Turtle Bay, the seven-strong Caribbean restaurant chain led by Aj Jaya-Wickrema, has moved a step closer to securing its first site in Birmingham.
The group, which recently exchanged on its seventh site in Bath, has submitted a licencing application for the unit at 81-91 John Bright Street in the city for a scheduled opening next year.
The Piper Private Equity-backed group recently secured a c5,000sq ft unit in Bath’s Bridge Street and is close to securing a further unit in Cardiff as part of plans to open five new restaurants during 2014.
The company, in which Piper has made a £6m investment, also secured a sixth site in Leamington Spa earlier this year.
It plans to open a further 20 outlets over the next three to five years.
