Wagamama and Frankie & Benny’s owner will keep one in ten restaurants CLOSED until next year

The owner of Wagamama and Frankie & Benny’s has said one in 10 of its restaurants will not reopen before the end of the year. The Restaurant Group said the stores – largely in airports – will open next year at the earliest as they are unlikely to attract enough customers to make it worthwhile. … Read more

Frankie and Benny’s owner will permanently close 125 restaurants

Frankie and Benny’s and Wagamama owner will permanently close 125 sites putting 3,000 jobs at risk as it battles with landlords to reduce rents in wake of Covid crisis The Restaurant Group said it was on the ‘sharp end of the Covid-19 pandemic’ TRG, which owns Frankie and Benny’s, confirmed plans to close 125 sites … Read more

Frankie & Benny’s permanently shutting sites, report says

Frankie & Benny’s understood to be permanently closing swathes of its restaurants and axing staff as the casual dining sector buckles under lockdown Owner The Restaurant Group reportedly sending email to affected staff at sites Email tells staff sites are ‘no longer viable to trade’, BBC report suggests  Over 22,000 staff at The Restaurant Group … Read more

Some Frankie & Benny’s UK restaurants to permanently close after coronavirus lockdown

‘Large number’ of Frankie & Benny’s 236 UK restaurants will remain shut after lockdown, leaked email due to be sent to staff reveals Italian food chain Frankie & Benny are reportedly set for a series of full closures  The restaurants have been hit badly financially by the coronavirus pandemic  Email told staff many sites are … Read more

Bosses at Frankie and Benny’s parent company take pay cuts

Frankie and Benny’s parent company Restaurant Group cuts bosses’ pay to help offset losses from closures Non-executive directors at the firm will see their earnings reduced by 40% The Carluccio’s restaurant chain has been an early casualty of the coronavirus Shares in the company rose 4 per cent to  37p following the update By Harry Wise For This … Read more