Finance – Page 141

  • News

    Analyst corner: Rollo on Greene King

    2018-03-16T08:37:08.143Z

    Morgan Stanley leisure analyst Jamie Rollo has said he believes Greene King’s like-for-like sales underperformance will start to narrow in FY19.

  • Tim Martin at the Pub Conference
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    JDW H1 lfls up 6.1%

    2018-03-16T07:13:00Z

    JD Wetherspoon has reported a 6.1% rise in like-for-like sales for the 26 weeks to 28 January.

  • News

    Rossopomodoro group aquired by OpCapita

    2018-03-15T08:43:34.600Z

    Sebeto Group Spa, the Italian operator of the Rossopomodoro pizza chain, has been acquired by OpCapita for an undisclosed sum. OpCapita, a European private equity group specialising in the retail, consumer and leisure industries, and which recently backed the Football Pools, sees “significant potential” to improve and grow the Rossopomodoro ...

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    Analysts Corner: Goodbody on JD Wetherspoon

    2018-03-14T08:47:16.617Z

    Leading analyst Brian Devitt, at Goodbody, looks ahead to JD Wetherspoon’s H1 results for 2018 later this week.

  • News

    Analysts corner: Peel Hunt on Domino's

    2018-03-14T08:19:00Z

    Analysts at Peel Hunt have summarised some key points from Domino’s analyst presentation following its preliminary results.

  • News

    Gousto secures £28.5m in new funding

    2018-03-13T08:33:00Z

    Gousto, the UK meal-kit delivery operator, has secured £28.5m in new funding, bringing the total raised by the company to £56.5m.

  • Wasabi
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    Wasabi secures £30m bank funding; appoints FD

    2018-03-13T08:33:00Z

    Wasabi, the sushi and bento chain, has secured a £30m revolving credit facility from HSBC to fund further growth and has appointed a new finance director.

  • News

    C&C sees Magners return to volume growth

    2018-03-13T08:33:00Z

    C&C Group has reported a return to volume growth for Magners in the 12 months to 28 February.

  • News

    Tasty axes openings plan for 2018

    2018-03-13T07:21:39.573Z

    Tasty, the Wildwood and Dim T brands, has said it does not intend to open any new restaurants in 2018 as it focuses on restructuring its existing portfolio.

  • Zizzi
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    Potential bidders circle Azzurri

    2018-03-12T08:19:00Z

    The Azzurri Group, the Bridgepoint-backed operator of ASK and Zizzi, has received approaches from a number of private equity firms.

  • News

    Tossed to create 'superstar of the sector'

    2018-03-09T08:33:45.320Z

    Tossed finance director Neil Sebba has told MCA he hopes the acquisition of the Vital Ingredient estate will create a “superstar of the sector”.

  • Domino's
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    Analysts Corner: Domino’s Pizza

    2018-03-09T08:33:25.513Z

    Following Domino’s Pizza full-year results yesterday, a leading analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown gives his take of the company’s performance. 

  • Andy McCue, The Restaurant Group
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    McCue: Expect positive lfls in second half

    2018-03-08T08:29:00Z

    The Restaurant Group chief executive Andy McCue has predicted that the company will see a retutn to positive like-for-like sales growth in the second half of this year.

  • News

    Domino’s lfl up 4.8% in 2017

    2018-03-08T08:24:00Z

    Domino’s Pizza Group has reported life for like sales growth of 4.8%, for the 52 weeks to 24 December 2017.

  • News

    Investors eye Zuma group

    2018-03-08T08:22:53.850Z

    Three large global investors are close to buying a minority stake in a group of high-end restaurants which includes Zuma, Roka, Tom’s Kitchen, Coya, and Nusr-Et Steakhouse, the FT reports.

  • Tossed
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    Tossed acquires Vital Ingredient

    2018-03-08T07:11:00Z

    Tossed, the healthy eating group, has acquired Vital Ingredient for an undisclosed sum.

  • News

    Access Group acquires Procure Wizard

    2018-03-07T08:08:00Z

    Software provider the Access Group has acquired online procurement specialist, Procure Wizard, for an undisclosed sum.

  • Frankie and Bennys
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    TRG pre-tax profits fell 26.4% in 2017

    2018-03-07T07:22:00Z

    The Restaurant Group saw adjusted pre-tax profits fall 26.4% to £56.7m over what it described as a “transitional” year in 2017

  • News

    Freshcut Foods in MBO

    2018-03-06T08:21:38.267Z

    Freshcut Foods, the Nottingham-based supplier, has been acquired in a deal backed by investment firm Perwyn.

  • News

    Google sells Zagat guide to The Infatuation

    2018-03-06T08:15:00Z

    Google has sold restaurant review guide Zagat to The Infatuation website.