Big Table Group

New MD for Banana Tree as Anne Chow steps down after 28 years

23-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Anne Chow is stepping down from her role as managing director of Banana Tree after 28 years with the Pan-Asian restaurant group.

Banana Tree doubles estate in a year

06-Dec-2023 By James McAllister

Fast casual pan-Asian chain Banana Tree has doubled its estate in a year following its acquisition by The Big Table Group.

Big Table appoints MD for its new leisure division

28-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Big Table Group has appointed Debbie Husband as managing director for the leisure division that it recently acquired from The Restaurant Group.

TRG pays Big Table Group £7.5m to take on leisure division

11-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

The Restaurant Group (TRG) has announced it will sell its leisure division to the Big Table Group (BTG).

People on the Move: July 2023

27-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

This month's round up of job news includes a new managing director for Las Iguanas and a new head chef for East Sussex restaurant The Union Rye.

SSP to trail robot servers at Belfast's Sip & Stone Restaurant

19-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

SSP Group has become the latest hospitality business to trial robot servers at its venues.

Big Table Group acquires Banana Tree brand

28-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

Las Iguanas and Café Rouge operator The Big Table Group has acquired fast-casual, pan-Asian chain Banana Tree.

Machine learning: Bella Italia trials use of robot waiters

10-Jun-2022 By Restaurant

The group behind restaurant brands Las Iguanas, Bella Italia and Café Rouge is trialling the use of robots at one of its venues.

People on the move: May

16-May-2022 By Joe Lutrario

This month's job news includes a new head chef for the Louisiana-inspired Plaquemine Lock and a big promotion for Tom Kerridge Group's Matthew O’Connor.

Big Table Group chooses Birmingham for second Rouge relaunch

17-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Big Table Group has converted a second of its Café Rouges into its new ‘more modern Parisian’ Rouge brand.

Big Table Group to launch Amalfi Ristorante in Soho this month

08-Mar-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Big Table Group will bring a more premium version of its recently launched Amalfi restaurant format to Soho later this month.

People on the move: February 2022

23-Feb-2022 By Joe Lutrario

This month's job moves include a new COO for Fridays and Jonathon Swaine returning to the pub world to oversee Shepherd Neame's pub business.