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Largest Restaurants & Nightlife Public Companies in the UK
Benchmark revenue and EBITDA valuation multiples for public comps like
Compass Group, Greggs, Mitchells & Butlers, SSP Group and Domino's Pizza Group.
 | Compass Group is the largest foodservice company globally, operating in 30 countries and generating annual sales exceeding $30 billion. Compass' model is to operate on-premises catering facilities, rather than centralized industrial kitchens. Foodservice is Compass' focus and contributes more than 85% of revenue. Compass also has its own group purchasing organization, Foodbuy, which is responsible for over $30 billion in annual spending in the US. The company also provides premium support services to clients. | $31 | -11% | $53B | $62B | 1.3x | 13.3x | ||
| Greggs PLC is a U.K.-based company that is principally engaged in manufacturing, distributing, and retailing bakery goods, sandwiches, and drinks under the Greggs brand. The company focuses on the food-on-the-go market. It has a vertically integrated supply network, with its bakeries & delivery network. Greggs operates in two segments: Company-managed retail activities which generates key revenue, and B2B channels. Its shops are located in retail & industrial parks, motorway service stations, and travel hubs, to meet the demands of busy customers. | $23 | -16% | $2B | $3B | 1.0x | 6.3x | ||
| Mitchells & Butlers PLC operates and manages pubs and pub restaurants in the United Kingdom and Germany. The group's properties operate under the brands Vintage Inns, Stonehouse, Toby Carvery, Harvester, Sizzling Pub Co., All Bar One, Ember Inns, and others. Its geographic segments include the UK and Germany of which it generates the majority of its revenue from the UK. | $3 | -18% | $2B | $3B | 0.9x | 5.4x | ||
| SSP Group PLC operates food and beverage units in travel locations such as airports and railway stations. Units range from coffee shops and sandwich bars to casual and fine-dining restaurants. Its units operate under more than 300 different brand names, including both proprietary brands and franchised brands, such as Starbucks and Burger King. Its segments include the UK and Ireland, Continental Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe & Middle East (APAC & EEME). | $2 | +2% | $2B | $5B | 0.9x | 6.4x | ||
| Domino's Pizza Group PLC is the UK's pizza brand and a player in the Irish market. The company owns, operates and franchises Domino's stores in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The company also has an associate investment in Germany and Luxembourg. The company is organised into two geographical business units based on the operating models of the regions, the UK and Ireland and International. Revenue included in each segment includes all sales made to franchise stores (royalties, sales to franchisees and rental income) and by corporate stores located in that segment. | $3 | -27% | $974M | $2B | 1.8x | 8.7x | ||
| Wetherspoon (J D) PLC owns and operates close to 1,000 pubs throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. The pubs generate nearly all of the company's total revenue, but it also has a very small hotel business. Its locations are in or near town centres or in suburban locations. It also has pubs in airports and railway stations. The company leases roughly half of its locations and owns the other half. Majority of its pubs operate under individual brand names. Brands with multiple locations include Wetherspoon's and Moon Under Water. | $8 | -16% | $862M | $2B | 0.8x | 6.7x | ||
| Young & Co's Brewery PLC manages a chain of pubs in the United Kingdom. The company's operating segment includes managed houses and all other segments. It generates maximum revenue from the Managed houses segment. The Managed House segment operates pubs. Its revenue is derived from sales of drinks, food, and accommodation. | $10 | -14% | $583M | $997M | 1.5x | 9.2x | ||
| Fuller Smith & Turner PLC is a family-owned operator of pubs and hotels in the United Kingdom. The company functions through two segments: Managed Pubs and Hotels and Tenanted Inns. Managed Pubs and Hotels, which comprises managed pubs, managed hotels, Bel & The Dragon, and Cotswold Inns & Hotels. Tenanted Inns, comprises pubs operated by third parties under tenancy or lease agreements. Managed Pubs and Hotels segment generates majority of the revenue for the company. All of the Group’s business is within the UK. | $9 | +4% | $460M | $730M | 1.4x | 7.2x | ||
| Marston's PLC is a beer brewer and pub operator. It operates more than 1,500 pubs across the United Kingdom under brand names including Marston's Two For One, Milestone Rotisserie, Pitcher & Piano, and Revere. It also licenses and franchises more than 500 other taverns, and it has some locations that offer lodging. The company has five breweries that distribute its beer brands for sale to both out-of-home and at-home customers. Its key beer brands include Hobgoblin, Marston's Pedigree, Wainwright, Ringwood, Brakspear, and Banks's. Roughly 20% of the company's revenue comes from the brewing business; the rest comes from its pub businesses. Virtually all revenue is generated in the United Kingdom. | Alcohol+1 | $1 | +13% | $403M | $2B | 1.7x | 6.8x | |
| Time Out Group PLC is a media and entertainment company. It helps people discover, book, and share what the world's cities have to offer. The company provides content about food, drink, entertainment, film, music, attractions, art, culture, shopping, nightlife, hotels, and travel. It operates in two divisions namely Time Out Media and Time Out Market. Time Out Media includes digital and print advertising, marketing solutions, live events tickets, and sponsorship, commissions generated by e-commerce transactions, and fees from the franchise partners while Time Out Market includes concessionaires' sales, Time Out operated bars, and retail, events, and sponsorship. It Its geographical segments include Europe, North America, and the Rest of the World. | $0 | -72% | $51M | $176M | 1.8x | (3.3x) | ||
| Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC is a casual Mexican restaurant group in the UK specialising in the sale both on-site and through its delivery channel of freshly made Californian inspired Mexican cuisine. | $1 | -- | $39M | $100M | 1.1x | 9.7x | ||
| Median | $3 | -15% | $862M | $2B | 1.3x | 6.8x |
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