Papa Johns to serve up profit after closing over 40 sites May 6, 2025 The UK boss of pizza giant Papa Johns has revealed the company is eyeing a return to profit in 2025 after closing more than 40 restaurants last year. Managing director Chris Phylactou confirmed the business is “no longer losing money” and is on track to report its first UK profit since 2021. Speaking on an [...]
Wingstop and Popeyes serve up major UK expansion plans January 27, 2025 Fast-growing chains Wingstop and Popeyes have each announced major plans to expand further across the UK and create thousands of jobs. Popeyes has outlined proposals to almost double its footprint in the UK with the opening of more than 45 restaurants. The move will increase its presence in the likes of Birmingham, Leeds and Bristol [...]
Wingstop more the doubles sales and returns to profit amid UK expansion December 19, 2024 Wingstop has more than doubled its sales as it continued its UK expansion, created hundreds of jobs and returned to profit, it has been revealed. The restaurant chain, which is known for its buffalo wings, has reported a turnover of £84.6m for the 12 months to 31 March, 2024, new documents filed with Companies House [...]
Domino’s Pizza profit sliced by £3m Budget tax hit December 9, 2024 Domino’s Pizza has forecast a £3m tax hit from the Budget as the firm targets a push to open hundreds of new stores across the UK. “As with other major employers in the UK, the recent UK budget has significantly increased the cost of labour for both Domino’s Pizza and our franchise partners, who are [...]
Taco Bell returns to profit ahead of administration woe October 11, 2024 The UK and European arm of Taco Bell returned to profit in 2023 ahead of one of its franchise partners entering administration. The Surrey-headquartered division has reported a pre-tax profit of $2.2m (£1.6m) for 2023. The total comes after Tac Bell reported a pre-tax loss of $1.8m (£1.3m) for 2022. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House [...]
Chick-fil-A rolls out first of UK expansion plans as it reveals new locations September 25, 2024 Chick-fil-A has announced its first UK locations set to debut next year as the US fast food chain looks to invest tens of millions of pounds into local communities over the next decade.
Burger King UK’s revenue spikes after restaurants revamped and new sites opened August 12, 2024 Burger King has reported a rise in sales and revenue in 2023 after a boost from new restaurant openings. Revenue spiked by a huge 30 per cent, although like-for-like sales only rose by three percent. The rise in revenue was due to growth in the “existing estate and new restaurants”, as well as “good cost [...]