Does La Tasca still exist?

Casual Dining Group (CDG) has offloaded the final four La Tasca restaurants on its books, bringing to an end its ownership of the brand less than five years after originally acquiring it.

What is a Tasca restaurant?

If one is looking for a truly untranslatable word in Portuguese, he or she should look no further than right around the corner, to that cheap no-frills restaurant serving large portions of traditional food piled onto large aluminum platters. That would be a tasca, a type of restaurant that only exists in Portugal.

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How many La Tasca restaurants are there in the UK?

La Tasca was bought from Icelandic bank Kaupthing by Casual Dining Group. The group now owns four of Britain’s best-known chains along with Cafe Rouge, Bella Italia and Las Iguanas. Their 280 UK restaurants makes them one of the UK’s largest privately-owned restaurant groups.

Who owns La Tasca?

CDG acquired La Tasca back in 2015, paying a reported £25m to take over the brand’s 40 UK restaurants. However, within two years it had converted more than two-thirds of the estate into Bella Italia and Las Iguanas.

Who owns the Casual Dining Group?

Epiris
Casual Dining Group (CDG) has been acquired in a pre-pack administration deal by private equity firm Epiris, the former backer of restaurant group TGI Friday’s.

What is Tasca?

noun. (in Spain and Portugal) a tavern or bar, especially one serving food. ‘When the day is done, check into your rural guesthouse, then check out again to visit a traditional tasca for shellfish, pork with clams or dogfish soup.