Various Eateries targets growth after strong FY25 performance

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Various Eateries has announced it was ‘actively assessing’ opportunities for mergers and acquisitions following strong trading in 2025.

The group behind the Coppa Club and Noci restaurant brands, reported a 6% growth in revenue for the 52 weeks ended September 2025. Like-for-like sales were up 2%, led by the Coppa Club, with H2 Group’s like-for-like sales up by 4%.

Various Eateries also reported a gross profit of 64%, to £5.7m from £3.5m in 2024, as well as an adjusted EBITDA of £1.4m, up from £0.3m.

Loss before tax narrowed, falling from £3.4m the prior year to £2.7m.

“FY25 was a clear step forward for Various Eateries, where we turned intent into delivery,” says Mark Loughborough, chief executive of Various Eateries since January 2025.

“We tightened execution across the estate, strengthened the team and embedded a more disciplined, consistent way of operating, giving us a stronger platform to build from.

“The return to like-for-like growth and record adjusted EBITDA is the result, and a huge credit to our teams given the challenging consumer backdrop and ongoing cost pressures across the sector.”

Post-period figures are already showing a strong start to FY26, with the group’s like-for-like sales up 9% over the five-week festive period, led by Coppa Club (+12%).

“The focus now is on the next phase,” Loughborough adds. “We have a clearer playbook and real momentum, as evidenced in the solid start to FY26, including a particularly strong Christmas period.

“Our goal is to build a bigger, better hospitality group by scaling our brands with discipline, investing selectively in the estate and, alongside organic growth, actively assessing high-quality, complementary M&A opportunities where the strategic fit is clear and the quality and returns stack up.”

Following the end of the 2025 financial year, the group also appointed new managing director Jon Falarczyk and culinary director Chris Knights.

Various Eateries operates the brands Coppa Club, Noci, Tavolino and 31 Below across 20 locations.