Tortilla
Coverage tracks the performance, expansion strategy, and operational developments of the UK’s leading fast-casual Mexican restaurant brand, including site rollouts, franchising, menu innovation, digital ordering, and trading updates. Reporting offers insight for operators monitoring scalable dining formats, high-street brand positioning, and evolving consumer demand for fresh, quick-service international cuisine.
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May- 2022 -24 MayRestaurants
Tortilla acquires Chilango in £2.75m deal
Tortilla, the fast-casual Mexican restaurant group, has announced the acquisition of Chilango Limited for a total consideration of up to £2.75m from investment firm RDCP Group Ltd. Chilango is a fast-casual restaurant chain specialising in Mexican food including burritos, salads and tacos. The business operates from an estate of eight…
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Apr- 2022 -14 AprilFeatures
Is this the future of food delivery?
While food delivery has risen to become a rival to in-house dining, with brands and restaurants around the UK adopting a delivery service on top of its traditional restaurant setting, Mate Kun, co-founder of Growth Kitchen, believes its potential is not being met. He explains that the inspiration behind the…
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6 AprilRestaurants
Food delivery startup Growth Kitchen partners with Tortilla
Growth Kitchen, the food-delivery startup, has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Mexican restaurant brand, Tortilla. The partnership will support the opening of multiple delivery kitchens in the coming years, and follows the success of Tortilla’s Growth Kitchen hub in Balham. Growth Kitchen said it aims to…
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Feb- 2022 -22 FebruaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Cornish Bakery to open seven new sites
Independent bakery chain Cornish Bakery has announced the opening of another bakery in Rye in late January, with six other sites currently in development in Plymouth Barbican, Bury St Edmunds, Stamford, Beverley, Bakewell and Caledonia Park at Gretna Green. Cornish Bakery is an eat-in or take-out bakery with Cornish roots…
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Jan- 2022 -10 JanuaryNews
Tortilla revenues spike 79% to £48.1m
Tortilla has announced group revenue increased 79% to £48.1m, from £26.8m the previous year for the financial year ending 2 January 2022. This was driven by growing customer demand across all the group’s channels of eat in, take away and delivery, and underpinned by the continued roll-out of new sites…
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Dec- 2021 -23 DecemberFood and Drink
Deliveroo to open new delivery-only kitchens
Deliveroo has announced the UK-wide expansion of its ‘Editions’ kitchens with the opening of new sites across London, in Acton, Brent and Dulwich. The restaurant partners at the new sites include: Five Guys, Dishoom, Shake Shack, Pho, Rosa’s Thai, Tao Tao Ju, Bleecker, Chilango, Tortilla, and Pasta Evangelists. The delivery-only…
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16 DecemberPeople
Tortilla appoints new operations director
Tortilla has announced the appointment of Stephen Clark as its new operations director. Clark joins the fast-casual Mexican chain as an experienced senior hire, as the business continues its rapid expansion and solidifies its management team for future growth. In his new role, he will oversee all operational elements of…
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Oct- 2021 -8 OctoberRestaurants
Tortilla Mexican Grill enters London Stock Exchange
Tortilla Mexican Grill has announced that it has successfully issued its entire share capital to on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. The IPO which is expected to raise approximately £23m for selling shareholders, and £5m from the placing of new shares, giving Tortilla a market capitalisation of…
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Sep- 2021 -24 SeptemberRestaurants
Tortilla confirms plans to float on AIM and open 45 new sites
Mexican restaurant group, Tortilla, has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange and open 45 new sites. The group said that admission is expected to take place on or around 8 October 2021. The group has 62 sites worldwide, comprising 50 sites in the UK operated by…
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Dec- 2020 -14 DecemberNews
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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