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    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Hedge fund Oasis takes 5% stake in The Restaurant Group

      Hong Kong-based fund could shake up owner of Wagamama and Frankie & Benny’s chains

    • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
      Wagamama owner moves to limit price rises for diners

      The Restaurant Group reins in home delivery services as it battles to remain competitive amid soaring inflation

    • Friday, 18 March, 2022
      Investments
      Investors’ Chronicle: Smart Metering Systems, Fevertree, Restaurant Group

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Wednesday, 16 March, 2022
      Travel & leisure industry
      Restaurant and leisure groups warn Ukraine war will push costs higher

      Fever-Tree, Wagamama owner and Gym Group highlight hit from surging inflationary costs

    • Wednesday, 15 September, 2021
      Wagamama owner warns on falling customer numbers across industry

      The Restaurant Group looks to upgrade earnings forecast despite drop in diners since 2019

    • Tuesday, 8 June, 2021
      Football Association UK
      Debbie Hewitt to become first female chair of England’s FA

      Appointment comes after Greg Clarke was forced to quit for using ‘unacceptable’ language

    • Wednesday, 10 March, 2021
      Wagamama owner to raise £175m as Covid bites

      The Restaurant Group turns to shareholders as losses widen to £127m

    • Thursday, 24 December, 2020
      Food & Beverage
      Consumers sweet on desserts as pandemic spurs home deliveries

      Pubs and restaurant chains cash in on retreat to comfort foods in lockdown

    • Friday, 18 December, 2020
      Coronavirus economic impact
      Restaurant owners hit by lockdown restrictions

      Owners of Wagamama, Frankie & Benny’s, Franco Manca and The Real Greek detail impact of closures

    • Monday, 12 October, 2020
      Investments
      Investors Chronicle: YouGov, The Restaurant Group, Tesco

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Thursday, 8 October, 2020
      Shareholders revolt over Restaurant Group’s CEO pay plans

      More than a third of investors show distaste for payouts in face of pandemic

    • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
      Wagamama owner cautious despite strong recovery since lockdown

      Covid-19 widens losses at The Restaurant Group, but trading is better than expected

    • Friday, 10 July, 2020
      Lex
      The Restaurant Group: Rish dish dosh Premium content

      The slimmed down group is now well placed to benefit from recovery, when it comes

    • Friday, 10 July, 2020
      Restaurant Group says some sites will not reopen this year

      UK owner of chains including Wagamama expects only a quarter of estate to open by end-July

    • Wednesday, 10 June, 2020
      Restaurant Group to close 125 stores as it launches CVA

      Closures to largely impact Frankie & Benny’s chain as pandemic deepens crisis in casual dining sector

    • Monday, 8 June, 2020
      LombardKate Burgess
      Titanic and collective effort needed to save UK companies from crisis

      City needs to shoulder corporate rescues together; restaurant sector serves up CVAs; BP goes beyond people

    • Saturday, 9 May, 2020
      Share rights issues
      Foxtons and Restaurant Group criticised over equity raisings

      Advisory groups urge shareholders to vote against companies’ actions at AGMs

    • Wednesday, 26 February, 2020
      Restaurant Group suspends dividend as it lines up site closures

      Casual dining group to cut number of Chiquito’s and Frankie & Benny’s locations

    • Friday, 29 November, 2019
      Investments
      Investors Chronicle: Treatt, Charles Stanley, Restaurant Group

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Monday, 25 November, 2019
      LombardMatthew Vincent
      Uber must ride luck in court — and in the court of public opinion

      Being in the dark as to driver identity represents serious failure of tech group

    • Tuesday, 3 September, 2019
      Restaurant Group lines up 150 closures

      Wagamama owner swings to £90m loss and will shut Frankie & Benny’s and Chiquito outlets

    • Wednesday, 1 May, 2019
      FT People: Consumer and retail
      Andy Hornby faces tough test at helm of Wagamama owner

      Ex-HBOS chief to take over at The Restaurant Group next year as casual dining woes bite

    • Friday, 15 March, 2019
      UK companies
      Restaurant Group jumps as Wagamama owner tops profit expectations

      Shares rise most in two years

    • Thursday, 14 February, 2019
      LombardMatthew Vincent
      Patisserie Valerie is ‘saved’ but more than face has been lost

      Deal saves 2,000 bakers and waiters, but already some 900 jobs have gone and 71 stores closed

    • Thursday, 14 February, 2019
      Restaurant Group plunges after chief executive quits

      Andy McCue, who was instrumental in Wagamama takeover, cites ‘personal circumstances’

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