Pho has lined up several new openings for the next few months, and aims to open six or seven sites in 2024.
Following its Scottish debut in St James Quarter Edinburgh, the 40-strong business has taken the former Moss Bross in Glasgow city centre, on the Corner of Renfield Street and St Vincent Street and will open in March.
The Vietnamese restaurant group led by Pat Marrinan and backed by TriSpan, has also announced a completed deal to take the former Doner Shack on Baker Street, London, which is earmarked to open in April.
This summer it will open a site in Norwich at 5 Queen Street, formerly an RBS bank.
Over the past year, Pho has opened six sites across the country, including Canary Wharf, London Bridge, Milton Keynes, Canterbury, Liverpool Castle Street and Fulham Broadway.
The business has reported +7.3% like for like sales for the 11 months to 14 January 2024, with sales set to exceed £72m, up from £58m the previous year.
Marrinan said, “There has been a lot going on this year which has impacted growth in the restaurant sector, most of which is beyond our control, so I’m incredibly proud of the way we’ve managed to ride the storm to deliver another strong year.
On top of that we’ve opened six great sites, bringing Pho to new customers up and down the country and we’re primed to continue our growth story over the next 12 months.”
