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Restaurant Group - Up to 43 new openings in 2014

March 2014

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  • Epic Code:
  • RTN
  • Price:
  • 625p
A pleasing “ahead of expectations” trading update from Restaurant Group pushed the shares to a new high of 670p. The company reported a 9% jump in turnover for the year to 29 December, of which like-for-like sales rose 3.5%, while completing a hat trick was the news that operating margins are expected to ”show progress over 2012.” There were 35 new openings in 2013, with trading at these sites described as excellent (returns on investment more than 30%)  and the plan is to open 36-43 more this year. Although Restaurant Group claims the economic outlook is still unchanged there will at least be easy comparisons with last year (which was hammered by spring snow and a summer heatwave), which should ...

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