Sweden

JD Wetherspoon warns of full-year losses amid ‘laborious’ recovery 

JD Wetherspoon has warned it is expecting an annual loss of £30m in its upcoming full-year results, as recovery for many businesses has been “slower and more laborious” than first anticipated. After investing heavily in labour, repairs and marketing, the group expects FY22 losses to be higher than expected, as…

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German Doner Kebab to open landmark 100th UK site

Gourmet kebab restaurant, German Doner Kebab (GDK) has revealed it will reach the major milestone of opening its 100th UK restaurant this week. The landmark 100th site will open for customers on Tuesday 10 May, in the heart of Covent Garden on St. Martins Lane, London, in the heart of…

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JD Wetherspoon warns of ‘considerable’ cost pressures in Q3

JD Wetherspoon has seen its like-for-like sales slip by 4% in its third quarter of trading against the same period in 2019, with the group warning of “considerable” cost pressures for the industry.   Sales for the group have slightly rebounded however. In its last interim statement, the pub chain indicated…

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Compass welcomes new executive committee members

Compass Group has confirmed the internal appointments of Shelley Roberts and Kathinka Friis-Møller to its group executive committee. Roberts has been appointed group chief commercial officer, and is responsible for leading the group’s Global Clients, Strategy, M&A, Health and Safety, Sustainability, Digital and Procurement functions. She first joined Compass in…

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The Double Red Duke names new executive chef

The Double Red Duke has named Henrik Ritzén as its new executive chef. Ritzén will continue to develop a menu, alongside Country Creatures’ Sam Pearman, that focuses on British, locally sourced, and seasonal ingredients, as well as cooking over fire. The restaurant said Ritzén grew up on a sheep farm…

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Domino’s reaches agreement to sell Swiss business

Domino’s Pizza Group (DPG) has sold the entire shareholding for its Swiss business for CHF 0.3m (£0.2m) in a bid to further streamline the business.  The disposal of Domino’s Switzerland is expected to be on a debt-free, cash-free basis, with a normalised level of working capital. The transaction, which should…

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Domino’s offloads Swedish arm to focus on UK operations

Domino’s Pizza has announced that it has reached an agreement to offload its Swedish arm in order to allow the group to focus on its core UK and Ireland operations.  Its entire shareholding in PPS Foods AB, or Domino’s Sweden, has been sold to Eyja fjárfestingafélag III EHF, a wholly…

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Domino’s reports ‘solid’ fourth-quarter growth in the UK and Ireland

Pizza chain Domino’s has reported a period of ‘solid’ sales growth across the UK and Ireland in its fourth-quarter of trading. In the 13 weeks to 29 December 2019, UK and ROI system sales were up 4.4% to £326.7m, while total group sales were up 3.7% to £352m. UK like-for-like…

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Fafa’s to debut in London in September

Fafa’s has announced it is set to open its London site this September on Monmouth Street, in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials. The company began serving Mediterranean street food from a small Finnish kiosk in Punavuori back in 2011, and core dishes include freshly filled pitas, salads and meze with everything…

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‘World first’ potato-based drink launched in UK

My Foodie, a range of smoothies manufactured in Sweden, has launched in the UK. Tapping into the growth of flexitarian and vegan diets, each of the three flavours features a unique and nutritious blend of potato and rapeseed oil, combined with apple juice and one type of berry – blueberry,…

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