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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Sep- 2021 -1 SeptemberRestaurants
Tattu to launch London restaurant in 2022
Independent restaurant group Tattu has announced plans to expand into London with the opening of its fifth site in early 2022. Tattu’s debut venue in the capital will be situated on Denmark Street at Outernet Global’s The Now Building, which will also feature a four-storey high digital canvas. The contemporary…
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Aug- 2021 -27 AugustPeople
Prezzo announces raft of senior appointments
Prezzo has announced the appointment of Matt Prior as its new chief financial officer (CFO) and Deborah Moore as people director. The group said the latest appointments reflect Prezzo’s “general strengthening of capability, the energy generated by plans for the future, our current trading and the support of Cain International,…
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25 AugustRestaurants
Franco Manca owner planning UK and overseas expansion
The restaurant group behind the Franco Manca and Real Greek brands is reportedly planning up to 150 new restaurant openings over the next few years across the UK and overseas. According to The BBC, founder David Page has reportedly highlighted expansion plans for “towns and cities from Cardiff to Canterbury…
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2 AugustPeople
Burger & Lobster names executive development chef
Global surf and turf restaurant group Burger and Lobster has announced the appointment of Paul Greening as executive development chef. Greening brings over 29 years of experience to the position, including stints at Pier Restaurant in Sydney, Wellington’s Restaurant 290, and the Michelin-starred Parisian venues Guy Savoy and Pierre Gagnaire.…
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Jul- 2021 -29 JulyRestaurants
JKS to launch Central London Arcade Food Hall
JKS Restaurants has announced that it will launch its Arcade Food Hall at London’s Centre point in November this year. The hall will feature eight new kitchens, an independent restaurant, a counter dining experience, and a standalone bar and outdoor dining. It marks the restaurant group’s first venture to consist…
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5 JulyFeatures
Are apps the answer to tackling food waste in the hospitality industry?
‘Magic bags’ from the surplus food app ‘Too Good To Go’ have become something of a viral sensation across social media channels such as TikTok over the past couple of months. The 30 second videos of savvy consumers bragging about the dozens of baked goods they scored from Greggs or…
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Jun- 2021 -21 JuneRestaurants
Itsu to open 100 new stores after securing investment deal
Itsu, an Asian-inspired restaurant chain, has announced plans to create 100 new venues across the UK as part of its partnership with private equity firm, Bridgepoint. Founder of Itsu, Julian Metcalfe, said the new partnership “secures tremendous growth” for the restaurant group – which is recovering from the impact of…
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8 JuneRestaurants
The Restaurant Group chairman to step down
The Restaurant Group has announced that its chairman Debbie Hewitt will be stepping down from the board with effect from 31 December 2021. Once stepped down from the group, Hewitt will take up the role of chairman of the English Football Association in January 2022. The board has commenced a…
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May- 2021 -28 MayRestaurants
Post-pandemic recovery to enable Fulham Shore portfolio expansion
Fulham Shore, the owner of Franco Manca and The Real Greek, has announced a continuation of its opening pipeline due to a strong trading performance since the reopening of indoor hospitality. In a trading update on the London Stock Exchange, the restaurant group revealed that group revenues from 17 to…
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25 MayRestaurants
The Restaurant Group reveals return to pre-pandemic sales
The Restaurant Group has confirmed a return to pre-pandemic levels of trading since the easing of restrictions across the UK. The owner of Wagamama, Frankie and Benny’s, and Chiquito claimed that “no meaningful ‘like-for-like sales’ comparisons” can be made for the first 20 weeks of FY21. Instead, the group revealed…
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