Little Chef (English Wikipedia)

"Portly Little Chef to slim down". 16 August 2004. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
"Little Chef enters administration". 3 January 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
"Portly Little Chef to slim down". BBC News. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
Geoghegan, Tom (5 January 2007). "The road to recovery". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2010.

bbc.co.uk

"Little Chefs: What happened to roadside diner chain". BBC News. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
"BBC Radio 4 – Sliced Bread, Toast – Little Chef". BBC. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
"Little Chef to close 67 outlets costing around 500 jobs". BBC News. BBC. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

"Little Chef to close 67 outlets". 11 January 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
"Little Chefs: What happened to roadside diner chain". BBC News. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
"Little Chef brand in danger, owners warn". BBC News. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

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bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk

"70 High Street". bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2026.

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Cannon, Finley (16 October 2022). "Every former Little Chef in Bedfordshire and what they are now". Bedfordshire Live. Retrieved 31 March 2026.

bighospitality.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Little Chef outsources operations and marketing as it closes headquarters". Big Hospitality. May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Angwin, Duncan; Cummings, Stephen; Smith, Chris (12 December 2011). The Strategy Pathfinder: Core Concepts and Live Cases. John Wiley & Sons. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-119-99588-3.

brandrepublic.com (Global: low place; English: 8,627^th place)

"Little Chef drops slimmer logo after 15,000 complaints". Brandrepublic. 29 September 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2011.

brightside.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Brightside Roadside Dining". Retrieved 14 April 2024.

britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (Global: 555^th place; English: 239^th place)

"Cafe came on a lorry". Reading Standard. 17 June 1960. p. 14. Retrieved 15 March 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Kennedy, Raymond (29 October 1960). "Quick meals". Ireland's Saturday Night. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2026. The American influence is very evident in the attractive catering unit—the first of its kind in Northern Ireland—which has been provided recently for the convenience of motorists at the Hilden Service Station. near Lisburn. Seating eleven people, the Little Chef, as it is called, is completely self-contained and features the most up-to-date equipment, including a hot plate for cooking, tea and coffee makers and a deep-freeze. – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)

businessweek.com (Global: 945^th place; English: 628^th place)

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"The People's Restaurant Group Ltd". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.

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"Little Chef – hospitality company profiles". catersearch.com. 17 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
"Little Chef drops Harry Ramsden's". catersearch.com. 5 July 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
Bill, Tom (2 March 2006). "Little Chef chain says goodbye to Fat Charlie". catersearch.com. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

cateringinsight.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"New owners promise big plans for Little Chef". Catering Insight. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

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"Historic Valentine Diners". Catherine Sherman. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2025.

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Graham, Hannah (14 January 2019). "Little Chef threat forced dad to scrap title of book written for ill son". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

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"Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere – Series 1, Episode 6". Comedy UK. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

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"INHOCO 3220 LIMITED overview – Find and update company information – GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2026.

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"Our history". Compass Group. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2011.

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"The new Little Chef". Creative Review. UK. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.

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Hughes, Owen (6 February 2015). "A55 Burger King plan at Little Chef restaurant". North Wales Live. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

dorsetecho.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 6,005^th place)

"Perfect pit stops - Remembering Dorset's Little Chef restaurants". Dorset Echo. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2026.

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"Little Chef food sales up 47%". Eat Out Magazine. UK. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.

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fladgate.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Fladgate advises Arazim on Little Chef purchase". Fladgate. 12 January 2007. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

foodserviceequipmentjournal.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Restaurant chain Little Chef cooks up plans to reawaken brand". Foodservice Equipment Journal. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

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Wood, John. "Euro Garages closes deal to buy Little Chef". Forecourt Trader. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
Wood, John. "Euro Garages closes deal to buy Little Chef". Forecourt Trader. Retrieved 15 March 2026.

ft.com (Global: 193^rd place; English: 127^th place)

"Little Chef to undergo a revolution in gastronomy". www.ft.com. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
Lucas, Louise (14 April 2013). "Little Chef serves up a turnround story". Financial Times.

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"Harry Ramsden's Past and Present". Yorkshire: God's Own Country. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2011.

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"Decision on Little Chef Ltd". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

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"Lockhart Equipment Ltd". www.hawleysheffieldknives.com. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
"Lockhart Equipment Ltd". www.hawleysheffieldknives.com. Retrieved 31 March 2026.

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"Prince Philip makes unexpected visit to a Little Chef". HELLO!. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

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"The year Little Chef opened a cafe in Regent's Park". ianVisits. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
"The year Little Chef opened a cafe in Regent's Park". Retrieved 14 April 2024.

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Hosking, Patrick (14 January 1996). "FORTE". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
Boggan, Steve (14 December 2001). "Little Chef's special gives hopeless romantics a taste of true love". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
Mesure, Susie (29 June 2002). "Compass puts Little Chef sale on the menu". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
Mesure, Susie (9 July 2005). "Fast-food entrepreneur to buy Little Chef". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
Kelner, Simon (12 January 2012). "Simon Kelner: Olympic Breakfast may explain Little Chef's decline". The Independent. London. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

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trademarks.ipo.gov.uk

"Search for a trade mark – Intellectual Property Office". trademarks.ipo.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
"Search for a trade mark – Intellectual Property Office". trademarks.ipo.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

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"Movie Review: Still Crazy". James Bowman's website. 1 January 1999. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

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"Mystery behind why you never see Little Chefs anymore". LADbible. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.

