Franco Manca owner eyes 150 potential new restaurant sites - Hospitality and Leisure News
Fulham Shore, which also owns the Real Greek chain, said sales have been ahead of expectations in the current financial year.
hal.newsHere’s the latest I can provide based on recent public reporting:
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In 2026, Franco Manca shut around 16 restaurants and faced about 225 job losses as part of an emergency restructuring under a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). This move was to cut costs amid ongoing pressures on the hospitality sector in the UK. [source coverage references: 225 jobs at risk due to CVA; closures of about 16 sites][3][4][5]
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Before these restructuring steps, Franco Manca and its parent Fulham Shore had publicly signaled expansion potential and ongoing openings in 2021–2025, with plans to review site pipelines and push for new openings as indoor dining recovered post-lockdowns. This included identifying hundreds of potential sites and continuing an expansion pipeline when trading was stronger.[1][2][6]
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Independent coverage during 2021 highlighted the company’s optimism about reopening and expanding after restrictions eased, with management noting a robust pipeline and ongoing property searches for new locations.[2]
If you’d like, I can pull precise, up-to-date articles or a brief timeline of events with direct quotes from official statements and investors’ updates. I can also summarize how the CVA process works for Franco Manca and what it implies for stakeholders. Would you like me to do that?
[Citations: Franco Manca CVA and closures reported in 2026 coverage; expansion plans and site pipeline referenced in 2021–2022 coverage][4][5][6][1][2][3]