Franco Manca owner says restaurants in office locations struggling to return to pre-Covid trade June 8, 2022 The owner of pizza chain Franco Manca has said its restaurants situated nearby office hubs “still have a way to go” with returning to pre-pandemic levels. However, Fulham Shore said that its small number of restaurants situated in worker hotspots were “showing continued improvement” as demand recovers after Covid lockdowns. Footfall was down 15 per [...]
Franco Manca owner Fulham Shore toasts doubled revenue December 6, 2021 The company behind pizza chain Franco Manca and The Real Greek saw its revenues jump 103 per cent in the first six months of its financial year to £39.5m, up from £19.9m a year earlier. Its half year sales were also 10 per cent ahead of its £36m revenues in the same period in 2019, [...]
Fulham Shore shares rise as pizza chain plots Greek expansion November 4, 2021 Franco Manca’s owner saw shares jump after it declared the pizza chain was eying Greece in its expansion plans. Fulham Shore’s share price shot up more than seven per cent on Thursday morning, following an update from the group. Franco Manca will launch in Greece with a local franchisee planning to open at least six [...]
Franco Manca operator Fulham Shore beats expectations in H1 2021 September 29, 2021 The operator of Franco Manca and The Real Greek beat expectations for the first half of 2021 despite the challenge of ongoing Covid restrictions. The restaurant operator faced tough conditions during the first half of the financial year, which began on 29 March 2021 during the UK’s third COVID-19 lockdown, and was forced to trade [...]
Franco Manca operator Fulham Shore beats expectations in H1 2021 : CityAM September 29, 2021 The operator of Franco Manca and The Real Greek beat expectations for the first half of 2021 despite the challenge of ongoing Covid restrictions. The restaurant operator faced tough conditions during the first half of the financial year, which began on 29 March 2021 during the UK’s third COVID-19 lockdown, and was forced to trade [...]
Franco Manca’s Fulham Shore hails rising revenues after its full-year slip September 10, 2021 Fulham Shore, which owns Franco Manca, has hailed rising revenues in its latest trading update after it fell behind 2020’s recording. The hospitality group pulled in £40.3m in revenue in the year to 28 March, plunging 41.3 per cent from the £68.6m it raked in last year. But in the three weeks to 5 September, [...]
Franco Manca’s Fulham Shore eyes expansion despite sliding revenue August 17, 2021 Hospitality group Fulham Shore, which owns Franco Manca, has seen its annual revenue nearly sliced in half due to the restrictions on restaurants for most of the year. The group pulled in £40.3m in revenue in the year to 28 March, after it had plunged 41.3 per cent from the £68.6m it raked in last [...]
Hospitality chiefs call for more clarity as ‘freedom day’ set for delay June 14, 2021 The owner of the Franco Manca Pizza chain David Page has warned the “lack of concrete delay” to the government’s lockdown easing roadmap is the biggest problem facing the hospitality sector. Boris Johnson is expected to announce a four week delay to so-called “freedom day” later today, just a week before the 21 June date [...]
Franco Manco owner Fulham Shore sees post-restrictions revenues soar 103 per cent May 28, 2021 The company behind Franco Manca saw its group revenues soar 103 per cent in its first full week of dining with minimal restrictions, it said in a statement today. While loyalty scheme user numbers have doubled since the beginning of the first lockdown, to over 220,000 – the Fulham Shore group, which also owns The [...]
Franco Manca owner Fulham Shore says reopening sales beat pre-Covid levels April 23, 2021 Franco Manca owner Fulham Shore said sales had boomed since outside trading at its restaurants reopened, beating pre-Covid levels. Group sales in the week ended 18 April were ahead of the same wee in April 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK. Following the “very encouraging” first week of outdoor trading, Fulham Shore said [...]