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Como Group invests in British chef Heston Blumenthal's restaurants
The Straits Times
|May 23, 2026
Home-grown lifestyle entity Como Group has invested £2 million (S$3.4 million) in SL6, the holding company that runs British chef Heston Blumenthal’s restaurants.
The Como Group has acquired a stake in chef Heston Blumenthal's restaurants, including Fat Duck.
A spokesman for the group told The Straits Times that under the deal, the Singapore-headquartered company has the right to buy up to 50 per cent of SL6, which runs the three-Michelin-starred The Fat Duck in Bray in the United Kingdom, and The Hinds Head, a one-Michelin-starred pub near the restaurant.
The deal was completed at the end of March. “This was an opportunity for supporting a world-renowned chef of immense talent,” the spokesman said.
The strategic investment is meant to help SL6 expand. Asked what these expansion plans are, and whether The Fat Duck or The Hinds Head might open outposts in Singapore, the spokesman declined comment.
This story is from the May 23, 2026 edition of The Straits Times.
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