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AhtomGroup
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Ahtom Group · Leicester, UK

Food brands. People.Places. Possibilities.

A UK multi-brand food group creating, developing and scaling distinctive food concepts.

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Better food.Brighter places.

Ahtom Group develops, owns and operates four distinctive food brands across 17+ sites: premium smash burgers, Nashville hot chicken, indulgent desserts and Detroit-style pizza.

Behind every brand sits our Leicester head office: in-house marketing and creative, accounts, operations, a test kitchen and supply chain, turning strong concepts into scalable businesses.

Our brands

All brands

The platform

Everything a brand needs.Under one roof.

Ahtom is the head office behind every brand: the teams, systems and kitchens that take a concept from idea to a national network.

  • Marketing & creative

    An in-house marketing team covering brand, content, social, digital campaigns, collaborations and product launches.

  • Test kitchen & product development

    Menu development, recipe testing and limited-edition innovation, from first idea to launch.

  • Operations

    Experienced operations teams and systems that keep every site consistent, every day.

  • Finance & accounts

    An in-house accounts team providing financial control, reporting and discipline across the portfolio.

  • Property & store development

    Site selection, store design guidance, fit-out and launch support for every new location.

  • Supply chain & procurement

    Centralised supplier relationships and procurement across all brands.

  • Training & quality

    Head office training, staff training systems and operational audits that protect standards as we grow.

  • Franchise & partner support

    Onboarding, delivery-platform integration, marketing support and ongoing business development for partners.

Distinct food brands
4
Sites across the UK, with more in development
17+
Building food brands since
2014
Markets
UK + UAE

How we build brands

From opportunityto a bigger future.

  1. 01

    Find the opportunity

    Find the gap in a category, market or location.

  2. 02

    Create the food

    Develop and test the menu in our test kitchen.

  3. 03

    Build the identity

    Create the brand, content and visual identity.

  4. 04

    Make it work

    Put operations, procurement and training in place.

  5. 05

    Build the audience

    Launch through campaigns, collaborations and product drops.

  6. 06

    Take it further

    Grow through new sites, franchise partners and markets.

Proof

Proven. Recognised.Growing.

Growth

  • 17+ UK sites
  • First international site in Sharjah, UAE
  • Dough Dohs rolling out across the UK in 2026

Recognition

  • Best takeaway in the East Midlands, 2018
  • Deliveroo Awards Best Dessert shortlist, 2024
  • Invited to the Qatar International Food Festival, 2025

Partnerships

  • Franchise programme with UK agreements signed
  • Delivered with Uber Eats, Just Eat and Deliveroo
  • Multi-brand dark kitchens

As featured in

Caterer Middle East · Liverpool Echo · Leicester Mercury · Lancashire Evening Post · Romford Recorder

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Franchise, property and strategic partnerships across the UK and beyond.

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