Grand Union announces plans for 20 new sites
London-based bar and restaurant group Grand Union has announced plans to open another 20 sites over the next three years.
The group, founded by chief executive Adam Marshall (pictured), is 50% owned by serial entrepreneur Luke Johnson.
Grand Union currently operates eight sites throughout London, and is now looking for new venues throughout the capital and nationwide.
The company said it would focus on high footfall, high density, commercial locations, concentrating on sites between 4,000 sq ft and 10,000 sq ft.
It added that it was looking for "highly visible prime sites" near leisure, office and residential areas, with outside spaces.
London locations under consideration include central London and Soho, Balham, Battersea and Ealing in the south and the City, Dalston, Shoreditch and Hackney to the East. It is also considering expanding nationwide to sites in Brighton, Cambridge, Bath, Cardiff, Oxford, Canterbury, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Guildford and Leeds.
Marshall said: "Despite challenging trading conditions, we have grown steadily since the launch of our first site in Camden in 2006. We look forward to building on our success to date and accelerating the growth of the company in London and beyond."