M&B reports year-to-date like-for-like sales up 4.2% as it maintains market outperformance: Mitchells & Butlers has reported like-for-like sales are up 4.2% for the 51 weeks ending 20 September 2025 and said it has maintained its outperfo … view

Prezzo Italian rebrands as Brava Hospitality Group: Prezzo Italian is rebranding as Brava Hospitality Group to reflect its transition from a single-brand operator to a broader platform designed to manage and grow multiple brands across th … view

Hundreds of operators sign up for Culture, Talent & Training Conference: Hundreds of operators are attending this year’s Culture, Talent & Training Conference, which offers the chance to learn about the company cultures and training str … view

PizzaExpress reports UK & Ireland like-for-likes down 2.7% as group revenue falls to £442.1m in ‘challenging macroeconomic environment’: PizzaExpress has reported group revenue fell to £442,100,000 for the year ending 29 December 20 … view

Bill’s MD – next year will see a big launch in London and first travel hub locations open, ‘we moved too quickly on café bars and guests weren’t ready’: Bill’s managing director Tom James has told Propel that next year will s … view

Silver’s Deli named Uber Eats Restaurant of the Year: Leeds-based Silver’s Deli has been crowned the 2025 Restaurant of the Year at the Uber Eats Awards, taking home the £100,000 prize to invest in its business. Selected from more th … view

Exclusive – Randalls hires Jonathon Swaine as new CEO: Randalls, which owns 44 managed and tenanted pubs based in Jersey, has hired Jonathon Swaine, former managing director of Fuller’s and Shepherd Neame, as its new chief executive, … view

Incipio Group CEO – our ambition is to get up to about 20 venues by 2030 and become a £100m-turnover business: Ed Devenport, chief executive of Incipio Group – operator of venues including Pergola on the Wharf, The Libertine and The … view

Sector bosses sound alarm on UK jobs market as applications surge: Sector bosses are sounding the alarm on the UK jobs market, as applicants surge for waning numbers of vacancies while employers shrink their workforces and cut staff hours … view

CGA by NIQ director – ‘having a clear authentic offer is critical in what is a crowded market’: Karl Chessell, director – hospitality operators and food, EMEA at CGA by NIQ, has said having a clear authentic offer is “critical� … view

WatchHouse MD – ‘in three years we plan to have 100 sites’, set to made Middle East debut: Caroline Ottoy, managing director of specialty coffee brand WatchHouse, has said the business plans to grow to 100 sites within the next thre … view

JKS Restaurants hires Pavan Pardasani as global CEO as it eyes further international expansion: JKS Restaurants, the London- hospitality group founded by siblings Jyotin, Karam and Sunaina Sethi, has hired Pavan Pardasani as global chief … view

Domino’s hires Andrew Andrea as CFO: Domino’s Pizza Group has announced changes to its board and management team, including the hiring of Andrew Andrea, formerly chief executive of Marston’s, as its new chief financial officer, as t … view

Young’s CEO – ‘we’ll be on the acquisition trail again next year’, ‘pre-booking in pubs is now as important as in restaurants’: Simon Dodd, chief executive of Young’s, has said he expects the company to be back on the acqu … view

Young’s like-for-likes sales up 5.6%: Young’s has said that the strong trading momentum announced in its AGM trading update on the 9 July 2025 continued through the summer, with like-for-like sales up 5.6% and total sales up 5.3% in t … view

Chopstix planning France launch, trialling counter format in convenience stores: Fast-growing, quick service restaurant brand Chopstix Group is planning to a launch in France and is trialling a counter format in convenience stores. Europe … view

Chuck E. Cheese signs franchise deal to launch in the UK: Chuck E. Cheese, the US entertainment restaurant chain, has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement to launch in the UK, which will mark the brand’s debut in Europe. Propel revea … view

Exclusive – NWTC promotes Amber Wood to CEO, hires new CFO, like-for-likes up 7.4%: Graphite Capital-backed pub restaurant group New World Trading Company (NWTC) has promoted Amber Wood to chief executive, Propel has learned. It comes a … view

Prezzo Italian CEO – working on a second brand, new London locations and QSR format: James Brown, chief executive of Prezzo Italian, the Cain International-backed group, has told Propel that the business is working on a second brand whi … view

Burger & Lobster aiming to open at least three new UK sites next year, number of international launches planned: Dino Sura, the new chief executive of Burger & Lobster, has told Propel it is aiming to open at least three new UK sites next … view

Propel unveils details of dozen ‘deep-dive’ parallel sessions at Culture, Talent & Training Conference: Propel has unveiled the details of a dozen “parallel sessions” at this year’s Culture, Talent & Training Conference, which o … view

Harden’s – number of restaurant net openings in London at highest since Brexit while closure rate lowest in decade, price rises at expensive venues double that of cheaper ones: The number of restaurant net openings in London is at the … view

I will openly admit that I am addicted to WhatsApp groups. Most are just for managing my kids’ jam-packed social lives, and the rest are my neighbours arguing about Wi-Fi (or each other). Out of all thes … view

Creams CEO – launching our own delivery service will give us the impetus to get that growth engine really going: Creams chief executive Everett Fieldgate has told Propel that launching its own delivery service will give the brand “the … view

