Pho Restaurants sustainability score: 27/100

·Food Service / Restaurants·London, GB·Last verified 31 May 2026
27
out of 100
Significant gapsPending ReviewMixed evidence· 8 src

Pho Restaurants scores 27/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified May 2026.

That places Pho Restaurants joint 650th of 809 companies scored, and joint 40th of 49 in Food Service / Restaurants.

Pho Restaurants operates 45+ UK sites with zero emissions disclosure, no carbon targets, and no sustainability strategy whatsoever. A growing chain with significant operational and supply-chain carbon footprints has chosen complete environmental silence. No targets, no reporting, no accountability.

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The calculation

How is Pho Restaurants's SINK score calculated?

Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
Food Service / Restaurants sector ceiling.
45 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
19 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 45) + (0.7 × 19) = 26.8
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 1
Final score
Rounded. Significant gaps.
27 / 100
The ten questions

What is Pho Restaurants doing well, and where does it fall short?

Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (7/10, 2/10). Weakest on Targets & Commitments and Emissions Trajectory (0/10, 0/10).

Where the evidence comes from

What evidence is Pho Restaurants's score based on?

8 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.

[1]Self-reported
Pho Restaurants — Official Website
Ongoing
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[2]Public record
Companies House — Pho Restaurants Limited (Company 05329479)
Ongoing
Q1Q8Q9
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[3]Self-reported
Pho Menus — Official Website
Ongoing
Q5
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[4]Public record
Restaurant Online — Pho expansion and sales growth 2025
2025
Q3
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[5]Public record
Restaurant Online — Pho continues expansion 2023
2023
Q3
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[6]Self-reported
TriSpan LLP — Pho Portfolio Holding
Ongoing
Q9
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[7]Public record
Trademark Lawyer Magazine — Pho trademark rescinded following backlash
2024
Q10
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[8]Public record
VNExpress — UK restaurant chain drops Pho trademark amid cultural appropriation criticism
2024
Q10
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Pho Restaurants in context

How does Pho Restaurants compare with other food service / restaurants companies?

Where Pho Restaurants sits among food service / restaurants peers.

Among the 49 major food service / restaurants brands we've scored, Pho Restaurants is tied =40th of 49, with 2 others.

=40/49
Pho Restaurants's rank
35
Industry average
19
Industry low
50
Industry high
How this score has moved

Has Pho Restaurants's score changed?

today

Score history begins 9 April 2026.

As Pho Restaurants's score updates, the trajectory will appear here.

What's being contested

Has Pho Restaurants's score been challenged?

This score is not currently being contested.

Every challenge is published. We'd rather be corrected than wrong — that's the whole point.

No challenges submitted yet. If you have evidence that contradicts this score, you can challenge any question above — cite a public source and we'll review it.

About Pho Restaurants

Pho Restaurants is a UK-based casual dining chain specializing in Vietnamese pho and Asian noodle dishes. With approximately 45–50 locations across the UK, the company generated £79.3M in revenue (FY2025) and is privately owned by TriSpan's Rising Stars investment fund. The chain operates gas-fired kitchens and serves meat-heavy and plant-based menus.

Founded
—
Headquarters
London, GB
Employees
~700
Annual revenue
~£79M
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