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City pantry appoints Matt Ephgrave as MD

City Pantry, a corporate food delivery platform, has appointed Matt Ephgrave as its new managing director. Previously the COO at Festicket, a global festival travel platform, Ephgrave brings a wealth of hybrid and marketplaces business experience to the role. The new appointee will be tasked with driving commercial growth by…

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Over 800 chain restaurants closed indefinitely due to Covid

Over 800 chain restaurants, cafes and pubs have closed indefinitely due to Covid-19, according to research carried out by the Evening Standard. The pandemic has greatly affected the wider hospitality sector, with operators having to regularly close over long periods of time due to tougher lockdown restrictions and social distancing…

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Chilango could ‘become the next Chipotle’, says owner

Sameer Rizvi, CEO of RD Capital Partners, has predicted that Mexican restaurant chain Chilango could become the “next Chipotle” after he bought it out of administration in August.  In an annual letter published by the investment company, Rizvi said Chilango is “one of the strongest brands in the UK hospitality…

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Chilango set to call in administrators

Mexican fast food chain Chilango is reportedly set to call in administrators, potentially putting 152 jobs at risk of redundancy. According to The Guardian, the move could lead to the closure of Chilango’s 12 restaurants located in London, Manchester and Birmingham. Further to this, investors who contributed to the group’s…

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Chilango in restructuring talks

Mexican fast-food chain Chilango has announced it is restructuring talks with accountancy firm RSM, which has been drafted in to discuss “options” for the business. RSM said Chilango has “engaged” the firm to assist on working on long-term planning, options and strategy, and a spokesperson added: “All further enquiries should…

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Chilango to expand with £3m ‘Burrito Bond 2’ fundraise

London-based Mexican restaurant group Chilango looks set for an exciting year as it exceeds its original fundraising target threefold, to finance its latest site acquisition programme. Chilango was founded in 2007 by Eric Partaker and Dan Houghton, both former employees of the global tech giant Skype. The established food brand…

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