Benugo Explained

Benugo
Trade Name:Benugo
Industry:Restaurants, Cafes
Founder:Ben Warner
Location City:London
Location Country:England
Owner:WSH Group

Benugo (benúːgoʊ) is a British catering company. It operates high street cafes, restaurants, dining spaces inside public buildings as well as in-house corporate cafes. As of March 2014, Benugo had more than 70 individual locations; most of these are in London, with some locations outside including Bath, Oxford, Coventry, Edinburgh and Stirling.

History

Benugo was founded in 1998 by brothers Ben Warner and Hugo Warner in Clerkenwell, London. Benugo signed its first public space contract at the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2004,[1] and opened a restaurant, Benugo bar and kitchen, in the British Film Institute building in 2007.[2] Further cultural sites with Benugo Bar and Kitchens include Warwick Arts Centre, in Coventry.[3]

In 2008 the investment company WSH bought an interest in Benugo.[4]

By 2014, the chain had about 2,000 employees.[5]

High Street

In 2014, Benugo operates 11 high street shops throughout London, including Clerkenwell, Curzon St, Hanover St,[6] Luton Airport, Covent Garden, Great Portland St, Cannon St, St Pancras, Waterloo Station, Wigmore Street and Victoria.

Benugo specialises in freshly made sandwiches, salads and coffee. The company was presented with a London Lifestyle Award in 2011 as London's Coffee Shop of the Year[7] and 2013.[8]

Public spaces

In addition to the high street business, Benugo also runs the cafes and restaurants in a number of public spaces, including the Victoria and Albert Museum. The company provides catering facilities in the Natural History Museum,[9] The Science Museum,[10] and most recently The British Museum[11] [12] and Wellcome Collection[13] in 2012 and 2013 respectively. In 2013, Benugo began planning a bar and café at the English National Opera.[14] As of 2015, this development is not yet complete.[15]

Benugo also operates ten restaurants in or next to other cultural and public spaces including at the Museum of London, the Bishopsgate Institute, in Hyde Park, at Westminster Abbey, at National Museums Scotland, in Lincoln's Inn Fields and at Willen Lake in Milton Keynes.

The club at the House of St Barnabas

In 2013, Benugo opened The Club restaurant and bar at the House of St Barnabas,[16] and is part of the charity's employment academy. Benugo guarantees to take on a certain number of graduates from the charity's academy per year and also agrees to train them for careers in hospitality within the club.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisureold/food/food/4733287.Great_range_of_food_at_our_new_museum/ "Great range of food at our new museum"
  2. http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Venues/Benugo-Bar-Kitchen-to-open-in-British-Film-Institute Big Hospitality, May 2007, Benugo bar and kitchen to open in British Film Institute
  3. https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/benugo-bar-and-kitchen-comes-to-warwick-arts-centre// "Benugo Bar and Kitchen comes to Warwick Arts Centre"
  4. http://www.cityam.com/article/restaurant-guru-who-never-put-financial-gains-his-menu "The restaurant guru who never put financial gains on his menu "
  5. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9548a5c-f173-11e3-9fb0-00144feabdc0.html "Coffee connoisseurs help drive Benugo sales"
  6. http://www.bakeryinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/12397/High_rents_force_closure_of_Benugo_92s_Westfield_outlet.html "High rents force closure of Benugo’s Westfield outlet"
  7. http://www.londonlifestyleawards.com/london/the-awards/london-lifestyle-awards-2011 London Lifestyle Awards Winners 2011
  8. http://www.londonlifestyleawards.com/london/the-awards " M.A.S.H, ETM Group and Benugo amongst winners at London Lifestyle Awards"
  9. http://www.catererandhotelkeeper.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/17/323438/benugo-to-cater-at-londons-natural-history-museum.html "Benugo to cater at London's Natural History Museum"
  10. http://www.catererandhotelkeeper.co.uk/Articles/08/04/2011/337824/Benugo-takes-Science-Museum-deal-worth-16325m-from.htm "Benugo takes Science Museum deal worth £25m from Elior"
  11. http://www.catererandhotelkeeper.co.uk/articles/28/2/2012/342589/benugo-wins-40m-deal-at-the-british-museum.htm "Benugo wins £40m deal at British Museum"
  12. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e4e2ee4-667a-11e4-8bf6-00144feabdc0.html "Museum eateries go upmarket"
  13. http://www.catererandhotelkeeper.co.uk/Articles/20/6/2013/348921/benugo-wins-10m-wellcome-collection-contract-from-peyton-byrne.htm "Benugo wins £10m Wellcome Collection contract from Peyton and Byrne"
  14. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/english-national-opera-to-open-caf-with-benugo-in-12m-foyer-transformation-9534162.html "English National Opera to open café with Benugo in £1.2m foyer transformation"
  15. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/08/english-national-opera-hopes-foyer-cafe-will-help-finances-match-artistic-success "English National Opera hopes foyer cafe will help finances match artistic success"
  16. http://www.catererandhotelkeeper.co.uk/articles/6/3/2013/347742/benugo-to-offer-homeless-people-jobs-at-house-of-st-barnabas-members-club.htm Caterer and Hotelkeeper, March 2013, Benugo to offer homeless people jobs at House of St Barnabas

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