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Casual Dining Group announces £30m cash investment for growth opportunities
Casual Dining Group announces £30m cash investment for growth opportunities
They also reported a 2.3% increase like-for-like sales in the past 3 months.
LEON reports 0.9% like-for-like sales growth in 2017
It has also started seeing an increase in results for 2018 so far.
Costa Coffee UK sales fall by 2% in Q1 2018
Total sales, meanwhile, grew by 5.2% in the quarter due to new stores and Express machines.
Groupe Bertrand partners with Bridgepoint to develop Burger King France master franchise
The master franchise was granted to Groupe Bertrand in 2013.
Hummus Bros goes into administration, cites "tough times" in high streets
The fast food chain operated for 13 years.
New Pret A Manger owner JAB raising 5 billion euros for fund
The investment company is also the owner of Panera Bread and Krispy Kreme.
EAT. closes a handful of sites, decides against CVA
The chain approached landlords for individual negotiations.
Deliveroo reacts to high court ruling, maintains riders are self-employed
See their full statement.
Whitbread now open to selling Costa Coffee
The hospitality company originally planned to spin-off the coffee business.
Rosa's Thai Café acquired by private equity firm TriSpan
The restaurant group currently has 13 sites with three new openings scheduled this year. Private equity firm TriSpan, through its Rising Stars...
Carluccio's announces creditors' support for CVA proposal
The Italian brand is now set to close ‘lossmaking’ sites in a effort to restructure the group. Carluccio’s announced that their proposal to enter a...
Pret A Manger to be owned by global investment firm JAB
The purchased sandwich and coffee brand currently operates 530 stores worldwide.
Landlords to fight back against use of CVAs by retailers, chains
This is in response to a growing list of such proposals by companies.
Italian restaurant chain Carluccio's announces intention to enter landlord-only CVA
The brand intends to restructure by facilitating the exit of lossmaking sites. After reviewing their business strategy, Carluccio’s announced its...
Pret responds to Advertising Standards Authority's decision
Pret said it has taken the views of the ASA and has made the requested changes.
Activist investor acquires major stake in Whitbread
Elliott Advisors is likely to push for the spin-off of Costa as it now holds the largest share in Whitbread.
TGI Fridays faces first strike ballots over payment breaches
Trade union Unite announced that it will be balloting workers in two branches.
