A new cafe and barista school is set to open in the heart of a city centre area that’s rapidly changing.
Specialty coffee roasters Allpress Espresso will take up a unit in the Redfern Building, in NOMA. It’s the company’s first café and barista training hub in the north.
Allpress started out in Auckland, New Zealand in 1989 before opening its first UK store in London in 2010. Now, it roasts for almost 400 of the best independent cafes across the UK, including Manchester’s Trove, Erst, Carhartt, Patagonia, and Campanio.
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Other Allpress sites include London, Melbourne, Tokyo and Sydney. 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.”
The new café will be based in the Grade II listed Redfern building, off Sadler's Yard. There are plans for hands-on coffee workshops, community events, and tasting experiences at the flagship Manchester café.
Redfern will also become the new home for Allpress’ Manchester-based team supporting their business’ partners. It will also be used as a training facility for internal and external Allpress baristas and a technical workshop for supply and maintenance of coffee equipment. The new site is expected to open in late Summer 2023.
The move into the Redfern is the latest hospitality addition for NOMA, said Alice Bolton-Gough, from developers MEPC: “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.”
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