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  • McDonald’s sheds 2,000 UK jobs as profit almost doubles

    August 4, 2025

    Profit at the UK arm of McDonald’s almost doubled in 2024 as it shed more than 2,000 jobs, it has been revealed. The US fast food giant has posted a pre-tax profit of £120m for its latest financial year, up from the £66.3m it reported in 2023. That figure though was down from the £170.8m [...]

  • Gusto: Restaurants to close and almost 200 jobs lost as rescue agreed

    July 29, 2025

    Almost 200 jobs have been lost at Italian restaurant chain Gusto after a deal to buy it out of administration was agreed. Cherry Equity Partners is to acquire the majority of Gusto in a move which will lead to around 190 redundancies and the closure of six restaurants. The deal, which is being undertaken through [...]

  • Wasabi: Sushi restaurant chain sheds jobs as profit slashed

    July 28, 2025

    Profit at popular London sushi restaurant chain Wasabi has been slashed as it shed more than 100 jobs during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The business has reported a pre-tax profit of £2.2m for 2024, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. The latest total comes after Wasabi posted a pre-tax [...]

  • JD Wetherspoons: Sales overtake pre-pandemic levels

    July 23, 2025

    Sales at JD Wetherspoon have overtaken pre-pandemic levels for the first time after a sluggish five years for the hospitality industry. Revenues at its 794 pubs have grown 5.1 per cent in the year to date, the company told markets this morning, putting growth at the chain above the industry average. “Sales volumes, which were [...]

  • Grate news, a bottomless cheese bar is opening in London this month

    July 22, 2025

    It’s the height of summer and it’s mostly been boiling, but it’s time to put the salad back in the fridge because London is getting its very own dedicated all-you-can-eat cheese bar. Coming to Camden Market this month, the Pick & Cheese venue will feature a conveyor belt of different types of cheeses. The team [...]

  • Marston’s: New pub strategy helps sales

    July 22, 2025

    Pub giant Marston’s has said its switch from brewing to ‘pure-play hospitality’ is progressing ahead of schedule and showing encouraging results. Like-for-like sales for the 15 weeks to 12 July 2025 rose 2.9 per cent, in line with expectations, Marston’s told markets this morning. Excluding the impact of last year Euro 2024 Championships, like-for-like sales [...]

  • Mitchells and Butlers on road to FTSE 100 if streak continues, City broker says

    July 21, 2025

    City broker Peel Hunt has suggested Mitchells & Butlers, owner of hospitality chains All Bar One and Nicholson’s, could make its way into the FTSE 100 if it continues to outperform the market. Mitchells & Butlers has beaten the wider hospitality sector every year since 2017, growing at 3.9 per cent in the first quarter [...]

  • Labour warned that hospitality ‘is being taxed out of existence’

    July 2, 2025

    The government faced serious warnings from MPs about the state of the hospitality sector during an afternoon debate in the Commons on July 1. Representatives from across the UK warned the government that high taxes were suffocating the sector – particularly for small businesses – putting ‘insurmountable burdens’ on businesses. “Hospitality is being taxed out [...]

  • The Ivy: Jobs continue to be cut as Richard Caring nears £1bn sale

    June 26, 2025

    Jobs have continued to be lost at the group behind restaurant chain The Ivy as billionaire owner Richard Caring edges closer to a £1bn sale. Troia (UK) Restaurants cut more than 100 roles during its latest financial year as its pre-tax profit also declined despite a rise in revenue, new accounts filed with Companies House [...]

  • Bella Italia owner slashes losses after shedding 700 jobs

    June 25, 2025

    Losses at the owner of Café Rouge, Bella Italia and Frankie & Benny’s have been slashed after shedding 700 jobs during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The Big Table cut its headcount from 4,236 to 3,531 in the 12 months to 27 October, 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. Over [...]

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