16th May 2007 07:01
Restaurant Group PLC16 May 2007 The Restaurant Group plc AGM Statement At the AGM of The Restaurant Group plc, to be held later today, Alan Jackson(Chairman) will make the following remarks: Current trading We are encouraged by performance so far this year with a like-for-like salesincrease of 4% for the 19 weeks to 13 May 2007, just ahead of our expectationsfor this stage of the year. This is an encouraging performance, on top of the4% sales increase for the same period last year. Ongoing opening programme Our new openings programme is progressing well, with eight new sites opened inthe year to date. We continue to expect to open 30-35 new units during the fullyear. Outlook Our brands are well positioned to offer value and quality to customers andcontinue to deliver very satisfactory performances for the Group. We lookforward to reporting further strong progress for the first half of the year,when we announce our interim results in September 2007. 16 May 2007 ENQUIRIES: The Restaurant Group plc Tel: 0845 612 5001Andrew Page, Chief Executive OfficerStephen Critoph, Group Finance Director College Hill Tel: 07771 653942Matthew Smallwood This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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