Giggling Squid, the growing Thai restaurant group plans to open eight sites in the next 12 months.
The company is to launch sites in Sevenoaks on 5 August followed by Maidstone in the autumn. This will bring its portfolio to 12 outlets.
Giggling Squid is in advanced negotiations on several additional sites across southern England.
The group currently operates successful venues in Brighton, Hove, Crawley, Tunbridge Wells, Henley-on-Thames, Reigate, Stratford-upon-Avon, Marlow and Horsham.