Giggling Squid, the fast-growing Thai restaurant chain brand, which will open its tenth site at the start of next month in Sevenoaks, plans to double in size in the next 12 months.
The company, which has stated its ambition to operate an 80-strong estate across the UK, is also set to exchange contracts on two further properties in the next few weeks. M&C Report understands that one of these is a site in Lymington, which will see the group make its debut in Hampshire.
It is also in advanced negotiations on several additional sites across southern England and expects to open at least eight more openings in the coming 12 months.
The company’s new 100-cover, split-level restaurant in Sevenoaks, which Giggling Squid has refurbished at a cost of £250,000, is located in a former church on Dorset Street, on the site formerly occupied by Strada.
The group, which is led by Andrew Laurillard, said that its most recent opening in Horsham has weekly sales averaging between £25,000 and £30,000.
The company says it is able to recruit high calibre staff because it treats people well and pays them above the industry norm.
