Mollie’s appoints Dan Gover as group innovation and development chef
Gover plans to assist with the brand's creative F&B development
Mollie’s motel and diners, has appointed Dan Gover as group innovation and development chef following the launch of its Manchester-based site in late 2023.
Gover plans to assist with the brand’s creative F&B development.
He started his hospitality career as a head chef at the White Horse Hotel in Romsey in 2009 and later went on to head chef roles in Jamie’s Italian and The Pig in Brockenhurst.
After nine years of producing dishes in “recognisable” brands kitchen’s, he took up the role of group operations chef position at Coppa Club.
While there, he tested the brand’s capacity to scale up and expand its culinary menu before opening more Coppa Clubs in Streatley, Brighton, and Cobham.
In his new role, Gover will work closely with head of food, Kate Brooke-Green, to enhance the F&B offering, customer experience strategy and to continue to develop the training and development programmes for teams in Bristol, Oxfordshire and beyond.
Come Q4, Gover will assist in the training and onboarding of a brand new team to head up Mollie’s Manchester, the brand’s first city centre property spanning 100,000sq ft in the 1950’s Manchester landmark building, Old Granada TV Studios.
Mollie’s Manchester will have several key F&B touchpoints including a diner, a grab and go deli, a large cocktail bar and live music event space as well as an outdoor heated terrace.
Gover said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Mollie’s on its expansion journey. Mollie’s is already a recognisable and distinctive brand in the industry that is well-loved by its guests, and there’s so much we’re planning to explore with the concept and I’m looking forward to rising to the challenge.
“As we gear up to launch Manchester, it’s a busy time, and we look forward to crafting an opening model that we can roll out across more UK sites – both roadside and city centre – in the near future.”
Darren Sweetland, managing director of Mollie’s, added: “I’m delighted to welcome Dan into Mollie’s, adding further capability to the senior team and further evidence of the quality of talent we’re bringing into the company as we embark on our expansion. Dan has made a strong start in his first few months and I’m excited to see that build moving forward as we prepare for our next opening in Manchester.”