Little Chef serves up a tasty return
The chain's owner, RCapital, has turned around the iconic brand's fortunes since taking over the business in 2007. It has gone from making a yearly loss of 7 million to profits of 2.5m.
The company hired Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal as a consultant and has developed a new look and menu to be rolled out across the 162-strong chain.
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The 12 new-style outlets have seen covers rise 33 per cent to 20,000 a week, with average spend per head up by more than 14 per cent to 7.84. The changes have also created 70 jobs.
RCapital now plans to spend 20m to refurbish at least 20 more restaurants in the next 12 months, with the rest of the estate to follow.