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Camino announces expansion after Ibérica acquisition
Camino Group, known for its Spanish bars and restaurants in London, has announced that it will shortly be opening two new sites in Farringdon and Victoria.
Camino Group came to the rescue of the two of the sites of upmarket tapas chain Ibérica in December after the latter went into administration.
Richard Bigg, co-founder of Camino Group, told db: “Of the five sites they [Ibérica] had that went into administration we chose two we thought would work well for us.”
Bigg also revealed that Camino Group has recently had its plans for a small Basque pintxo bar in Covent Garden, called Pintxito, approved.
“We had not expected to acquire the two other sites, but seeing the opportunity and managing to beat off some competition, we now have a Camino site in Farringdon [89 Turnmill Street], opening this afternoon [22 January], and another in Victoria [Zig Zag Building] opening in the coming weeks, following some refurbishments works,” he shared.
The Farringdon site, which soft launches today, will be offering a number of site-specific dishes created by executive group chef Nacho del Campo, including Basque-style baked crab and pressed suckling pig.
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A press release concerning the opening of the new Camino sites also says that they will have more extensive wine lists, including a range of VORS Sherries.
According to Bigg, the opening of these two sites will also bring significant administrative advantages.
“It will make a significant difference to us and dilute our central office expenses which we had already cut back last summer,” Bigg explained. “We will get the resources we need though to ensure the core team are not over-stretched and remain a highly communicative collaborative and efficient team.”
“Exciting times for us, and a hell of a start to 2025,” he added.
The new Farringdon and Victoria sites mean that there are now five Camino sites, alongside the group’s Bar Rioja, soon-t0-be-opened Pintxito, Big Chill King’s Cross, and its Stratford joint venture Outpost.
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