Company type | Private |
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Founded | 2007 |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 12 branches (2020) |
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Website |
chilango |
Chilango is a restaurant chain in the United Kingdom specialising in Mexican cuisine.
Chilango was founded in 2007 by Eric Partaker and Dan Houghton, who met whilst working at Skype Technologies. [1]
In August 2014, Chilango raised £2 million through a mini bond issue on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, styled by the company as ' Burrito bonds'. [2]
In April 2016, Chilango opened its 11th branch and first outside of London, in Manchester. [3] In October 2018, Chilango opened its 12th branch, in Birmingham. [4]
Chilango engaged RSM to "assist on working on long-term planning, options and strategy" in 2019. [5] Chilango entered administration in July 2020. [6] The chain was bought out of administration in August 2020 by the investment group, RD Capital Partners. [7]
In May 2022, it was announced that RD Capital Partners had sold Chilango to the London-based restaurant chain, Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC for £2.8 million.