Casual Dining Group appoints Shelley Sandzer to act on rent reviews, lease renewals
Shelley Sandzer has been appointed by Casual Dining Group to act on rent reviews and lease renewals for all sites within the M25 Greater London area. This includes approximately 60 sites across the group’s full roster of brands: Café Rouge, Bella Italia, Las Iguanas, La Tasca, Belgo and Huxleys.
The announcement follows the recent appointment of Shelley Sandzer by Carluccio’s to act on rent reviews and lease renewals across its 98 site portfolio.
Victoria Oates, Director of the Professional Services Team at Shelley Sandzer, said: “This instruction from Casual Dining Group continues the great momentum behind Shelley Sandzer and the professional team for 2016. We have a long and trusted track record working in this specialist sector and we continue to build on that. We are delighted to be appointed by Casual Dining Group and will be supporting their portfolio in the capital with our in-depth knowledge of the London market.”
Matthew Ainger, Director of Estates at Casual Dining Group, said: “Managing our portfolio of brands within London required an experienced specialist team and we felt that Shelley Sandzer fit the brief perfectly. We were particularly impressed by the strong results they delivered whilst providing professional services for Belgo Strada over a 10-year period and the close relationships built during that time. We look forward to that same drive and personal approach brought by Shelley Sandzer as we work with them on developing our London portfolio.”
Duncan Lillie (Managing Director) and Victoria Oates (Director) from the Shelley Sandzer will leading the Casual Dining Group account; with support from the Professional Services team.
Shelley Sandzer is a leading and dynamic agency, specialising in the restaurant and leisure property sector. The company provides considered and valued advice to many of the UK’s most highly regarded restaurant brands, centres, developments and high streets, via a lateral thinking team with an unparalleled knowledge and understanding of the leisure business. Shelley Sandzer is also known for the key role it plays in launching new entrants and unique concepts to the market, such as Patty&Bun, Portland restaurant and most recently, Blixen, Piquet and Maple and Fitz.
