Big Mamma Group

Friday five: the week's biggest hospitality stories

06-Sep-2024 By Restaurant

Baton Berisha's departure from The Wolseley Hospitality Group, debut regional openings for Big Mamma and Lina Stores, and David Thompson's long-awaited return to the capital were among this week's most read stories.

Big Mamma to open first UK regional site in Birmingham

02-Sep-2024 By Restaurant

Big Mamma will open its first UK restaurant outside of the capital in Birmingham later this year having taken on the former Vinoteca site.

Big Mamma Group criticised for applying 'checkout fee' on its payment app

03-May-2024 By Finn Scott-Delany

Big Mamma Group has become the latest restaurant operator to face the ire of customers after its mobile payment provider introduced a new charge to its bills.

Big Mamma looking to open Manchester site

25-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Restaurant group Big Mamma is understood to have found a site in Manchester for what would be its first UK opening outside the capital.

Book review: Big Mamma, Italian Recipes in 30 Minutes

09-Feb-2024 By Stefan Chomka

Idiosyncratic restaurant group Big Mamma has released an Italian cookbook reflective of its tongue-in-cheek personality.

Victor Lugger: “There was way less interest in the business than I expected”

22-Nov-2023 By Stefan Chomka

Interest in Italian restaurant group Big Mamma fell short of expectations despite the company having a successful 10-year track record that has seen it open 23 restaurants in four countries, its co-founder has revealed.

'The most significant stage of a magnificent European journey': Big Mamma Group is finally opening in Italy

24-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

French founded Italian restaurant group Big Mamma is making its first move into the country that has inspired its cuisine.

Gail's investor McWin acquires majority stake in Big Mamma

19-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

McWin, the private equity backer of high street bakery chain Gail's, has acquired a majority stake in French-owned Italian restaurant group Big Mamma.

Flash-grilled: Manuel Prota

31-Mar-2023 By James McAllister

The head chef at Big Mamma's latest London restaurant, Jacuzzi, on his first industry job, bringing his own twists to classic Italian dishes, and maintaining respect in the kitchen.

Big Mamma to open 'intimate trattoria' Carlotta in Marylebone

07-Mar-2023 By Restaurant

Big Mamma has announced the opening of another restaurant in the capital, this time in Marylebone.

Latest opening: Jacuzzi

15-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

Big Mamma has gone west for its latest London restaurant – a bougie, bucolic ‘pleasure palace’ where even a disco toilet doesn’t look out of place.

Big Mamma heads to Kensington for first West London restaurant

25-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

French-owned Italian restaurant group Big Mamma is to launch its first West London location early next year on Kensington High Street.

Payment solution Sunday secures an additional $100m

23-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Victor Lugger and Tigrane Seydoux’s Sunday has secured $100 million in its latest funding round, making it one of the sector’s most heavily backed payment solutions.

Victor Lugger: "We want to be PayPal for bricks and mortar"

15-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Big Mamma Group co-founder Victor Lugger is looking to shake up how customers pay the bill following a €20m (£17.3m) seed-funding round for his QR-code based mobile payments start-up Sunday.