Manc burger chain Archie’s and the founders of Northern Quarter staple Common are among those who have been added to this year’s annual northern hospitality ‘power list’.
The Rafiq brothers, raised in Longsight and who opened their first Archie’s on Oxford Road in 2010, now have 10 restaurants, including spots in the Arndale and Trafford centres, and branches in Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham. They now employ over 400 people.
Meanwhile, Jonny and Charlotte Heyes, who run Common, have also joined the list, having expanded to create the Nell’s Pizza brand over lockdown. It now has a standalone restaurant at the Kampus development, while the company also runs The Beagle in Chorlton and Port Street in the NQ, as well as the annual Indy Man Beer Con beer festival.
