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  • Wildwood
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    Tasty improves profitability despite revenue drop

    2024-09-30T07:46:04.040Z

    The operator of Wildwood and Dim T restaurants achieved revenue of £19.1m for the half year to 30 June 2024 – a decline of 12%, however operating profit improved over the period, from a loss in 2023.

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    Tasty forecasts uplift in profitability

    2024-06-28T07:50:10.543Z

    As part of a restructuring plan, the group renegotiated seven rent agreements and exited 19 loss-making sites sites 

  • Wildwood
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    Tasty restructuring plan approved by creditors

    2024-06-04T15:18:00Z

    The loan and restructuring plan are expected to stabilise the Wildwood and Dim-T operator, while ensuring its transformation to meet new opportunities in FY25

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    Tasty reveals 14 site closures

    2024-04-12T06:27:00Z

    The business will shut 13 Wildwood restaurants and one Dim T as part of its restructuring plan, which will see it exit 20 loss-making sites in total

  • Wildwood
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    Tasty losses widen

    2023-09-27T07:13:00Z

    The Wildwood and Dim T operator reported a 0.9% increase in revenue to £21.7m, with loss after tax increasing to £2.7m in H1 2022

  • Wildwood
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    Tasty appoints new FD

    2023-05-18T07:14:00Z

    Gordon Browne, who has worked as FD at Oakman Group and Chopstix Group, joins the Wildwood and Dim T operator

  • Dim T interior
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    Tasty selling two sites, considering further closures

    2023-03-30T07:26:00Z

    The group is also considering converting further Wildwood restaurants to its dim t brand following a successful rebrand in Loughton 

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    Tasty CFO to step down

    2023-02-17T07:19:00Z

    Mayuri Vachhani is to step down from her role and leave the restaurant group on 31 March 2023 in order to pursue other opportunities, with Ian Davies appointed as her replacement.

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    Tasty faces ‘severe headwinds’

    2022-09-20T07:24:00Z

    The Wildwood operator reported a loss after tax of £2.7m, as it warned inflationary pressure on labour, food and utilities was impacting the business “considerably”

  • Wildwood interior
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    Tasty repays bank loan early

    2022-06-24T07:55:32.523Z

    The Wildwood operator has done away with its £1.25m facility with Barclays, and believes it is in a strong position to open five to six new sites in 2022, with one currently under offer

  • Wildwood
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    Tasty appoints Harald Samúelsson as exec director

    2022-06-22T06:27:00Z

    Formerly an independent non-exec director, Samúelsson takes up his new role with immediate effect, with Wendy Dixon appointed as a new independent non-exec director

  • Wildwood
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    Tasty ‘cautiously optimistic’ about estate expansion

    2022-03-23T07:46:00Z

    The operator of Wildwood and dim t restaurants said it expects to open around five to six new units this year, in a “measured expansion plan”, following a profit turnaround last year

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    Tasty EBITDA positive

    2022-03-08T08:43:00Z

    The Wildwood restaurant operator plans to open five or six new units this year

  • Wildwood interior
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    Tasty sees losses reduce as summer trade boosts balance sheet

    2021-09-27T07:41:35.303Z

    Tasty said it now had “a viable platform” on which to build a successful business following support from creditors, landlords and government, as it reported a +33% uplift in revenue for the half year to 27 June 2021. 

  • Wildwood
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    Tasty negotiates favourable lease terms for majority of restaurants

    2021-06-29T07:41:00Z

    Tasty has agreed consensual lease concessions and rent reductions on more than 80% of its estate and is continuing to negotiate with landlords and other creditor on any outstanding debts, it has said.

  • Wildwood
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    Samúelsson joins Tasty board

    2021-05-19T07:43:00Z

    Tasty, the owner and operator of Wildwood restaurants, has appointed Harald Samúelsson joins Tasty boardas an independent non-executive director.

  • Wildwood
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    Tasty banks on further landlord support as losses widen

    2021-04-07T07:42:00Z

    Tasty is negotiating with landlords in a bid to avoid implemented a CVA or similar formal procedure, as the impact of lack of trading continues to impact its financial position.

  • Wildwood
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    Tasty achieves rent reductions and concessions on more than half of estate

    2020-12-16T08:30:00Z

    Wildwood operator Tasty has achieved rent reductions and lease concessions on more than half of its estate, two months after it announced it was exploring a potential company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

  • Wildwood
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    Tasty: “An extremely difficult year”

    2020-10-30T08:35:00Z

    Tasty, which owns the Wildwood brand, has said sales fell £8.7m from £21.1m in the prior year and it made a loss after tax of £11m. It has 48 of its 55-strong estate open. It said 2020 has been an “extremely difficult year which required swift action to mitigate the extraordinary challenges faced. Tasty was quick to react to the Covid-19 outbreak. Whilst the trading environment continues to be extremely challenging and ever-changing, with the additional bank facility and support from our creditors and landlords, we are hopeful that we will be able to navigate our way through these difficult times due to our agility and restructured operational base.”

  • Wildwood
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    Tasty completes workforce cut back, continues to explore cost-cutting options

    2020-08-18T07:45:00Z

    Wildwood operator Tasty has completed the process of reducing its workforce by 32%, making 284 staff redundant.