Five Guys: Losses widen amid European expansion October 8, 2025 Losses widened at the European arm of Five Guys despite its revenue rising during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The London-headquartered division has posted a pre-tax loss of £36.7m for 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The latest total comes after Five Guys also reported a pre-tax loss of £16.7m [...]
Jamie Oliver slashes income as profit slips at business empire October 3, 2025 Jamie Oliver and his wife Jools took home £2m less in 2024 as profit slipped at the TV chef’s business empire. The couple paid themselves a dividend of £500,000 for the year, down from the £2.5m they received for 2023. That figure was significantly lower than the £6.8m they took home in 2022. A spokesperson [...]
Hawksmoor: Steakhouse in the red despite record sales September 30, 2025 Steak restaurant chain Hawksmoor has fallen into the red despite its sales passing the £100m mark for the first time. The London-headquartered business reported a pre-tax loss of £1.6m for 2024, down from the £1.4m pre-tax profit it achieved in 2023. New accounts filed with Companies House also show its turnover increased over the same [...]
Popeyes creates nearly 700 UK jobs as sales double September 30, 2025 The UK arm of fast food restaurant chain Popeyes has created almost 700 jobs as its sales more than doubled, it has been revealed. The division of the US giant increased its headcount in this country from 1,492 to 2,179, new accounts filed with Companies House have confirmed. The results also show that its turnover [...]
Wingstop creates 1,000 UK jobs as sales and profit jump September 29, 2025 Wingstop has created 1,000 jobs in the UK as its sales and profit surged before being taken over, it has been revealed. The UK franchise of the US restaurant chain increased its headcount from 1,230 to 2,216 during the nine months to the end of 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. Its turnover [...]
GBK: Gourmet Burger Kitchen creates 600 jobs amid profit return September 29, 2025 Gourmet Burger Kitchen has created almost 600 jobs as it returned to profit during its latest financial year. The restaurant chain increased its headcount from 1,652 to 2,235 in 2024, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. The results have also revealed that Gourmet Burger Kitchen achieved a pre-tax profit of £4.8m for the [...]
Pizza Express slices value by over £40m as sales slide September 25, 2025 Pizza Express slashed its value by more than £40m in 2024, it has been revealed, as its sales also dipped. The restaurant chain’s pre-tax losses went from £7.9m to £40.7m while new accounts filed with Companies House also show its revenue slipped from £454.5m to £442.1m over the same period. In the UK and Ireland, [...]
Rick Stein’s restaurant group serves up losses as jobs cut September 24, 2025 Rick Stein’s restaurant group served up higher losses in 2024 amid falling sales and job cuts, it has been revealed. Spread across three companies, each entity recorded a lower turnover and widening pre-tax losses for 2024 compared to 2023. The Stein Group includes twelve restaurants, a cookery school in Padstow and a meal kits business. [...]
Raising Cane’s: Billionaire’s KFC rival and TikTok sensation to open in the UK September 4, 2025 Raising Cane’s, the US fast food giant which has become a sensation on TikTok, has confirmed plans to open its first UK location next year. The business is to launch its flagship site at 21-22 Coventry St in London’s West End towards the end of 2026. An exact opening date has yet to be announced. [...]
Zoe Hamburger leaves McDonald’s UK&I as successor named September 2, 2025 After 18 months of maybe the UK’s best case of nominative determinism, Zoe Hamburger has stepped down from her senior role at the UK arm of McDonald’s. Hamburger joined the McDonald’s UK senior leadership team as chief restaurant officer in March 2024. In that role she was responsible for the operational restaurant business, including delivery, [...]