Investor Gresham House backs growing seafood restaurant group Rockfish

Investment firm Gresham House has backed seafood restaurant group Rockfish as it looks to roll out new locations in the South.

Rockfish is due to open three new sites in 2019, starting with a venue in Exeter Quays this March.

The company, founded by chef and restaurateur Mitch Tonks, already operates five coastal sites across the South West along with the Seahorse restaurant in Dartmouth.

With the help of Gresham House, Rockfish is aiming to grow its portfolio to 16 units over the next four years.

Gresham House associate director Tom Makey: “Mitch and the team at Rockfish have developed a fantastic seafood offering that really resonates with customers, with high-quality cooking, sustainable and locally sourced ingredients, all delivered from superb waterside locations.

“The Gresham House Ventures team actively supports investment in the hospitality sector and we are looking forward to bringing that experience to the Rockfish team’s goals of growing a business which is one of the industry’s real success stories.”

CEO Mitch Tonks said: “Our goal at Rockfish is to change the way people experience seafood in the UK, and I’m delighted that the Gresham House Ventures team has bought into our vision and our ethos of sustainable sourcing, local seafood cooked on the day it was landed and strong ethical and community values.”

The Gresham House Ventures team invests equity of up to £5m in growing businesses.

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