Bristol Post

Major new food hall Flourish gets ready to open in spring

- Robin MURRAY robin.murray@reachplc.com

ANEW food hall being built between Bristol and Bath is just months away from opening its doors. Cotswold Fayre, the company behind the new foodie hub currently under constructi­on in Saltford, has revealed it will be called Flourish Foodhall & Kitchen.

The speciality and fine food wholesale distributo­r hopes to open the venue to the public in spring 2021.

Paul Hargreaves, CEO of Cotswold Fayre, explained why the name Flourish was chosen.

He said: “We feel that the name Flourish perfectly encapsulat­es our aims for the new business.

“We are passionate about food and the positive impact it can have, for our customers that enjoy it, partners that produce it, the people we work with and the community in which we are a part.”

Work began on transformi­ng dilapidate­d buildings and cowsheds at Glenavon Farm into the new destinatio­n in May 2020.

The attraction will sell high quality products from local farmers and producers and will be “as plastic free as possible”.

There will be a number of electric car charging points for customers and any food waste will be collected by Too Good to Go to distribute to local people in need.

Paul Castle, managing director at Flour

ish Foodhall & Kitchen, said: “We have lots of exciting plans to make Flourish a healthy contributo­r to the local community, our team and the planet.

“We want to make all our customers feel great when visiting Flourish and leave with a smile on their face.

“Working with local farmer Adam Stratton, the constructi­on programme is well underway and we anticipate opening our doors in the spring.”

People can keep up to date with all the latest news from Flourish, including how to apply for one of the 40 jobs being created, by visiting www.flourishat­glenavon.co.uk/ or following its social channels.

 ??  ?? Disused farm buildings in Saltford are being transforme­d
Disused farm buildings in Saltford are being transforme­d

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