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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Wagamama owner and Fever-Tree warn of cost increases as energy prices soar

Products from the drinks company Fever-Tree are displayed
Fever-Tree had forecast adjusted profits of £69m to £72m this year but has now downgraded its outlook to between £63m and £69m. Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters

The drinks maker Fever-Tree and the owner of the Wagamama and Frankie & Benny’s restaurant chains have warned of dramatic cost increases as the price of commodities and gas and electricity soars and the war in Ukraine adds pressure to their businesses.

Fever-Tree has lowered its profit guidance, blaming a “dramatic increase” in commodity prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The company, which had forecast adjusted profits of £69m to £72m this year, has downgraded its outlook to between £63m and £69m.

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