The Restaurant Group plc (TRG) is engaged in the operation of restaurants and pub restaurants. The principle brands are Frankie & Benny’s, Chiquito, coast to Coast, Garfunkel’s, Home Counties Pub Restaurants and Brunning & Price. I have a holding in my income portfolio (epic code: RTN).
The Restaurant Group issued a strong post-close update, stating that profits for the
52 weeks to 29 December 2013 are expected to be ahead of the consensus of
market forecasts.
Turnover for the year was 9% ahead of
2012 and like-for-like sales were 3.5% ahead; with operating
margins expected to show an increase on 2012.
New openings were ahead of the previous
year with 35 restaurants
opened in 2013 compared to 28 in 2012. Management stated that trading at these new sites had been excellent and they are set to
deliver strong returns. The Group expects to open between 36 and 43 new sites
in 2014.
The full year results will be announced in early March.
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