Fish and chips will be back on the menu for residents in the Bannerbrook area of Coventry on the back of tasty commercial property deal.
Huseyin Cevik, who runs Café Italia in the city centre, has agreed a deal to rent the final retail unit at Bannerbrook, a recently developed community on the former Massey Ferguson site.
The property, which has previously housed a fish and chip shop, was let through commercial property agents Shortland Penn + Moore and Huseyin is confident his new venture will be a success.
He hopes to have the fit-out completed in time to open at the end of September and will offer traditional fish and chips as well as twist from his native Turkey – including Turkish kebabs.
Huseyin said: “I was in the area one day and I saw the to-let board up and I thought it was a great location with really good potential.
“The opportunity went away for a while but then, I was back in the area and it had become available again and I thought ‘this must be fate, I must have it!’
“I got in touch with Shortland Penn + Moore and had great help from James Compton there. I am now really looking forward to getting started – this is an exciting new venture for me and I believe there is the potential to be a huge success.”
James Compton, of Shortland Penn + Moore, said there was potential for further commercial units at the park.
He said: “We are delighted to have secured this new venture at Bannerbrook – the retail units are full now and it’s been an extremely successful project from that point of view.
“There are a good mix of national names – such as Spar and Subway – mixed with local independent outlets.
“There is still land available and that has the potential for further retail units, which I believe will bring further investment and choice to the area.”