Bakery and hot food chain Greggs is set to open another three new outlets in Northern Ireland.
The new locations identified by the sausage roll specialist include two new sites in Belfast and a third location in Bangor.
Greggs is set to open at new student accommodation development The Edge, which has just opened opposite the Ulster University’s York Street campus.
A planning application submitted by Greggs plc shows the group has secured the ground floor corner unit at the new 11-storey development.
Built by Durham-based ROK Property and London investor Bridges Fund Management with a £21.3 million loan from a Stormont-backed investment fund, the scheme comprises 307 units on the corner of York Street and Frederick Street.
It’s the latest major brand to open next to Ulster University’s new campus.
Tesco has opened a new store at Liv Student’s new York Street student accommodation development three weeks ago.
Greggs has also been confirmed as one of the new food tenants opening at Forestside Shopping Centre.
Michael and Lesley Herbert have invested in a number of new food units since acquiring the site for around £42 million 12 months ago.
Starbucks and friend chicken brand Popeyes have also been lined up for Forestside, with the latter due to open next week.
Meanwhile, hot on the heels of opening a second site at Bangor’s Dunlop Commercial Park on Balloo Link, Greggs has opened a new site at Toscana Retail Park in the north Down city.
The bakery chain joins Ground Espresso, PureGym and Apache Pizza at the retail site.
Along with a new drive-through planned for the Marlborough Retail Park in Craigavon, it will take the chain to 23 sites in Northern Ireland.
The recent expansion of the food-to-go group followed a period of down-sizing in Northern Ireland, with six sites closed over the past number of years.
