Des Gunewardena

Friday five: the week's top restaurant stories

19-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

This week's most read news stories include Brad Carter making his London debut, the closure of Borough Market restaurant Turnips and squatters moving into Ramsay's York & Albany restaurant.

Des Gunewardena unveils details of new London flagship

15-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

Des Gunewardena's new flagship venture will combine two different brands when it launches at The Royal Exchange in The City of London this summer.

Friday five: the week's most-read hospitality stories

15-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

The closure of Paul Foster's GrassFed, and new projects for The Groucho Club, Des Gunewardena, and Sandwich Sandwich are among this week's most-read stories.

Des Gunewardena plots second London restaurant

14-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Des Gunewardena has announced he will open a second restaurant in the capital this year having signed on a site in Canary Wharf.

Des Gunewardena to open a restaurant at The Royal Exchange

15-Dec-2023 By Restaurant

Des Gunewardena, former CEO of restaurant group D&D London, will embark on his first project since his departure from the multi-site restaurant group at the end of 2022.

Des Gunewardena plots his next move

24-Feb-2023 By Finn Scott-Delany

Former D&D London CEO Des Gunewardena is gearing up to launch his next venture in the sector, with a number of landmark venues set to open in London and Manchester.

Des Gunewardena steps away from D&D London

30-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

D&D London co-founder Des Gunewardena has left business after 16 years.

D&D confirms October opening for first Birmingham restaurant

17-Jun-2022 By James McAllister

D&D London have revealed details on its long gestating first Birmingham restaurant, which is set to open at 103 Colmore Row, the city's tallest office building, in October 2022.

Latest opening: Le Pont Bistrot

27-May-2022 By James McAllister

D&D London have created a casual offshoot of their riverside restaurant Le Pont de la Tour that's housed in the restaurant's former bar area.

D&D London to undergo auction

19-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

D&D London is set to undergo a sale process, which could value the group at £100m.

D&D London's Des Gunewardena: "I’m working on 16 deals over the next two to three years"

18-Oct-2021 By Stefan Chomka

D&D London is looking to grow its estate significantly in the next two to three years with 16 potential projects in the UK and overseas currently in the pipeline.

D&D London’s new Stratford restaurant to have Alpine theme

23-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

D&D London’s upcoming Stratford restaurant is to be called Haugen and will take inspiration from Alpine dining in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France.

All eyes on Chancellor as business leaders call Budget 'most important day in history of hospitality’

03-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality leaders have implored Rishi Sunak to properly support businesses in today's (3 March) Budget, describing it as 'arguably the most important day in the history of the sector'.

D&D London considers suburban sites as it plans for post-Covid era

15-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

High-end restaurant group D&D London is considering expanding its suburban presence in light of the changes to people's social behaviour caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.

D&D's Des Gunewardena: "Covid has cost our business £2.5m a month'

11-Jan-2021 By Restaurant

D&D London chairman and CEO Des Gunewardena has written to the Chancellor ahead of today’s (11 January) parliamentary debate on support for the hospitality sector asking the Government to properly compensate businesses forced to closed by the Coronavirus.