Food entrepreneur heats up growth plans with UK expansion
THE entrepreneur behind pit barbecue restaurant Smoke BBQ is adding a Scottish site to his growing portfolio of restaurants.
Smoke BBQ, which was launched in Sheffield and brought to Leeds last year is now expanding into Glasgow.
Entrepreneur Sean Gregory is opening the newest site on 11 April and the 4,462 sq ft, 152 cover Glasgow restaurant will open on West Regent Street on Monday.
Smoke was launched in 2013, and now Mr Gregory, along with business partner Duka Nagy, are planning on 15 restaurants by 2020.
He said: “After hugely successful launches in both Sheffield and Leeds, I spotted a real opportunity for expansion into the Glasgow market. The city has one of the most vibrant foodie scenes in the UK so for me, it was a no brainer to look at opening a restaurant there.”
“We decided to open the Smoke BBQ chain because we felt that barbecue dining in the UK was missing that real American authenticity that can only be created by using real fire and smoke.
“We are really excited about showing our Glasgow customers that they can experience the legendary barbecue taste and fantastic American-style service without crossing the Atlantic. Above all else, we want our urge our diners to put down their forks and get dirty as that’s what our style of food is all about.”
