The owner of Piccolino, Restaurant Bar & Grill and Riva Blu has hired Neve Rabbou as Group Sales and Marketing Director.
Rabbou joins Manchester-based Individual Restaurants from Busaba in London where she was Group Marketing Director. Prior to that she held a senior marketing role at Le Pain Quotidien.
Her arrival follows “record-breaking sales” over the Christmas period for the 32-strong restaurant group, with a 14% increase during the four weeks of December. In its financial year to March 2024, it reported its highest ever turnover, of £74m.
“I am thrilled to join Individual Restaurants during an exciting period of growth and investment, following a milestone year for the business in 2024. I look forward to working closely with Andrew [Garton, CEO] and the wider team on realising ambitions to expand the portfolio of world-leading restaurant brands, grow into new markets and bring new brand concepts to life,” she said.
In the new role, she’ll be responsible for all its restaurant brands, as well as identifying new growth and franchising opportunities and bringing new brand concepts to the market.
“Neve brings an impressive background in hospitality expansion and transformation to Individual Restaurants at an exciting time for the business,” stated Garton.
“We have ambitious plans to expand into new markets globally, introduce new dining concepts to our portfolio and invest in new locations and Neve’s experience, complemented by a strong senior leadership team, will support us being a better and a bigger business in 2025.”