Giraffe World Kitchen
Company type | Subsidiary |
---|---|
Genre | Restaurant (chain) |
Founded | 1998 (1998) |
Founder | Juliette Joffe Russel Joffe Andrew Jacobs |
Number of locations | 17 (UK) 3 (Dubai Airport) 2 (Málaga Airport) [1] |
Parent | Boparan Holdings |
Website | www |
Giraffe World Kitchen is a restaurant chain headquartered in Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was founded in 1998 in Hampstead as Giraffe Restaurants by Juliette Joffe, Russel Joffe and Andrew Jacobs.[2] Giraffe was owned by its founders, with additional financial backing from private shareholders, 3i investment group and chairman Luke Johnson.
In October 2006, 3i invested £10 million in the company in a deal that valued the chain at £24 million.[3] It was announced in March 2013 that the chain was to be acquired by Tesco for £48.6m.[4] As part of the acquisition, 3i and Risk Capital Partners sold their shares in the company.[5] In June 2016, Tesco reached an agreement to sell the company to Boparan Holdings.[6]
Branches
As of August 2022, the company has 12 outlets across the UK plus three at Dubai Airport in the United Arab Emirates and two at Malaga Airport in Spain.[1]
In September 2016, the company introduced a new brand, Giraffe World Kitchen, with its first branch in Basingstoke.[7] However, in March 2019, Boparan announced that 20 branches had been tagged for closure “to protect the company”, which had made a pre-tax loss of £10m on sales of £67m.[8]
References
- ^ a b "find a giraffe". Giraffe Concepts. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Privacy and Cookies Policy". www.giraffe.net. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Walsh, Dominic (6 October 2006). "3i to put £10m into restaurants". The Times. London. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ "Tesco acquires award-winning restaurant group Giraffe". Tesco PLC. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ "Tesco buys Giraffe restaurants". BBC. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Tesco sells Giraffe restaurant chain and Turkish business". BBC News. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ Wingett, Mark (20 September 2016). "Giraffe trials new look". Big Hospitality. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Hundreds of jobs to go as Giraffe and Ed's Easy Diner become victims of casual dining crunch". telegraph.co.uk. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Media related to Giraffe (restaurant chain) at Wikimedia Commons
- v
- t
- e
- Angus Steakhouse
- Ask
- Beefeater Grill
- Belgo
- Bella Italia
- Bill's
- Brewers Fayre
- Byron Hamburgers
- Café Rouge
- Carluccio's
- Chiquito
- Côte
- Dishoom
- Ed's Easy Diner
- Franco Manca
- Frankie & Benny's
- Giraffe
- Gourmet Burger Kitchen
- Handmade Burger Co
- Harry Ramsden's
- Harvester
- Hawksmoor
- Honest Burgers
- Jimmy's Restaurants
- Las Iguanas
- Loch Fyne Restaurants
- Loungers
- Manjaros
- Nando's
- OK Diner
- Pizza Hut
- PizzaExpress
- Prezzo
- Sticks'n'Sushi
- Strada
- Table Table
- TGI Fridays
- Toby Carvery
- Wagamama
- Wahaca
- Wildwood Kitchen
- Zaks Diners
- Zizzi
- Barburrito
- Burger King
- Chicken Cottage
- Chilango
- Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Dixy Chicken
- Domino's Pizza
- Five Guys
- German Doner Kebab
- Itsu
- Jollibee
- KFC
- Leon
- McDonald's
- Morley's
- Papa John's
- Popeyes
- Pure
- Quiznos
- Shake Shack
- Slim Chickens
- Smashburger
- Southern Fried Chicken
- Subway
- Taco Bell
- Thaï Express
- Tops Pizza
- Tortilla
- Wasabi
- Wendy's
- Wimpy
- YO! Sushi
- Zambrero
- All Bar One
- Chef & Brewer
- Hungry Horse
- O'Neill's
- Slug and Lettuce
- Walkabout
- Wetherspoons
- Yates's