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Restaurant needs change of menu

New chief Andy McCue will unveil his major strategy overhaul at the group's full-year results in March
January 25, 2017

The words "substantial" and "significant" were used by the new chief executive of Restaurant Group (RTN) to describe the changes needed across the company.

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There weren't any details from Andy McCue, the former Paddy Power chief executive, but he's likely to show his cards at the full-year results in March. Trading at the back end of 2016 wasn't full of festive cheer, with like-for-like sales in the final three months down 5.9 per cent. This leaves total sales up a meagre 0.9 per cent on a 53-week vs 53-week basis.

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