May 17, 2020
Prezzo to close 94 restaurants following £220mn debt announcement
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The British-owned Italian restaurant chain, Prezzo, has announced it will be closing almost one-third of its stores, including its Chimichanga branch...
The British-owned Italian restaurant chain, Prezzo, has announced it will be closing almost one-third of its stores, including its Chimichanga branch.
The firm has entered a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) to close 94 stores in total, leaving the company with 2018 branches in the UK.
The employer of 4,500 members of staff has stated that it had hoped creditors would reduce rent prices in underperforming stores.
“Prezzo’s core business today is fundamentally strong and has fantastic potential,” commented Jon Hendry-Pickup, CEO of Prezzo.
“However, the well-documented pressures on our industry mean a number of our restaurants are underperforming.”
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“While we continue to be profitable and cash-generative, our position is not sustainable, so we must take decisive action now to ensure we’re able to thrive in the future.”
The Guardian has also reported that the restaurant chain owes £220mn (US$303mn) to banks and suppliers.
The CVA documents disclose £154mn ($212.6mn) to Barclays Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland, as well as £65.7mn ($90.7mn) to unsecured creditors.
£600,000 ($828,444) is owed to British Gas, £364,000 ($502,589) to Reynolds Catering Supplies, and £120,000 ($165,689) to Boston Interiors.
“The directors have concluded, for a number of reasons, that Prezzo’s current business model and associated cost structure is no longer viable in a number of cases,” the Guardian noted the CVA document reading.
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May 17, 2020
Just Eat delivers strong first quarter growth as revenues rise 50%
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Online takeaway company Just Eat delivered a strong start to the year reporting that revenues rose 49% during its first quarter.
Strong order growth an...
Strong order growth an...
Online takeaway company Just Eat delivered a strong start to the year reporting that revenues rose 49% during its first quarter.
Strong order growth and more high-value delivery orders were credited for the upbeat results as the group posted £177mn in revenue in the first three months of the year.
The takeaway delivery operator said that UK orders rose 24% to £29.7mn during its first quarter, noting that it processed its 400 millionth British order yesterday.
UK orders were lifted by the firm’s acquisition of rival Hungryhouse in January, which added an extra 1 percentage point to UK order growth, according to the company.
The firm also reported strong growth abroad noting that international orders were up 46% to £21.9mn.
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Just Eat said that this was driven by continued triple-digit growth in Canada and strong performances in Italy and Spain which offset “softness” in Australia.
“Just Eat has had a strong start to the year,” commented Peter Plumb, CEO. “We delivered our 400 millionth order in the UK, grew well in Italy and Spain, whilst powering continued momentum in our Canadian delivery service SkipTheDishes.
“I’d like to welcome all our important new Restaurant Partners to the Just Eat family, including those from our successful recent acquisition of Hungryhouse.”
Just Eat was the top rise on the FTSE 100 index, with its shares up more than 4%.
In March, Just Eat announced that it was investing £50mn in developing its own delivery service which has helped to boost its margins.
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