Sector · 67 companies · 13 battles · 16 VS
Food and drink
Restaurant chains, coffee shops, bakeries, pubs, delivery apps and the brands on the shelf, compared on the accounts they file.
The biggest here by turnover is Wetherspoons at £2.1bn, followed by Deliveroo at £2.1bn.
Battles
Steak restaurants
Rare talent on the menu, but somebody is getting grilled
Hawksmoor · Goodman · Flat Iron · Blacklock
Burger chains
Top of the stack, or flipped?
Five Guys · Byron · Honest Burgers · GBK
Pizza chains
The winner takes the biggest slice. The rest get the crusts.
Domino's · Pizza Hut · PizzaExpress
Coffee chains
Full of beans, or feeling the grind?
Costa · Starbucks · Caffè Nero
Protein brands
Bulking up or cutting back: the accounts don't lie
MyProtein · Huel · Bulk · Grenade
Delivery apps
One delivers the goods. Another is left waiting at the door.
Deliveroo · Uber Eats · Just Eat
Pub groups
Last orders: one of these is calling time on the rest
Wetherspoons · Greene King · Stonegate · Mitchells & Butlers · Marston's · Young's · Fuller's · Admiral Taverns
UK coffee roasters
Roasted, ground and ranked
Taylors of Harrogate · Rave Coffee · Pact Coffee · Grind · Origin Coffee
High street bakeries
Rise and shine: one is on a roll, another is going stale
Greggs · Gail's · Paul · Wenzel's · Birds Bakery · Warrens Bakery
Food-to-go chains
Grab and go, or left on the shelf?
Pret A Manger · Leon · Itsu · Wasabi
London's restaurant groups
Many tables, one question: whose empire is paying its way?
Caprice Holdings · Zuma · Dishoom · The Ivy Collection · Gordon Ramsay Restaurants · Birley Clubs · JKS Restaurants
Mayfair's restaurants
The hottest table in town. And the one that lost its reservation.
Nobu · Hakkasan · La Petite Maison · Amazonico · Coya · Gymkhana
London's Michelin-starred restaurants
The stars are on the door. Are they on the balance sheet?
Gymkhana · Trishna · Kitchen Table · Sabor · St. JOHN · River Café
VS Series
Costa v Starbucks
Britain's coffee rivals, one cup at a time
Just Eat v Deliveroo
Two apps, one doorstep: who is winning the delivery war?
McDonald's v Burger King
Golden arches against the flame grill
Greene King v Wetherspoons
Your local, two ways: the brewer against the value pub
Greggs v Gail's
The sausage roll against the sourdough loaf
Itsu v Wasabi
Grab-and-go Asian food, head to head
Pret A Manger v Leon
Sandwiches against salads: the food-to-go rivals
Zuma v Nobu
London's glamorous Japanese dining rooms, compared
Caprice Holdings v Zuma
Two London restaurant empires, one plate at a time
The Ivy Collection v Gordon Ramsay Restaurants
The brasserie brand against the celebrity chef
Grind v WatchHouse
London's speciality coffee chains, cup for cup
Bulk v MyProtein
Protein powder, two brands, one gym bag
Nando's v Wagamama
Peri peri chicken against pan Asian noodles, compared on turnover, margin, payroll, borrowings and control.
Costa v Caffè Nero
High street coffee compared on turnover, growth, payroll, financing cost and control.
Deliveroo v Uber Eats
Food delivery platforms compared on turnover, headcount, payroll, ownership and profit.
Greggs v Pret A Manger
Bargain bakes against premium sandwiches, with two food-to-go models read through their filings.
Companies
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