An award-winning doughnut retailer is to open a brand-new gourmet sandwich bar in Leeds city centre next month.
Doh’hut will open Things In Bread in December on Boar Lane in the centre of Leeds and will occupy 862 square ft of retail space at Ambler House.
The doughnuts from Doh'hut have been featured on ITV’s This Morning and have triumphed in the British Street Food Awards.
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Tom Stafford, the founder and owner of Doh’hut, said: “I kept walking past the empty retail space and thought how it would be perfect for a sandwich spot. I talked to the landlords Kinrise, pitched them the concept and they loved it.
"It’s a very visible spot, right on Boar Lane with a beautiful frontage. It’s going to be that perfect spot to grab a quick sandwich on the go. My existing Doh’hut retail outlet is based in Trevelyan Square, next door to Boar Lane, so it is very convenient.
“Last year, we found a growing demand for our doughnuts and decided to stop our sandwiches and pasta, so we could focus on making more doughnuts as space is limited in the Trevelyan Square shop. We basically needed to narrow our focus to fulfil the demand.
"But I’ve always had a love of sandwiches. Who doesn’t? So opening our new shop fulfils my dream.”
George Aberdeen, co-founder of Kinrise, explained: “Our aim is to turn iconic but un-loved buildings into creative work, retail and community spaces. It means that the city’s heritage and soul lives on for the future and real cultural capital remains in the centre rather than being pushed further out of cities. The Things In Bread letting is an excellent example of turning this aim into reality.”
Eamon Fox, partner and head of department at Knight Frank in Leeds, commented: “Tom Stafford’s journey from an award-winning purveyor of superb doughnuts to a gourmet sandwich maker is inspirational. His independent and local approach is absolutely brilliant and fits Kinrise’s aspirational culture perfectly."
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