Little Chef

Little Chef brand to remain following sale to Kout Food Group

05-Aug-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Little Chef has been sold for a reported £15m to a subsidiary of Kuwaiti-owned Kout Food Group which has pledged to keep the roadside restaurant brand alive.

Little Chef owner fears brand may disappear with sale

28-May-2013 By Emma Eversham

Little Chef owner RCapital has warned that the Little Chef brand could disappear from our roadsides forever after it emerged that fast food and coffee shop operators are bidding for the business.

Little Chef restaurant manager goes solo after site closure

15-May-2013 By Luke Nicholls

When the Little Chef at Gate Services in Kent closed last year, the restaurant’s manager Sheila Feaver took no time taking over the site, with her new restaurant – Shelia’s Kitchen – opening tomorrow (16 May).

Little Chef for sale: Business timeline

15-Apr-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Roadside restaurant chain Little Chef has been put up for sale, as turnaround firm RCapital – which bought the business out of administration in 2007 – claims ‘it’s time to explore the next phase for the foodservice operator’.

Little Chef outsources operations and marketing as it closes headquarters

02-May-2012 By Emma Eversham

Little Chef has brought in external agencies to manage operations and its marketing and PR across the group following chairman Graham Sims’ recent restructure of the business.

Ian Pegler to remain at Stoneleigh Park for another year

12-Mar-2012 By Emma Eversham

Former Little Chef boss Ian Pegler has signed a contract to stay on at hotel and events venue Stoneleigh Park for another year.

Little Chef's closure of 67 sites to create 600 job losses

11-Jan-2012 By Emma Eversham

Little Chef announced today it would be closing 67 of its 161 sites across the UK leading to the losses of up to 600 jobs.

Little Chef to revamp brand with new signage

29-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Roadside restaurant chain Little Chef is to roll out a completely new range of internal and external signage across all of its 162 sites over the next four years.

Little Chef: 19 restaurants up for sale

11-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Roadside restaurant chain Little Chef is selling off 19 of its 161 UK sites after conducting a review of its estate.

Little Chef: Electric car chargers and site refurbishments planned to refresh brand

03-Nov-2011 By Emma Eversham

Roadside restaurant chain Little Chef is planning to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers at all 161 of its sites across the UK as part of plans to boost the brand.

Good Food Guide honours Blumenthal's Little Chef

28-Aug-2009 By Emma Eversham

The Little Chef in Popham, revamped earlier this year by Heston Blumenthal, is given a score of 2/10 in the 2010 Good Food Guide

Blumenthal's Little Chef a revelation says food writer

23-Dec-2008 By Emma Eversham

The Good Food Guide editor Elizabeth Carter gives the Popham branch of Little Chef a glowing review and believes Heston Blumenthal could turn the ailing chains fortunes around

Heston Blumenthal's Little Chef plans unveiled

28-Nov-2008 By Emma Eversham

The Popham branch of roadside cafe chain Little Chef has been given the Heston Blumenthal treatment as part of his mission to breathe new life into the brand

Heston to Lead Little Chef TV Revival

27-Mar-2008 By Claire Miller

Triple-Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal is taking on the challenge of transforming roadside diner chain Little Chef into a quality dining spot in a new series to be aired on Channel 4 television