Specialty coffee roaster Allpress Espresso has taken 2,500 sq ft on the ground floor of the Grade II listed Redfern building at NOMA in Manchester for a cafe and barista training hub.
The New Zealand company, which opened its first UK store in London in 2010, has appointed Deidra Hodgson to design its new hub at the MEPC scheme, with an anticipated opening date of late summer 2023.
Agnes Potter, general manager at Allpress Espresso in the UK, said: “Already having over 40 customers based throughout Manchester and the North, we are excited to open a space designed to provide support and a base for those customers, and to open our first UK café outside of London to grow our community. Having enjoyed great success at our Shoreditch and Dalston sites in London, growing our presence in the similarly eclectic NOMA neighbourhood is a great next step for us as we look to engage with new and pre-existing partners across the UK.”
Alice Bolton-Gough, asset manager at MEPC, added: “The team at Allpress share our way of thinking when it comes to connecting with customers and communities. There is a clear synergy here and we look forward to welcoming Allpress to NOMA in what will be a great addition to our amenity offer and to our growing business community. Allpress will support NOMA’s wider hospitality selection, joining New Century, Sadler’s Cat and Pulp Coffee, and sit alongside the latest development 4 Angel Square which is set to complete in May.”
LTL and Colliers are joint agents on the scheme.
