Signature Restaurants, BaxterStorey and Pret A Manger all placed in the latest Sunday Times Profit Track 100 report

Signature Restaurants, sandwich shop operator Pret A Manger and contract caterer BaxterStorey, are the UK’s fastest growing private catering companies, according to the Sunday Times Profit Track 100.
 
Signature Restaurants – whose line-up includes Strada, Belgo, The Ivy and Le Caprice – came 11th in the top 100 thanks to its annual profit growth of 110% over the past three years.
 
The group, which was acquired by property entrepreneur Richard Caring last year, has boosted its profits from £508,000 in 2001-2002 to £4.7m in 2004-2005.
 
Pret A Manager was 21st in the table and contract caterer BaxterStorey appeared at 62.
 
The two companies enjoyed annual profit growth of 89% and 66% respectively.

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By Angela Frewin

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