Finance

Loungers, the operator of 150 Lounge café-bars and 31 Cosy Club restaurant-bars, has reported like-for-like sales growth of 26.6% for the 20 weeks to 3 October 2021 compared to 2019.

A promising business idea with a strong brand identity and a long-term plan will all help lure in an investor, says Julia Weeks.

The effects of the pandemic on Premier Inn owner Whitbread have become apparent in the group’s 2021 financial year results with a statutory pre-tax loss of £1b.

The Recovery Summit gathered advice from across the industry, discovering how pandemic pivots can be made permanent and identifying the revenue generators of the future.