The Restaurant Group
This compiles our reporting on The Restaurant Group (TRG), operator of prominent UK brands including Wagamama, Frankie & Benny’s, and Brunning & Price. We cover TRG’s strategic decisions, financial performance, brand portfolio changes, executive leadership moves, site rationalisation, and growth initiatives. Our analysis offers critical insight for restaurant operators, F&B executives, and hospitality professionals tracking the direction of one of the UK’s most influential multi-brand operators in casual dining and pub restaurants.
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Feb- 2022 -10 FebruaryRestaurants
Gaucho debuts in Glasgow amid expansion
Gaucho, the modern Argentinian dining chain, is set to open a new restaurant in Glasgow next month following ongoing expansion for the group. The design for the new site will again be led by DesignLSM. Gaucho said the agency has “produced a fresh concept that speaks to its locality as…
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9 FebruaryCatering Companies
Big Table Group names new HR director
The Big Table Group, operator of Las Iguanas, Bella Italia and Cafe Rouge, has appointed Debbie Moore as the company’s new HR director. Moore, who will start on February 15, has more than 25 years’ experience in senior HR positions in retail and hospitality, having worked as head of HR…
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Jan- 2022 -21 JanuaryRestaurants
Restaurant Group upgrades FY21 outlook despite Omicron
The Restaurant Group has announced that despite the impact of Omicron in December, it has upgraded its FY21 expectations following a market “outperformance”, and now expects its EBITDA to be at the top end of its previous guidance of £73m – £79m. In addition, FY21 year-end net debt is now…
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11 JanuaryRestaurants
Elior appoints director of innovation
Leading contract caterer, Elior, has appointed Claire Small to take on its newly created director of innovation role. Small will lead Elior’s new eight-strong innovation team. They are responsible for delivering digital, concept development, photography and menu management across its UK business. Prior to Elior, Small held senior roles with…
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Oct- 2021 -28 OctoberRestaurants
The Restaurant Group appoints new chairman
The Restaurant Group plc (TRG) has announced the appointment of Ken Hanna as its new chairman with effect 1 January 2022. The appointment follows the decision by the group’s previous chairman Debbie Hewitt who has decided to stand down at the end of the year to pursue her new role…
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13 OctoberCafes and Coffee Shops
CrepeAffaire to open 10 UK sites
CrepeAffaire, the European fast casual crepe café group, has announced its plans to open 10 UK sites amongst the development of 50 new stores over the coming 24-36 months. It revealed the company is also on track to expand its international portfolio by 10 additional units by the end of…
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Sep- 2021 -27 SeptemberRestaurants
Popeyes to open first UK site this November
US chicken shop chain Popeyes has confirmed that it will open its first UK store at Westfield Stratford City in November 2021. The restaurant group will be taking a 1,531 sq ft unit in Westfield Stratford City formerly occupied by KFC, as the shopping centre looks to upgrade its food…
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22 SeptemberRestaurants
Miscusi to make UK debut this autumn
Miscusi has announced that it will debut its first UK restaurant outside of Italy at The Yards, Covent Garden, this autumn. With 12 restaurants currently across seven Italian cities, the restaurant group said it has signed for a 4,190 sq ft unit at 23 Slingsby Place committing to the first…
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16 SeptemberRestaurants
Itsu introduces 11% entry level pay rise
Itsu has introduced an 11% hourly wage rise for its entry level employees to a minimum of £10.40 an hour. Effective from 17 September, the increase will impact 1,000 existing employees across the group’s 72 UK sites. Through the wage hike, the Asian-inspired restaurant group plans to extend its level…
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15 SeptemberRestaurants
The Restaurant Group H1 losses narrow to £58.8m
The Restaurant Group has narrowed its statutory pre-tax profit losses for the six-month period ending 4 July 2021 to £58.8m from £234.7m the previous year. The group, which owns Wagamama, saw revenues dip to £216.8m from £227.2m in 2020 as a result of the trading restrictions imposed at the beginning…
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