Casual Dining Group

Reporting on the legacy operations, brand transitions, and strategic changes tied to one of the UK’s most recognisable casual dining groups, now operating under new ownership. This section covers estate restructures, leadership shifts, and F&B developments across former group brands, offering insight for hospitality professionals tracking the evolution of high street dining, post-administration recovery, and brand repositioning in a competitive marketplace.

Oct- 2018 -

12 October

Restaurants

Mustard restaurant to relaunch as Le Petit Citron

Brook Green restaurant, Mustard, is to relaunch as Le Petit Citron on 9 November, the former British brasserie will become a French bistro. The restaurant will serve a classic French menu alongside drinks such as Lillet martinis, Cassis and Lavender gin and tonics as well as Kir Framboises. Dishes served…
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Jul- 2018 -

2 July

Business

Cafe Rouge, Las Iguanas and Bella Italia owner invests £30m in high street

Casual Dining Group, the owner of Cafe Rouge, Las Iguanas and Bella Italia has announced it is to invest £30m in its 300 restaurants to enhance their performance as part of a refinancing of the company. The group’s restaurants are already performing ahead of the market with the company reporting…
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