Restaurant group Prezzo says profits beat market expectations for the 52 weeks to the beginning of January as it continued to open new restaurants.
Profits before tax came in 14% ahead of 2010 at £16.4m; the market consensus had been for £16.08m. Revenues were 18% higher than the prior year at £123.9m, again beating expectations of £119.17m.
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