Tortilla

Luke Johnson takes a stake in Tortilla

28-Feb-2024 By Finn Scott-Delany

Hospitality entrepreneur Luke Johnson has taken a 3.6% stake in Tortilla Mexican Grill.

Andy Naylor named as new Tortilla CEO

22-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Tortilla CEO Richard Morris is to step down from his role at the end of next month after a decade with the company.

Tortilla ends partnership with Deliveroo as commission charges ‘challenge margin performance’

15-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Tortilla has ended its partnership with Deliveroo and confirmed Uber Eats and Just Eat as its delivery partners going forwards following a review of its delivery strategy.

Tortilla plans four new UK transport hubs sites with SSP

30-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Tortilla will open four new sites in transport locations this year in partnership with global food travel business SSP.

Tortilla makes aggressive push for evening market with £2.50 Margaritas

03-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

National burrito and taco QSR brand Tortilla has launched a competitively-priced post-5pm menu that offers frozen Margaritas for just £2.50 as it looks to take a bigger slice of the evening market.

Tortilla half year results in line with 2023 expectations

17-Jul-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Fast-casual Mexican group Tortilla has seen its revenue increase by 22% year-on-year to £32.7mn in the first half of 2023.

Tortilla to make Northen Ireland debut

10-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

Tortilla will open its first site in Northern Ireland this month with a venue in Belfast.

Tortilla reports 'record revenue' amid openings surge

27-Mar-2023 By James McAllister

Tortilla saw its revenue rise to a new record level last year, driven by a surge in openings that saw the group add a further 18 sites to its estate.

Strong end to the year helps Tortilla remain 'highly resilient'

09-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Tortilla has reported a 20% rise in revenues over the past year on the back of a strong final quarter.

Tortilla sees revenues rise but profit take a hit

03-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Tortilla has reported an increase in revenue but saw its profits take a hit, its half-year figures show.

Tortilla publishes first Environment Social Governance report

20-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Restaurant group Tortilla has set out its sustainability commitment in its first Environment Social Governance (ESG) report.

Tortilla to rebrand the majority of its Chilango sites

08-Aug-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Tortilla is set to rebrand the majority of its Chilango sites following its acquisition of the rival burrito player earlier this year.

Tortilla sees half-year revenues climb 60%

18-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

Tortilla saw group revenue rise by 60% for the first half of the year compared to 2019.

Tortilla acquires rival chain Chilango for £2.75m

23-May-2022 By James McAllister

Tortilla has acquired rival burrito chain Chilango from investment firm RDCP Group in a deal worth up to £2.75m.

Tortilla caps off 'transformational' year with record results

11-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

Tortilla has capped off a 'transformational' year that saw it become a listed company by reporting record results, with revenues up 79.5% in the full year to 2 January 2022.

Tortilla partners with Growth Kitchen to expand its delivery reach

05-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Californian/Mexican restaurant group Tortilla has entered into a partnership with food delivery start up Growth Kitchen to boost its delivery availability.

Tortilla to become major player in on-campus dining

28-Feb-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Tortilla is set to become a major player in university catering after striking a deal with the Compass Group UK & Ireland-owned Chartwells Universities to open restaurants on up to 14 campuses over the next five years.

Tortilla reports 'strong trading momentum' as it sees like-for-like growth up 23%

10-Jan-2022 By James McAllister

Tortilla has reported a like-for-like sales increase of 23.8% in the 2021 financial year compared to 2019, with group revenue up 36% across the same period.

People on the move in hospitality: November 2021

22-Nov-2021 By Restaurant

This month's appointments roundup includes new roles at restaurant groups Frenchie, Mission Mars, Marco Pierre White's Black & White Hospitality, and Tortilla

Tortilla announces plans to float and open 45 new sites

24-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Tortilla has announced its intention to float on AIM as it looks to open around 45 new sites in the next five year.

Taco takeoff: Tortilla launches first airport site

09-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Fast-casual Mexican restaurant brand Tortilla has launched its first airport site.

Tortilla strengthens partnership with Deliveroo

23-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Fast-casual Mexican restaurant brand Tortilla has strengthened its partnership with Deliveroo that will see its products delivered on an exclusive basis.

App launches offering young people discounts on healthy food

21-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Major restaurant brands including Zizzi, Tortilla, YO! and Wahaca have signed up to an app that offers 13 to 24-year-olds up to 20% off healthy foods.

Rolling on: Tortilla looking to expand "quite aggressively” post lockdown

01-Apr-2021 By Andrew Don

Tortilla is seeking new locations to make the most of opportunities that present themselves in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Leon helps spearhead campaign to 'Feed the NHS'

30-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

A number of major restaurant chains including Leon, Tortilla and Dishoom are joining forces to help feed NHS staff working on the front line of the Coronavirus crisis.

Wrap stars: how Tortilla won the burrito wars

12-Nov-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Brandon Stephens and Richard Morris’ Californian-inspired brand Tortilla has come out on top in the burrito wars and looks to be eyeing a sale.

Tortilla results show record rise in EBITDA

23-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

Fast-casual Mexican restaurant group Tortilla saw a record rise in EBITDA according to results released by the business for the year ending 30 December 2018.

Tortilla set to expand in UK

14-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

Fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain Tortilla is ramping up expansion plans after what its managing director describes as a ‘cautious’ 18 months.

El Pastor team to launch second London taqueria

08-Feb-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Sam and James Hart and Crispin Somerville are to open a smaller version of their Borough-market restaurant El Pastor that will offer tacos to eat in and takeaway.

Solita group to open a taqueria in Manchester's Northern Quarter

11-Jul-2017 By Stefan Chomka

The team behind Manchester’s Solita restaurant group is opening a taqueria in the city’s Northern Quarter next month.

Restaurant Eats Out: Behind The Scenes – Neil Rankin, Temper

25-Apr-2017

In the fourth and final Behind The Scenes video in our Restaurant Eats Out Taco Tour series – which also saw us visit taco sites Wahaca, Breddos and El Pastor ‒ we caught up with Neil Rankin at Temper in Soho.

Restaurant Eats Out: Behind The Scenes ‒ Breddos Tacos

21-Apr-2017 By Hannah Thompson

The latest installment of our Behind The Scenes look into our London Restaurant Eats Out taco tour visits Breddos Tacos, in Clerkenwell.

Restaurant Eats Out: Behind The Scenes – Sam Hart, El Pastor

13-Apr-2017 By Hannah Thompson

As part of a recent Restaurant Eats Out food tour, we checked out some of London’s most exciting taco purveyors, including Wahaca, Breddos, El Pastor, and Temper.

Corn Stars: The Hart Group on new taco restaurant El Pastor

15-Dec-2016 By Joe Lutrario

Somewhere making its way across the Atlantic is a shipping container packed with three metric tonnes of corn. According to the calculator on Sam Hart’s iPhone, that should be enough to make 225,000 10cm tortillas, which should keep his soon-to-open Borough taqueria...