Bill’s, the Richard Caring-backed group, has added a further four sites to its pipeline, M&C Report understands.

The 46-strong group, which has five openings lined up before the end of November, has secured sites in Durham, Peterborough, Leicester and Welwyn Garden City.

The company, which will next open in Bluewater next week, has secured a site in Durham’s Saddler Street for an opening before the end of the year.

It has also taken a unit Leicester’s Shires Lane close to the recently opened Red Hot World Buffet site and the Lakeland kitchenware store on Church Street, Peterborough.

The company has openings in Berkhamsted, Bluewater, Newbury, Woking and Watford lined up over the next two months.

It is also understood to have secured a site in Glasgow, and is in talks on units in Maidstone, Taunton and Sheffield.

Brandon Elmon at Davis Coffer Lyons acted on the Welwyn Garden City deal.