peach Pubs, which was acquired by the business in October 2022, delivered 14.1% LFL sales in…

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  • Apr- 2023 -
    3 April
    PeopleUKH urges hospitality to sign new wellbeing and development promise

    UKH urges hospitality to sign new wellbeing and development promise

    UKHospitality has urged hospitality firms to sign up to a new wellbeing and development promise.  The new Hospitality Wellbeing and Development Promise, set up by the sector, spearheaded by the Hospitality and Tourism Skills Board and supported by Government, is designed to ensure all team-members are given the “opportunity to…

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  • Jan- 2023 -
    23 January
    PeopleGusto Italian appoints new head of Marketing

    Gusto Italian appoints new head of Marketing

    Gusto Italian has appointed Kat Schofield as its new head of Marketing, who will join the premium casual dining group in April. Appointed by CEO Matt Snell, Schofield joins from Revolution Bars Group where she currently leads brand marketing for Revolución de Cuba.  In her new role, she will support…

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  • 18 January
    Pubs and BarsRevolution Bars issues profit warning amid temporary closure plans

    Revolution Bars issues profit warning amid temporary closure plans

    Bar group Revolution has announced that it will close some sites on Mondays and Tuesdays in January and early February in an attempt to save on energy bills. The announcement came in a trading update delivered to investors in which it reduced its EBITDA guidance for the full year and…

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  • Dec- 2022 -
    9 December
    Restaurants25 hospitality leaders host zero carbon roundtable

    25 hospitality leaders host zero carbon roundtable

    Some 25 leaders from hospitality organisations including Azzuri, Greene King, IHG, Gaucho, Revolution Bars, Peach 2020, Punch Pubs and WSH joined together as part of the Zero Carbon Forum CEO/CFO roundtable held at Carousel, London, to discuss how the sector can decarbonise while the industry is facing multiple crises. The…

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  • Oct- 2022 -
    19 October
    Pubs and BarsRevolution Bars returns to profit

    Revolution Bars returns to profit

    Revolution Bars Group has returned to profitability as pre-tax profits surged 107% to £2.1m for the 52 weeks ended 2 July 2022, up from a loss of £26.3m last year, following positive trading and cost management. Sales also jumped 257.4% year-on-year from £39.4m to £140.8m amid a return to more…

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  • Aug- 2022 -
    2 August
    Pubs and BarsRevolution Bars sees ‘strong’ LFL sales

    Revolution Bars sees ‘strong’ LFL sales

    Revolution Bars Group plc, has reported its full year like-for-like (LFL) sales increased 1.3% in the year ended 2 July 2022 (FY22), following the lifting of Covid restrictions in England after 19 July 2021. The group said this is a strong result given the disruption caused by the Omicron variant…

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  • Jun- 2022 -
    14 June
    BusinessRevolution Bars earnings to surpass £10m

    Revolution Bars earnings to surpass £10m

    Revolution Bars Group plc has reported confidence in delivering adjusted EBITDA after rental charges “slightly ahead” of market expectations for the financial year to date, ahead of the group’s 2 July 2022 year end, currently standing at £10m. This follows “positive” trading over the Jubilee Bank Holiday, and the business…

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  • 6 June
    Pubs and BarsRevolution Bars Group to open first new sites in four years

    Revolution Bars Group to open first new sites in four years

    Revolution Bars Group, the operator of Revolution, Revolución de Cuba, Playhouse and Founders and Co, has announced it is to open new sites for the first time in four years. The two new sites, based in Exeter and Preston, take the group’s total number of venues to 69, with Revolution…

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  • Mar- 2022 -
    23 March
    RestaurantsRevolution Bars raises wages ahead of NMW

    Revolution Bars raises wages ahead of NMW

    As part of the group’s ‘fair day’s pay for hard day’s work’ pledge, Revolution Bars Group has implemented wage enhancements that exceed the new increased National Minimum Wage, due to be introduced in April. Revolution Bars Group, the operator of bars including Revolution, Revolución de Cuba, Playhouse, and Founders and…

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