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Live, Lincolnshire (10 February 2018). "Has this former Little Chef improved since it changed hands?". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

listennotes.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Toast - Little Chef - Sliced Bread Presents (podcast)". Listen Notes. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

littlechef.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"A Little Bit About Us". Little Chef. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
"A Little Bit About Us". Little Chef. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
About us : Little Chef Archived 9 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine
"The Taste Revolution Continues". Little Chef website. UK. 27 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
"Locations". Little Chef. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021.

liverpoolecho.co.uk (Global: 1,420^th place; English: 744^th place)

Williams, Olivia (21 November 2022). "Lost Little Chef restaurants we once loved and what replaced them". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

mca-insight.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Euro Garages invested £16m on Little Chef deal". MCA Insight. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

morningadvertiser.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"LT Pub management subsidiary signed up for Little Chef deal". Morning Advertiser. May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
"New Loungers concept to reinvigorate roadside dining". morningadvertiser.co.uk. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

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standard.newspapers.com

"Mr Torin Has Big Plans for 'Little Chef'". Evening Standard. 21 June 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

nottinghampost.com (Global: 5,256^th place; English: 2,723^rd place)

Whitfield, David; Dimmer, Sam (19 August 2023). "The Little Chef restaurants of Nottinghamshire we loved and lost". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 25 August 2024.

propertyweek.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Chesters, Laura (24 February 2006). "Israeli investor takes Little Chefs off menu". propertyweek.com. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

scotsman.com (Global: 502^nd place; English: 274^th place)

business.scotsman.com

"Little Chef in survival bid". Edinburgh Evening News. 21 December 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2011.

sky.com (Global: 566^th place; English: 355^th place)

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"Little Chef Bought By Kuwaiti Group 'For £15m'". Sky News. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

"City sandwich". The Daily Telegraph. UK. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
Wallop, Harry (29 April 2012). "Little Chef trims down for Olympic challenge". The Daily Telegraph. London.
Bryant, Ben (23 June 2013). "Little Chef drops Heston Blumenthal from menu". The Telegraph. London.
Ambrose, Jillian (24 January 2017). "Hungry investors to battle over Little Chef takeover". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
"Little Chef: the end of the road for Britain's finest roadside cuisine?". The Daily Telegraph. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
Singh, Anita (25 December 2024). "Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, review: better than any other comedy you've seen this year". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

thecaterer.com (Global: low place; English: 6,219^th place)

"Little Chef sold to Out of Town founders for..." The Caterer. 20 October 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
Gerrard, Neil (24 June 2013). "Little Chef drops Heston Blumenthal's menu". The Caterer. UK. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Wachman, Richard (24 December 2006). "Little Chef chain fights to stave off bankruptcy". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
Smillie, Susan (20 January 2009). "Big Chef Takes On Little Chef: the verdict". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
Neate, Rupert. "Little Chef to cut 600 jobs in 'aggressive' rebuilding strategy". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
Partridge, Joanna (11 February 2023). "Back to the future? Devon diner hopes to revive spirit of Little Chef". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

thetimes.com (Global: 221^st place; English: 110^th place)

"Little Chef owner's pre-pack solution". The Times. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

thrillist.com (Global: 4,351^st place; English: 2,497^th place)

Alvord, Kyler (30 June 2020). "These Mail-Order Diners Helped Define Roadside Eating. Now They're Disappearing". Thrillist. Retrieved 16 May 2025.

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"Memories of Tilehurst". tilehurstmemories.org.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2026.

timesonline.co.uk (Global: 437^th place; English: 317^th place)

business.timesonline.co.uk

Costello, Miles (8 July 2005). "Catering entrepreneurs in '£50m' Little Chef buy". The Times. UK. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
Pagnamenta, Robin (30 December 2006). "Little Chef chain seeks rescue in weekend talks". The Times. UK. Retrieved 16 April 2011.^{[dead link]}
Kennedy, Siobhan; Walsh, Dominic (21 December 2006). "Little Chef in rescue talks with American investors". The Times. UK. Retrieved 23 April 2011.^{[dead link]}

tribune.com.pk (Global: 622^nd place; English: 319^th place)

"Petrol stations owned by Muslim family remove alcohol from shelves". The Express Tribune. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

twitter.com (Global: 43^rd place; English: 43^rd place)

Little Chef Twitter, UK, retrieved 21 July 2011

venturethree.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Venture Three Re-Brand". Venture Three website. UK. Retrieved 21 July 2011.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"A Little Bit About Us". Little Chef. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
"A Little Bit About Us". Little Chef. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
About us : Little Chef Archived 9 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine
"Trusthouse Forte PLC" (PDF). Competition Commission. 2007. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
"Little Chef – hospitality company profiles". catersearch.com. 17 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
"Our history". Compass Group. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
"Permira agrees to pay Compass £712m for UK Travelodge and Little Chef". AltAssets. 18 December 2002. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
Costello, Miles (8 July 2005). "Catering entrepreneurs in '£50m' Little Chef buy". The Times. UK. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
"The People's Restaurant Group Ltd". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
"Fladgate advises Arazim on Little Chef purchase". Fladgate. 12 January 2007. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
"The Taste Revolution Continues". Little Chef website. UK. 27 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
"The new Little Chef". Creative Review. UK. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
"Little Chef food sales up 47%". Eat Out Magazine. UK. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
"Locations". Little Chef. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021.

wiltshiretimes.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Warminster's Little Chef first in UK to undergo redevelopment". Wiltshire Times. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

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Ambrose, Jillian (24 January 2017). "Hungry investors to battle over Little Chef takeover". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
Partridge, Joanna (11 February 2023). "Back to the future? Devon diner hopes to revive spirit of Little Chef". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
Singh, Anita (25 December 2024). "Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, review: better than any other comedy you've seen this year". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

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