All Wimpy articles
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NewsWimpy UK revenue drops 17%
The sharp drop was caused by a decline in footfall, along with economic uncertainty, parent company Famous Brands reported in its interim results
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InterviewsWimpy: ‘We’re proud the brand is still here today’
As the fast food chain celebrates 70 years this month, it continues to target buoyant high street locations for expansion, general manager Chris Woolfenden tells MCA
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NewsWimpy sees improved sales
Famous Brands has announced interim results for H1 FY24, with an 18% year-on-year rise in revenue for burger chain Wimpy
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NewsWimpy UK sees 6% rise in revenue
The fast food chain, owned by South African company Famous Brands, achieved revenues of approximately £5.9m in the year to 28 February 2023
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NewsWimpy UK achieves 14% sales uplift
While sales rose during the six months to 31 August 2022, the Famous Brands owned business said the cost of living crisis had “eroded consumer confidence” in the UK.
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InterviewsWimpy: ‘There is a positive future for us on the high street’
The brand is keen to expand outside its southern heartland and has been embracing technology in a bid to modernise
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings, featuring new restaurants from Taco Bell, Shoryu Ramen, Comptoir Group, and more
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NewsEditor’s Opinion: Hang tight and plan your return
The coronavirus continues to wreak havoc. It’s claimed hundreds of thousands of lives around the world and numbers continue to rise. As dreadful as that is, the long term socio-economic impact is more disturbing. The virus has created a level of disruption to health, society, and the economy that’s never happened before, outside of wartime. And while there is plenty of speculation on how life in general may get back to normal post-lockdown, with vaguely optimistic or pessimistic dates floating around, there is no clarity on how or when this might end.
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NewsWimpy adds delivery and takeaway sites
Wimpy opened a brand new site in Orpington over the Easter weekend, with half of its 68-strong estate now offering home delivery or takeaway during lockdown.
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NewsFamous Brand will no longer finance GBK
Famous Brands, the South Africa-based group, has said it will no longer fund its loss-making Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) restaurants in the UK.
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NewsNadauld departs GBK as losses narrow
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) managing director Derrian Nadauld has left his role to return to parent company Famous Brands in South Africa, MCA understands.
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NewsGBK hit by landlords exercising break clauses
A further eight landlords have exercised break clauses in the past week on Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) restaurants included in the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) launched last October.
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NewsGBK FY lfls down 4.2% - but up 8.1% YTD
GBK saw like-for-like sales (lfls) fall 4.2% in the year to 24 February but in the 12 weeks following rallied to an 8.1% increase.
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NewsGBK FY operating loss up to £4.6m
GBK parent company, Famous Brands, has confirmed that the group will record an operating loss of £4.6m for the year to 28 February.
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NewsWimpy returns to Brighton and Hove
Wimpy has retuned to Brighton and Hove to the site it vacated 10 years ago.
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Analysis & InsightStudy claims restaurant and pub dishes unhealthier than fast food
A study by the British Medical Journal has suggested food served in pub and restaurant chains is unhealthier than that of fast-food chains.
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NewsWimpy could open corporate stores to achieve expansion goals
Wimpy general manager Chris Woolfenden has told MCA the brand could open corporate sites in its bid to expand.
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NewsWimpy ramps up home delivery
Wimpy has entered the home delivery market after a series of trials saw an uplift in sales of at around 20% per restaurant.
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NewsGBK lfls fell 9.7% in H1; Wimpy revenue up 13.6%
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) saw like-for-like (lfl) sales fall by 9.7%, compared to a 3.2% seen in 2017, in the 26 weeks to 26 August 2018.
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OpinionInside track: I’ll get my Cote
A buried paragraph at the end of a story on GBK facing a CVA, suggested that Cote was exploring a possible merger and had held early talks about a tie-up with a listed company. Mark Wingett looks at what listed company would be a good fit for the French restaurant chain. He also explores what went wrong at GBK and why Gaucho’s new owners have swapped Meakin for Martin (Williams)