Two F&B tenants signed up for Circle Square development

Two new F&B tenants have been signed up for Manchester’s Circle Square, which will create around 50 jobs.

Vita Group has signed the food and beverage deals in its joint venture with Manchester developer Bruntwood SciTech at the former BBC Oxford Road site.

The new additions are burger specialists Boo, and renowned Leeds-based brewers North Brewing Co, which will be bringing street food favourite Little Bao Boy.

Boo, which is opening underneath Vita Living East, is taking a 3,000 sq ft space at Circle Square.

Already well established up and down the country, Boo provides something different, serving up freshly prepared, high quality burgers, breakfast, and speciality coffee.

The simple menu, stemming from the company’s obsession with freshness and quality, uses locally sourced ingredients, where possible, and is all freshly prepared on site, supported by Boo’s own butchery business.

Signing a 10-year deal, North Brewing Co will be opening its first North West site, taking a 2,590 sq ft space underneath the Vita Living East tower.

The brewer will be bringing its core line of beers like Transmission, Sputnik and Atlantis, together with a range of specials and collaboration beers.

North Brewing Co will be sharing its unit with another Manchester debutant, Little Bao Boy. Already a proven hit by beer punters in North Brewing Co’s Springwell and North Taproom: Sovereign Street sites.

Acting agent for Vita Group’s retail and leisure offering is Lyons Thompson Letts Property Consultants.

Chief operating officer of Vita Group, Max Bielby, said: “We are delighted to sign deals with North Brewing Co and Boo, two operators who will act as a real draw for the development, bringing in new audiences and driving footfall for Circle Square as visitors take in everything this great destination has to offer.”