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Greggs lifts sales 7.7% and plans four factory closures
01/10/2026Greggs reported total sales up 7.7% in the 13 weeks to 26 September 2026 and nudged up its full-year outlook, while proposing to close four manufacturing sites with about 740 redundancies. The bakery chain's estate now stands at 2,796 shops,…
Young’s raises outlook as like-for-like sales climb 6.4%
01/10/2026Young's raised its full-year expectations after like-for-like sales rose 6.4% across the 26 weeks to 28 September 2026. The London pub group reported turnover up 10.4%, helped by record weather and the men's football World Cup, and said it has…
Market Halls bar sales rise 16% in record summer
01/10/2026Market Halls reported bar like-for-like sales up 16% and trader partner sales up 6% in its first quarter and summer trading update. The London food hall operator credited the men's football World Cup, Wimbledon and corporate bookings, and confirmed three…
McDonald’s opens Newport drive-thru, its third Isle of Wight restaurant
01/10/2026McDonald's opened its new drive-thru at St George's Retail Park in Newport, Isle of Wight, on Wednesday 30 September 2026. Customers filed in soon after the 11am ribbon-cutting. It is the island's third McDonald's, about seven years after the retail…
Taco Bell opens its first Ashford restaurant at Waterbrook Park
01/10/2026Taco Bell has opened its first restaurant in Ashford, Kent, at the new Waterbrook Park development in Sevington. Doors opened at 11am on Tuesday 29 September 2026, with queues outside, 25 staff and 50 covers. The new unit sits next…
Zambrero targets 36 new London sites in three years
30/09/2026Zambrero has appointed three development agents for Greater London and set a target of 36 new sites within three years. The Australian-founded Mexican food brand, which reports 17 UK sites, is aiming for 100 across the country by 2030, and…
Costa franchisee Optimum Group sees turnover slip 3% to £11.5 million
28/09/2026Optimum Group, the Liverpool operator behind almost 30 Costa sites across the North West, reported turnover down 3% to £11.5 million and pre-tax profit down to £475,496 in the year to 31 August 2025. The multi-brand franchisee says it is…
Morrisons begins selling in-store pharmacies to independent operators
28/09/2026Morrisons has started selling some of its in-store pharmacies, and hopes to have sold dozens of them by early 2027. The branches are being sold one by one to independent owners and will keep trading inside Morrisons supermarkets under their…
Amber Taverns lifts turnover 9.6% and heads inside the M25
28/09/2026Amber Taverns grew turnover 9.6% to £131.5 million and EBITDA 11.5% to £28.1 million in the year to 1 February 2026, while interest costs kept it in a pre-tax loss. The community pub group, which runs its pubs through an…
XP Factory sells Boom Battle Bar for up to £11 million
28/09/2026XP Factory has sold Boom Battle Bar, a competitive socialising brand with 24 company-run sites and five franchised sites, to Frasers Group-backed F.O Twenty-Four for up to £11 million. The AIM-listed group will now concentrate on Escape Hunt, where it…
