Not many businesses that start life in shipping containers set a goal to attract 1m visitors to a new venue in a year.
However, BOXPARK is setting that lofty ambition for its first venture outside of London as it prepares to move into the former Cains Brewery Village at the Baltic Triangle. The East London-born company started out 12 years ago and has secured a 15-year lease to take over the historic Canning Hall, which will be transformed into a huge food hall and events destination featuring a large internal space with units set over the ground floor, a small internal mezzanine, and an external terrace.
With three venues across the capital, Liverpool marks its first venture beyond the M25 having assessed 300 potential locations and the ECHO asked chief executive Simon Champion on a visit to the city, why? He said: “Liverpool is rich in terms of culture, in terms of music, sport, which is everything we sort of stand for.
