Giggling Squid, the Thai restaurant group, is to strengthen its management team as its gears up for further growth, with the appointment of a finance director and operations director, M&C Report has learnt.
The 10-strong group has started the recruitment process for both roles after appointing two area managers and a development chef.
The company will open its site in in Clifton, Bristol in February, followed by units in Chichester in March and Salisbury in April/May.
The group, which has also exchanged contracts on a site in Guildford, is looking for alternative sites in Maidstone and at opportunities in Canterbury, after recently selling its site in the former to ASK Italian.
Giggling Squid currently operates sites across the southeast in in Brighton, Hove, Crawley, Tunbridge Wells, Henley-on-Thames, Reigate, Stratford-upon-Avon, Marlow, Horsham and Sevenoaks.
Last year, the operator moved its banking from HSBC to Barclays to increase its borrowing facility to £2m. Co-founder Andrew Laurillard said the move doubled its previous borrowing power.
