Ottolenghi expands catering business into the Cotswolds

Ottolenghi has expanded its event catering services to the Cotswolds and Oxfordshire following the launch of its Bicester Village site earlier this year. 

The Bicester Village site was the group’s first restaurant outside of London and opened in March. It offers 85 indoor covers as well as an additional 60 in the sheltered al-fresco terrace.

The expanded foodservice offering comes after the group revealed plans to recruit a new catering manager to increase its catering business “across both B2C and B2B” customers within Greater London.

As well as operating nine restaurants, Ottolenghi offers event catering services for weddings, birthdays and dinner parties in and around London, with the number of guests ranging from small gatherings to 500 people.

The menu includes options for sit-down dinners as well as salad, breakfast and cake spreads for receptions.

Chef Yotam Ottolenghi opened his first store in London’s Notting Hill in 2002 and in 2022 the business appointed its first group chief executive to oversee ‘measured growth’ across its restaurant, retail and catering arms.

In January this year, the group received planning permission to open an Ottolenghi restaurant in London’s Richmond.