Loungers, the all-day café bar chain, has further strengthened its management team with the appointment of Antony Bennett as Head of Food.
Bennett joins this month, having spent the last four years as Head of Food at La Tasca, where he has helped rejuvenate the La Tasca brand, making the offer more authentic and working directly with Spanish suppliers. This year he won the Craft Guild of Chefs Development Chef Award, recognising what La Tasca CEO Simon Wilkinson called his ‘outstanding work in taking a written-off food concept back to the top of the casual dining market’.
At Loungers Bennett will have responsibility for the food development process and supply chain management, as well as working closely with the Ops Chef team to ensure consistent delivery on the front line. Loungers MD Nick Collins commented:
‘We are delighted to welcome Antony to Loungers having seen him do such a great job at La Tasca. The evolution of our food menu and the consistency of its delivery will be critical to the continued success of Lounge and Cosy Club in the coming years, which is why we decided to create a new Head of Food role. Antony’s passion is matched by excellent experience and he has all the attributes to make an outstanding contribution to our business.’
Loungers opened their 68th site Bevano Lounge in Urmston (Greater Manchester) last week and will be opening two more sites this month – Metro Lounge in Amersham and Cosy Club Coventry.