Giggling Squid
Covers developments from a UK restaurant group specialising in Thai cuisine, known for vibrant interiors, seasonal menus, and a mix of casual and special occasion dining. Updates include new site openings, menu launches, refurbishments, investment activity, and marketing campaigns, alongside insights into brand expansion strategy, consumer dining trends, and competitive positioning within the premium casual dining market.
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Jan- 2023 -9 JanuaryRestaurants
Giggling Squid FY turnover doubles to £66m
Thai restaurant chain Giggling Squid has announced that its FY turnover doubled to £66m, up from £33.9m the previous year. For the full-year period ended April 2022, the company stated that its EBITDA was £11.1m for the period compared with £5.5m in the year to March 2021. It believed that…
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Jul- 2022 -15 JulyRestaurants
Turquaz set to open on Jewry Street in Winchester
Authentic Turkish restaurant chain, Turquoise Group, is set to open its 15th Turquaz restaurant on 18 Jewry Street in Winchester. The opening date is currently set for early September 2022. It is reported that a new 15-year lease has been agreed on the Grade II-listed city centre property, which comprises…
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Jun- 2022 -20 JunePeople
Giggling Squid unveils new executive team
The BGF-backed Thai restaurant group, Giggling Squid, has announced changes to its executive team as it continues its growth plans amid recent openings in Harrogate and Alderley Edge. Previous regional managers for the 45 strong restaurant business, Simon Gallagher and Darko Salaj, have both been promoted to operation directors. In…
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Mar- 2020 -26 MarchCoronavirus
Giggling Squid halts takeaway service
Giggling Squid has announced the temporary closure of its takeaway and Deliveroo services in light of the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The Thai food chain had originally continued operating a takeaway service from all of its sites across the UK, but has made the decision to close all its sites entirely…
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Dec- 2019 -6 DecemberPubs and Bars
Licensed premises, pubs and restaurant numbers dip in 2019
The number of licensed premises has declined by 2% in the past year, according to CGA and AlixPartner’s latest market growth monitor. This equates to a steady rate of 46 closures of licensed premises a week in the 12 months to September 2019. The result also marked the ninth quarter…
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Sep- 2019 -19 SeptemberRestaurants
Giggling Squid to open two new stores in Weybridge and Leamington Spa
Thai Restaurant brand Giggling Squid is to open two new stores in the towns of Weybridge and Leamington Spa. Thai-born Pranee Laurillard and her husband Andrew, founded Giggling Squid – the nickname of one of their children – to bring “the real Thai dining experience” to the UK. Now with…
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Jul- 2018 -27 JulyRestaurants
More restaurant groups to fail before year-end, analysts predict
At least two or three more restaurant groups are expected to fall before the end of 2018, analysts from real estate agents Christie and Co have predicted. In the first half of 2018, a number of high profile operators have turned to company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) as a means to…
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