The Restaurant Group
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Key people | Debbie Hewitt (Independent Non-Executive Chairman) Andy McCue (CEO) Barry Nightingale (CFO) |
| Revenue | £685.4 million (2015)[1] |
| £88.9 million (2015)[1] | |
| £68.9 million (2015)[1] | |
| Website | www.trgplc.com |
The Restaurant Group plc is a British chain of restaurants and public houses. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
History
The company was founded in 1987 as City Centre Restaurants plc with the objective of owning and managing the Garfunkel’s chain of restaurants.[2]
In the late 1980s the company bought the Mexican chain Chi Chi’s and renamed it "Chiquito".[2] Then in 1995 it opened its first Frankie & Benny's in Leicester.[2]
On 14 January 2004 the company changed its name to the Restaurant Group plc.[3] In February 2004 it made an unsuccessful bid for Ask Central plc[4] and in 2006 it bought back the Deep Pan Pizza chain which it had previously sold to the management.[5]
In 2016, the company announced it was closing 33 restaurants due to falling sales and profits.[6]
Operations
The company operates around 350 restaurants and public houses under the several brands,[7] including:
- Brunning & Price
- Chiquito
- Coast to Coast
- Filling Station
- Frankie & Benny's
- Garfunkel's
- Home Counties Pub Restaurants
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Annual report 2015" (PDF). Restaurant Group. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "Catering & Hospitality News". Caterer Search. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "FE Investegate -CityCentreRestaurant Announcements - CityCentreRestaurant: Result of EGM & Name Change". investegate.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ ,"The Independent - 404". The Independent. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "TRG buys back Deep Pan Pizza". www.pizzamarketplace.com. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ Kollewe, Julia. "Frankie & Benny's owner closes 33 restaurants". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Pub Restaurants". trgplc.com. Retrieved 3 April 2015.