Figo, a London-based Italian restaurant group focused on authentic pasta and pizza, is owned by restaurateur Tony Manconi. It is a family-owned business, often described as a modern take on traditional Italian dining. Manconi has expanded the brand to locations like Stratford, focusing on a neighborhood-centric experience.
In 2009, Nate Hybl looked around and wondered why there weren't many options for healthy fast-food restaurants. He saw a need and decided to do something about it…he started his own restaurant, gusto!, which is a healthy fast-food chain in Atlanta, Georgia.
In the financial year ending 30 September 2024, the company generated turnover of £27.2m and a loss before tax of £1.8m. Gusto was founded in 2005 by Jeremy Roberts and the late Tim Bacon of Living Ventures Group. It operated a network of 13 Italian-inspired premium restaurants throughout the UK under the Gusto brand.
History. In August 2013, Gousto's co-founders appeared on the BBC's Dragons' Den. In December 2015, Gousto raised £9m in funding from the Business Growth Fund, MMC Ventures, Unilever and the Angel Co-Fund, with a further £10m in November 2016.
Why did Bobby Flay's Michelin star get taken away?
Bobby Flay lost his single Michelin Star for Mesa Grill in Las Vegas in 2009 because the restaurant didn't retain it after winning it in 2008, and Michelin stopped publishing the Las Vegas guide after 2009, making it impossible to regain. While the specific reasons for losing stars often relate to inconsistency or ingredient quality, for Flay, it coincided with Michelin ceasing their Vegas guide, though he'd already missed the window to keep it.
Kodiak Cakes is one of the most notable missed opportunities in Shark Tank history. When Joel Clark pitched the business, the company had already been operating for years as a family brand and had reached around $1 million in annual sales, largely through small retailers.
The 30/30/30/10 rule for restaurants is a budgeting guideline allocating revenue: 30% to Food Costs, 30% to Labor Costs, 30% to Overhead, and 10% to Profit. It serves as a balanced framework for managing expenses, controlling spending, and ensuring profitability, though modern realities often make hitting the 10% profit target difficult, with many restaurants averaging much lower.
Dominos, Pizza Hut and Pizza Express are the largest pizza chains in the United Kingdom in 2025 based on the number of locations. Dominos has the most number of locations with 1,315 locations across 6 countries. Pizza Hut has 508 and Pizza Express has 339 locations in the UK.
Jamie Oliver is dyslexic and was undiagnosed while at school, like the majority of dyslexics today. Now, he is turning his impressive campaigning skills towards improving things for the dyslexic children of tomorrow, as captured in his recent Channel 4 documentary, Jamie's Dyslexia Revolution.
