Strategy
This section highlights the strategic moves shaping the UK hospitality and foodservice industry. From brand repositioning and pricing models to diversification plans, leadership changes, and multi-site rollout strategies, our coverage provides valuable insight into how restaurant groups, pub chains, caterers, and bar operators are adapting to shifting market conditions. Whether you’re refining your business model, assessing competitor strategies, or making key investment decisions, this archive offers sharp editorial designed to support strategic thinking at every level of the foodservice sector.
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Aug- 2024 -1 AugustPubs and Bars
Stonegate Group secures refinancing deal from TDR Capital
Stonegate Group, the UK’s largest pub company, has secured a refinancing deal from TDR Capital LLP, a UK-based private equity firm. Stonegate Group has agreed to refinance £3.0bn of debt, following strong demand from investors. As part of the deal, funds managed by TDR Capital will make a £250m shareholder…
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Jul- 2024 -31 JulyNews
Snowfox rebrands to Wonderfield Group
The Snowfox Group, a multi-channel and international Japanese food business, has announced that it has rebranded to the Wonderfield Group. The new brand identity comes after its acquisition by Zensho, a Japanese food group, in June 2023 for $621m (£483.69m). The Wonderfield Group will consolidate the company’s brands under one…
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30 JulyCafes and Coffee Shops
Greggs H1 sales rise to £960.6m
Greggs’ sales rose 13.8% to £960.6m during the 26 weeks ended 29 June 2024. The food-on-the-go retailer has announced its underlying profit before tax was also up 16.3% to £74.1m. During the first half of the year Greggs opened 99 new shops, including 30 relocations and 18 closures, resulting in…
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25 JulyRestaurants
Popeyes joins Network Rail portfolio with Waterloo opening
Network Rail has announced the opening of Louisiana chicken chain Popeyes at Waterloo station, marking the brand’s entry into travel catering. The opening comes as, over the last 12 months, Network Rail has evolved the retail mix across its managed stations by introducing new brands and experiences at destination stations. …
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24 JulyRestaurants
Tortilla HY revenues fall to £31.5m
Mexican restaurant group Tortilla has reported a 5.9% drop in revenues to £31.5m for the half year ended 30 June 2024. The group attributed this decline to its strategic decision in Q1 to condense to a dual delivery platform to improve profit conversion and increase focus on in store revenue.…
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23 JulySponsored
Deliverect launches pulse to help restaurants bolster marketing intelligence
Deliverect, the leading global food tech SaaS company, today launched Pulse, a powerful marketing intelligence platform that gives restaurants the insights and tools they need to improve visibility and ROI. Pulse integrates with delivery platforms like Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Deliveroo, giving restaurants critical insights into operations and competitive intelligence…
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19 JulyPubs and Bars
Arc Inspirations sales double amid Euros turnout
Arc Inspirations, the operator of Box bars, Banyan and Manahatta, has reported that total sales doubled, with like-for-like sales rising 79%, during the seven days up to the Euros final. On the seven days that England played – including the match against Spain in the final – the five Box-branded…
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19 JulyCafes and Coffee Shops
Cooks Coffee appoints new UK-based board members
Cooks Coffee Company, the international coffee-focused café chain, that operates Esquires, the Organic Coffee Company in UK and Ireland has appointed Gareth Lloyd-Jones and Gordon Robinson as non-executive directors. The news comes after New Zealand based non-executive board member Mike Hutcheson resigned after more than 10 years on the board.…
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16 JulyFood and Drink
Greggs to open new Kettering distribution centre
Greggs has announced plans to open a new national distribution centre at Symmetry Park, Kettering, in partnership with Tritax Symmetry. According to Greggs, this initiative is a “key” part of its growth strategy, aimed at expanding its supply chain to meet the needs of its growing number of shops across…
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11 JulyNews
Today’s news in brief – 11/07/24
JD Wetherspoon has offloaded 26 pubs so far this year and has revealed that like-for-like sales in the year-to-date rose by 7.7%. According to the group, which currently has a trading estate of 801 pubs, most of the disposals were smaller and older sites, or were where the company has…
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