Roadside Caterer OK Diner, which has nine sites across England and Wales from Elwick in Hartlepool to Cannock in Staffordshire, does all it can to recreate the feel and look of the iconic 1950’s American diner, made famous by the likes of Grease and Happy Days. While Little Chef languishes Ok Diner is doing well for itself, thank you very much, and has big ambitions in the sector. But as one would expect from a roadside caterer the car is very much the star, and there’s even a handy map at the company’s website to direct peckish motorists to their nearest store. So it was with furrowed rat brow and, quite honestly a growing sense of dread, that I read through the company’s latest press release inexplicably trumpeting the demand for and introduction of Braille menus at the car reliant sites.
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Gerry "I'll Show Them Who's Boss" Robinson is back in the sector after five years absence. The TV business troubleshooter, the star of BBC Two's reality business programme "I'll Show Them Who's Boss", is back at the helm of a hospitality operation, following his appointment as chairman of Moto, the motorway services operator that was recently bought for £600m (reportedly) by Ozzy bank Macquarie. So at last Robinson, who is described by his agent as one of Britain's greatest businessmen, has got his hands on another hospitality business. Since leaving Granada in 2001, it seems that Robinson has been desperate to get back in the sector following his hostile advances for Rentokil Initital last year. Guess Robinson will be telling Moto chief exec Tim Moss and managing director Brian Lotts "Who's Boss" when they have their first board meeting. Could be fun.
