8th Jan 2007 07:01
Restaurant Group PLC08 January 2007 The Restaurant Group plc ('the Group' or 'TRG') Pre-close update The Restaurant Group plc is pleased to report that it has experienced goodtrading for the 52 weeks to 31 December 2006 with full year like-for-like salesup 5%. December trading was strong and the Group expects to report very satisfactory full year trading results on 7 March 2007. The Company opened 47 new restaurants (including 13 conversions of former DeepPan Pizza sites) during 2006 of which 41 were Leisure brands and six wereConcessions. Initial trading from the newly opened restaurants is good. The Group is also pleased to announce that it has been awarded four units at thenew Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport, which is due to open in March 2008. Thesewill include a large (5,500 square foot) full-service restaurant occupying a very prominent position in the departures lounge. Andrew Page, Chief Executive of TRG said: "Building on a solid first six months we have traded well during the second halfof 2006 with a strong performance throughout December. Our full year like-for-like sales increased by 5%. We enter 2007 in very good shape with a strongpipeline of new sites, leading brands and a highly motivated team." 8 January 2007 Enquiries:The Restaurant Group 020 7939 6500Andrew Page, Chief ExecutiveStephen Critoph, Finance Director College Hill 020 7457 2020Matthew Smallwood This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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