EasyJet set for £5.7bn Apollo takeover after rival bidder walks away The move will see the US firm, which also owns Wagamama-owner The Restaurant Group, pay shareholders 715p per share for the business. Evening Standard · Aug 6
The Restaurant Group to go private after accepting £506m takeover bid Operator of more than 400 UK outlets plans to recommend Apollo’s latest offer to its shareholders The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023
The Restaurant Group to pay £7.5 million to offload struggling Frankie & Benny’s and Chiquito chains The Wagamama owner will offload 75 restraurants under the loss-making brands to the owner of Cafe Rouge Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2023
Almost 20 well-known restaurants including Frankie & Benny’s and Chiquito shutting tomorrow - list Owner The Restaurant Group said it has brought forward closure dates for high street outlets Wales Online · May 26, 2023
Restaurants closing tomorrow including Frankie and Benny's and Chiquito - see full list The Restaurant Group (TRG) announced earlier this year that it was to close its "loss making sites" and 17 will be shutting their doors this weekend Daily Mirror · May 26, 2023
End of the road for Nottingham restaurants Frankie & Benny's and Chiquito this weekend Some love them, others not so much Nottingham Post · May 25, 2023
Shareholders narrowly vote to approve Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group CEO’s big payout after backlash Shareholders have narrowly voted to approve the remuneration report of Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group amid fury over a huge payout to its senior management despite widening losses. Evening Standard · May 23, 2023
Nottingham Frankie's & Benny's and Chiquito set to close A number of loss-making restaurants across the country are closing Nottingham Post · May 4, 2023
Full list of 23 restaurants closing this month including Frankie and Benny's and Chiquito The Restaurant Group (TRG), which owns both Frankie and Benny's and Chiquito, expects it will save around £5million by closing its "loss-making restaurants" Daily Mirror · May 4, 2023
Wagamama, Frankie & Benny's and Chiquito owners to close 23 restaurants by end of May as closure plan speeds up In its latest trading update, The Restaurant Group (TRG) said it expects to save £5m a year through moves to slash costs Chronicle Live · May 2, 2023
Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group refutes activist investors, setting the stage for new openings However, it will also push forward the closures of 23 of its Frankie and Benny’s and Chiquito restaurants to the end of this month Evening Standard · May 2, 2023
Another big name to leave Carmarthen as Frankie & Benny's set to shut It will be the latest in a long line of retail and food giants which have closed in the town in the past three years Wales Online · Apr 24, 2023