Boparan Restaurant Group
| Industry | Food, catering services |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | |
| Owner | Ranjit Singh Boparan and Baljinder Kaur Boparan |
| Website | boparanrestaurantgroup |
Boparan Restaurant Group is a British operator of restaurant businesses and food production facilities, based in Birmingham. It is owned by Ranjit Singh Boparan and his wife, Baljinder Kaur Boparan.[1]
The company owns restaurant chains such as Giraffe World Kitchen, Ed's Easy Diner, Gourmet Burger Kitchen and has franchise agreements with Carl's Jr. and Slim Chickens.
History
[edit]In January 2009, the group rescued four FishWorks restaurants from administration.[2] In January 2010, the group acquired Harry Ramsden's from SSP Group for an undisclosed sum.[3]
In January 2016, Boparan acquired the Cinnamon Collection chain of three Indian restaurants in London.[4] In June 2016, Boparan purchased Giraffe Restaurants from Tesco for an undisclosed sum.[5] In September 2016, the group acquired turkey producer, Bernard Matthews, for £87.5 million.[6] In October 2016, the group purchased Ed's Easy Diner.[7]
In January 2018, the group announced it would begin a franchise agreement with American chain, Slim Chickens, bringing the chain to the United Kingdom.[8] In August 2019, all 34 Harry Ramsden's were sold to Deep Blue Restaurants.[9] In March 2020, Boparan acquired the Italian restaurant chain Carluccio's for £3.4 million.[10] In October 2020, Boparan purchased Gourmet Burger Kitchen from Famous Brands.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Birmingham Post Rich List, the top 50 wealthiest people in the Midlands". Birmingham Post. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ Barber, Marc (2009-01-21). "Boparan buys four FishWorks restaurants". Growth Business. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ restaurantonline.co.uk (2010-01-20). "Harry Ramsden's sold to Fishworks owner". restaurantonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "Imbibe Live | the UK's No.1 Drinks Event".
- ^ Davidson, Lauren (10 June 2016). "Tesco to offload Giraffe restaurants and its Turkish business as sell-off continues". The Telegraph.
- ^ FoodManufacture.co.uk. "2 Sisters owner confirms Bernard Matthews purchase".
- ^ "giraffe owner buys 33 eds easy diners 26 in administration". The Caterer. 12 October 2016.
- ^ foodmanufacture.co.uk (2018-01-26). "Boparan to bring Slim Chickens concept to UK". foodmanufacture.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "Harry Ramsden's sold to rival chippy". The Argus.
- ^ "More than 1,000 Carluccio jobs lost as 'chicken king' tycoon buys chain". The Guardian. 22 May 2020.
- ^ Alice Hancock (14 October 2020). "Chicken tycoon Boparan buys Gourmet Burger Kitchen". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 October 2020.