Company type | Private company |
---|---|
Industry | Casual dining |
Genre | British, Contemporary European |
Founded | 2000, Lewes, United Kingdom |
Founders | Bill Collison |
Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Key people | Richard Caring |
Website | bills-website |
Bill's is a British restaurant and bar chain, founded by Bill Collison in 2001 when he opened a small greengrocery in Lewes, East Sussex.
As of January 2020, there are 78 branches in the UK, [1] down from 81 in September 2018. [2] With home deliveries on the rise, Bill’s launched a takeaway and ‘click and collect’ service to expand their offering. [3]
The first restaurant was founded in Lewes, East Sussex. It began as a greengrocer's, but after a flood, a cafe was added to the shop. [4] In 2008, Richard Caring acquired a major shareholding in Bill's, at which time it had two restaurants. [5] Since then, there has been an expansion in the number of restaurants around the UK, featuring locally sourced produce and menus for breakfast, lunch, dinner and teatime. [6]
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