Pieminister to tuck in to Manchester
FAST growing food brand Pieminister is to open a cafe-shop in Manchester.
The Bristol-based company, which aims to revive the traditional British pie, has agreed a deal with Urban Splash for a unit in the Smithfield Buildings in the Northern Quarter.
The ground floor 728 sq ft unit at the scheme adds to Pieminister’s growing portfolio of outlets. Other locations include its hometown Bristol, London, Trenham near Stock-on-Trent and Amsterdam.
Pieminister Manchester boss Graham White said: “We are thrilled to have anchored the brand in Manchester. The Northern Quarter is absolutely the right place for Pieminister and the Smithfield Building with its existing culinary mix is the perfect context.”
Co-founder Jon Simon added: “Manchester is a cool city and we are really excited about launching in May. We wholesale our pies to quite a few bars in the city already and the response has been great.”
Claire McAllister-Ince of Urban Splash added: “Pieminister is a fantastic UK brand and we are thrilled to have secured its first Manchester venture within one of our buildings.
“Smithfield’s already got a great retail and food mix and this is really going to add to the offering; its great news for people living and working in the city – especially those in the Northern Quarter.”
Urban Splash, which manages more than 2 million sq ft of commercial space, and has also recently completed a letting to Japanese-themed restaurant chain Wagamama, which has taken a 4,750 sq ft unit at its Royal William Yard scheme in Plymouth.
