For the inquisitive, there is lots of publicly available information there. The challenge with large corporate groups is knowing what is really going off with inter-company liabilities, etc. At least two sources, who should know, have indicated that the weeklies were profitable - but it depends what other liabilities are then allocated to that part of the business. There is a fascinating thread on Twitter about how more and more debt was heaped upon Pizza Express ... leading to its present difficulties.
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