Industry data: Top 20 restaurant groups in 2007

PizzaExpress, Ask and Zizzi owner Gondola has overtaken pub operator Mitchells & Butlers as the UK's largest restaurant group with 525 venues.

 

The new entrants this year are food-led pub group Laurel (thanks to its acquisition of the La Tasca Spanish tapas bar chain) and Paramount (formerly Groupe Chez Gerarde) which more than trebled its number of outlets when it bought Caffè Uno from The Restaurant Group.

 

These figures are reported in British Hospitality: Trends and Statistics 2007, published by the British Hospitality Association.

 

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TOP 20 UK RESTAURANT GROUPS IN 2006-2007 (by number of outlets)

 

	Owner	2007 outlets	2006 outlets	Selected brands
1	Gondola	525	505	PizzaExpress, Ask, Zizzi
2	Mitchells & Butlers	477	799	Harvester, Browns, Toby
3	Spirit Group	402	510	Chef & Brewer. Two for One, Miller's
4	The Restaurant Group	284	279	Frankie & Benny's, Garfunkels
5	Wimpy	252	250	Wimpy
6	Whitbread	237	157	Beefeater, Brewers Fayre
7	People's Restaurant Group+	230	235	Little Chef
8	Tragus	228	162	Café Rouge, Bella Italia, Strada, Belgo, Ma Potters
9	Greene King	168	132	Hungry Horse, Loch Fyne
10	Nando's	142	133	Nando's
11	Laurel	89	56	La Tasca
12	Out of Town Restaurant Group	87	87	Madisons, Bitz and Pizza, Bradwells
13	Prezzo	87	78	Prezzo, Ultimate Burger
14	Paramount	76	25	Groupe Chez Gerard, Livebait, Cafe Fish, Bertorelli's, Caffè Uno
15	Clapham House	70	57	Tootsies, Bombay Bicycle Club
16	Orchid Pubs	66	76	Jim Thompson's, Country Carvery
17	Ponti's	53	48	Ponti's, Caffè Alba
18	Wagamama	51	39	Wagamama
19	Caprice Holdings	45	45	Scotts
20	Regent Inns	31	31	Old Orleans

+ Little Chef is now owned by private equity group RCapital after falling into administrative receivership in January 2007

 

Source: Horizons