Restaurants | Hotels | Pubs & Bars

FREE Digital Edition of Restaurant magazine now available to view. Click here for free access!

News

Business
Venues
Events & Awards
People
Trends & Reports
Legislation
New Products
All news

News > Venues

Jamie Oliver secures second Union Jacks site

By Rachel Parkes, Mark Wingett , 23-Nov-2011

Related topics: Business, Venues, Restaurants

Jamie Oliver has secured a second site for his latest restaurant concept, Union Jacks, in Chiswick, London, just a week after opening the chain’s first restaurant in Central St Giles.

Jamie Oliver is taking his Union Jacks concept to Chiswick

Jamie Oliver is taking his Union Jacks concept to Chiswick

The 100-cover restaurant, acquired from Relish Restaurants, will be located at Relish’s former French Kitchen site, on the Chiswick High Road . Oliver has taken out an 18 year lease on the property, with rent currently set at £130,000 per annum, in addition to a one-off premium of £270,000.

Davis Coffer Lyons, which advised French Kitchen on the sale, said that Jamie Bianco Ltd, the company set up by Oliver and his Union Jacks partner Chris Bianco, are currently considering a number of other locations for the brand in the capital.

The first Union Jacks launched last week in the Central St Giles Piazza development in London’s West End.

Oliver and Bianco, an award-winning US pizza chef, first announced the Union Jacks concept this summer, launching the website in September. Targeted at the middle market, in an effort to echo the success of Jamie’s Italian, the restaurant’s menu is focused on British-inspired, wood-fired flatbreads.

Bianco operates Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix, Arizona, and is renowned in the US for his wood-fired pizzas and artisan dough-making.

French Kitchen was launched earlier this year on the sites of the two former Villandry Kitchen units in Chiswick and Holborn. However Relish placed the brand and sites on the market last month to consider different opportunities in the sector.

Keywords: Bianco, Jamie Oliver, Union Jacks, British food

Copyright - Unless otherwise stated all contents of this web site are © 2013 - William Reed Business Media Ltd - All Rights Reserved - For permission to reproduce any contents of this web site, please email Robert Proctor - Full details for the use of materials on this site can be found in the Terms & Conditions

Related Articles on this topic

Latest news in Venues

BigHighlights

Arie van der Spek: Pearls of Wisdom

Arie van der Spek: Pearls of Wisdom

After a long career in the hotel industry, which included a stint with IHG as a chief...
#SocialRestaurant: How to use Twitter effectively

#SocialRestaurant: How to use Twitter effectively

They’re all on it. Big national chains, high-profile chefs and small emerging brands across the UK have...
Business Profile: Kimchee

Business Profile: Kimchee

After the phenomenal success of Holborn’s Kimchee restaurant, Wasabi owner Dong Hyun Kim is bringing Korean food to...
World's 50 Best Restaurants 2013: El Celler de Can Roca video interview

World's 50 Best Restaurants 2013: El Celler de Can Roca video interview

Joan Roca, the co-founder and head chef of El Celler de Can Roca, has told BigHospitality he...
David Connell: Career Profile

David Connell: Career Profile

David Connell is a prime example of good old-fashioned hard work paying off. Having worked at various...

Most Popular News

  1. Jamie Oliver launches new restaurant concept: Jamie Oliver's Diner
  1. Free-range chicken and egg restaurant to open in London
  1. Just Falafel plans to open 200 UK restaurants within five years
  1. BDL and Redefine merger forms UK's largest independent hotel management company
  1. Restaurants hit back at ‘stupid’ EU olive oil law

Find us on Facebook

Audio & video news

#SocialRestaurant: How to use Twitter effectively
World's 50 Best Restaurants 2013: El Celler de Can Roca video interview
The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2013: In pictures

Digital Edition - Restaurant Magazine

Access to the Restaurant Magazine digital edition

Monthly business Magazine of the year

Pub news and property

M&C Report

The Grocer - Grocery retail news

Food manufacturing news

Contact us | About us | Advertise with us | Recommend this Site | Terms & Conditions | Privacy and Cookie Policy | Site map | Feeds

Jobs: Restaurant Jobs | Hotel Jobs | Pub Jobs | Hospitality Jobs

© William Reed Business Media Ltd 2013. All rights reserved. William Reed Business Media Ltd. Registered Office: Broadfield Park, Crawley RH11 9RT
Registered in England N°. 2883992. VAT N°. 644 3073 52.