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All Bill's Restaurants articles
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Newscentre:mk announces trio of openings
Bill’s, Cornish Bakery and Starbucks have all opened at the Milton Keynes retail and leisure destination
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NewsIn pictures: Bill’s Milton Keynes
The Richard Caring-backed restaurant collection has opened its first new site in six years
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NewsNew head of acquisitions at Bill’s
Raj Manek, who has worked in property roles at Cornish Bakery, Various Eateries, and Loungers, joins Bill’s as the group returns to the expansion trail
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InterviewsBill’s: ‘The brand needed to be more relevant’
MD Tom James tells MCA the restaurant brand took a “long hard look at ourselves” in the aftermath of the pandemic, with the senior management team compiling a list of nearly 300 actions points that needed addressing
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NewsBill’s sees EBITDA up 51% in 2024
The Richard Caring-owned restaurant group has been building on the record sales performance in delivered in 2023, with a 3.4% increase in like-for-like sales achieved in the first half of this year
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NewsBill’s to return to expansion trail
The Ricard Caring-owned restaurant chain is looking to open “hybrid” versions of its traditional restaurants and new cafe concept, following record sales
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NewsGen Z don’t want to talk to waiters, says Bill’s boss
MD Tom James says younger customers prefer ‘communicating through their phones’
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NewsBill’s boosts EBITDA by 45%
The Richard Caring backed restaurant group reported EBITDA of £8m in 2023, driven by covers growth, strengthening efficiencies across the business, with menu pricing held at under 1% throughout the year
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NewsRichard Caring tests appetite for café bar
The restaurant tycoon is trying out his latest venture at two sites before possibly being expanded nationally
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NewsBill’s Restaurants in ‘better long-term position’
The all-day dining chain reported turnover of £104m in the year to January 2023, as a result of the strategy to focus on its core profitable sites
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NewsBill’s delivers highest ever lfl sales
The group has reported half-year results for the six months ended 30 June, delivering its highest ever like-for-like sales of £45.3m at current trading sites
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NewsRichard Caring says Bill’s has turned a corner after cash injection
The latest cash injection by the 73-year-old ‘King of Mayfair’ brings the total amount he has funnelled into the business since 2018 to £5.6m, The Sunday Times reports
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NewsBill’s exits 12 sites due to under-performance
The business also completed a £38m refinancing of its banking facility with HSBC in March 2023
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NewsBill’s censured over bottomless prosecco deal
The Advertising Standards Authority found the promotion “condoned and encouraged the excessive consumption of alcohol”
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NewsNew global CFO appointed at Richard Caring-backed restaurant empire
Humera Afzal has been appointed global CFO at Caprice Holdings, The Birley Group, The Ivy Collection and Bill’s Restaurants,
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NewsCaprice Holdings appoints head of marketing
Simon Allison takes up the role following a year-long stint as head of marketing at Bill’s Restaurants, meanwhile Pedro Nunes has been promoted to ops director at The Ivy Collection
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InterviewsRichard Caring ‘committed to continuously evolving’ Bill’s
The refreshed offering at Bill’s aims to connect its foundation under former greengrocer Bill Collison with an “experiential, contemporary twist”, COO Rebecca Tooth told MCA
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NewsBill’s confirms closures as losses widen
The Richard Caring-backed group closed 14 loss-making restaurants during the last financial year as cost pressures forced it to revaluate their performance.
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NewsNew COO at Bill’s
Bill’s Restaurants has appointed former Côte Brasserie ops director Rebecca Tooth as its new chief operating officer.
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NewsVenues struggling to stay afloat amid staff exodus
Hospitality leaders have warned the prime minster that the sector is “close to imploding” under the strain of labour shortages.