Design work for new Bass chain

Design jobs could be up for grabs as hotel and pub group Bass is set to make its first entry into the pizzeria sector.

Bass is opening a chain of Mediterranean-Italian restaurants and has identified three sites. The first restaurant is expected to open in Guildford in early autumn with two following in the Home Counties.

Design work is likely to include restaurant naming and branding, interior design, signage and marketing and promotional communications.

The group plans to roll out the restaurants across the UK if initial concepts prove successful.

“We do a lot of work in-house, but we have worked with external consultancies [before],” says a Bass Leisure Retail spokesman.