Itsu CEO – ‘we are looking to reinvigorate our franchising’, aiming to open just three to five equity stores a year, hires new food and property directors: Clive Schlee, chief executive of Itsu, the healthy Asian food brand, has tol … view

Pret to accelerate growth in UK and key international markets as global system sales increase to £1.2bn: Pret A Manger has said it will accelerate its growth in the UK and key international markets after its global sales increased by 10% … view

JD Wetherspoon signs new franchise agreement with The Papas Group: JD Wetherspoon has signed a new franchise agreement with The Papas Group. The multi-unit agreement will result in 15 new Wetherspoon pubs. The first pub to open will be na … view

Domino’s launches new chicken brand across the UK: Domino’s Pizza Group is pushing into the booming fried chicken market as the company seeks to diversify beyond pizza amid mounting pressure from activist investors. The company will u … view

Raising Cane’s founder – ‘we are investing in the UK in a big way, it is all about having a craveable product’: Todd Graves, founder and owner of Raising Cane’s, the third-largest chicken brand in the US by sales, has told Prope … view

Itsu full-year sales top £175m driven by continued success of grocery business, set to top £200m in 2025: Itsu, the healthy Asian food brand, saw total sales increase 9.6% in 2024 to £175,944,000, driven by the continued success of its … view

Harts Group building up a pipeline of international opportunities, open to taking more of its brands to the Middle East: Harts Group – the London restaurant company that owns Barrafina, El Pastor, Quo Vadis and Parrillan – has told Pr … view

Gail’s comes out on top of the inaugural Profit Growth Tracker: Gail’s, the bakery/cafe business which has grown to 175 sites, has come out on top of the inaugural Profit Growth Tracker, the new industry benchmarking initiative that m … view

Harts Group to make international debut by taking Barrafina to Dubai: Harts Group – the London restaurant company that owns Barrafina, El Pastor, Quo Vadis and Parrillan – is to make its international debut. The company has partnered … view

Neos Hospitality – ‘trading ahead of expectations’, secures Brighton site: Neos Hospitality, the bar and nightclub operator, has told Propel its trading levels in the first half of 2025 have been “ahead of expectations”, as it l … view

Shereen Ritchie hired as group CEO of investment platform Kuvi Hospitality: Kuvi Hospitality, the London-based hospitality investment platform, has hired Shereen Ritchie, formerly of Leon and Buns from Home, as its new group chief executi … view

Exclusive – Clare Clough to step down as Pret UK and Europe MD: Clare Clough is to step down as the UK and Europe managing director of Pret A Manger, and leave the JAB Holdings-backed business after 15 years, Propel has learned. Clough … view

RedCat first-quarter like-for-like sales up 6.7% driven by premium rooms business: RedCat Hospitality, the operator of Coaching Inn Group and RedCat Independent Pubs, has reported a 6.7% increase in like-for-like sales in the three months … view

The Breakfast Club – painful decisions paying off as Ebitda grows 36% in first half, company significantly more profitable than it’s ever been: Jonathan Arana-Morton, co-founder of all-day dining concept The Breakfast Club has told Pr … view

Azzurri Group CEO – we can go faster if Dave’s Hot Chicken continues to do well, could open door for other brands to enter Europe: Steve Holmes, chief executive of Azzurri Group – the ASK Italian, Coco di Mama, Boojum and Zizzi owne … view

Azzurri Group signs deal to expand Dave’s Hot Chicken into Europe, builds UK pipeline: Azzurri Group – the ASK Italian, Coco di Mama, Boojum and Zizzi owner – has signed an exclusive agreement to roll out US brand Dave’s Hot Chic … view

Hospitality groups' like-for-like sales flat again in July but new openings fuel growth: Britain’s top pub, bar and restaurant groups continued a flat summer of trading with a fractional year-on-year drop of 0.1% in like-for like sales … view

Exclusive – Tequila Mockingbird acquires Snug Bars: South London bar operator Tequila Mockingbird has acquired neighbourhood-style bar and kitchen concept Snug Bars for an undisclosed sum, Propel has learned. Tequila Mockingbird operate … view

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The UK’s top 25 sector companies for profit growth, featuring in the inaugural Profit Growth Tracker, revealed: The top 25 food and beverage companies in the UK hospitality sector in terms of profit growth in the past three years have b … view

Ping Pong experienced 25% drop in revenues ahead of administration: The four-strong Ping Pong restaurant business, which ceased trading earlier this summer, fell into administration off the back of seeing revenues decline by up to 25%, dr … view

Byron faces further restructure as parent company gears up to appoint administrators: Better burger brand Byron, which at one time grew to an £80m-turnover, 70-strong business, is set for a further restructuring, after its parent company … view

Denny’s eyes UK expansion as master franchise hits market: American diner chain Denny’s is again looking to expand in the UK, with offers being considered for its master franchise for the region. Advisory firm FRP Corporate Finance ha … view

We Do Play secures new investment from the Frasers Group: We Do Play – the multi-concept experiential leisure operator, has secured new investment from Frasers Group plc, formerly Sports Direct International, which is set to fund its n … view

Chick-fil-A to open in Leeds this autumn led by ex-Nando’s employee for England return: US brand Chick-fil-A, which made its debut site in Northern Ireland earlier this year as it begins its return to these shores, has confirmed it will … view