Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed café chain, is looking to open further sites under its new restaurant format, after the success of the first two sites in Scotland.
Chief executive Paul May told M&C Report that he was pleased with the performance of both Brasserie Valerie sites in Glasgow and Aberdeen, with the latter performing “extremely well”.
He said that the group was now working on a third site in the north of England for the format.
May also said that group remained in talks on acquiring the eight-strong Belgique, which was placed on the market last year.
On the restaurant format, he said: “The first two have gone really well and we are looking at further opportunities, but the location has to be the right fit. It isn’t going to work on every high street.”
The company has recently opened two under its core format in Edinburgh and Cheltenham, with a further opening lined up in Exeter.
May said he was pleased with initial reaction to the group’s units in Next outlets at Manchester Fort Shopping Park and at the Gallagher Retail Park in Cheltenham. A third site under the partnership recently opened at Trafford Retail Park, Manchester.
