The new businesses that have opened in Newport in 2020 you need to check out

pFor businesses, itapos;s been a year like no other./p p With months of closures and lost revenue, the business community in a href=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/newport rel=Follow target=_blank data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link data-content-type=section-topicNewport/a has been hit as hard as any other in the UK. /p p But despite the ongoing a href=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/coronavirus rel=Follow target=_blank data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link data-content-type=section-topiccoronavirus/a pandemic, weapos;ve seen a number of new businesses open their doors for the very first time. /p pFrom vegan cafes to American sweets and the cityapos;s first zero waste shop, thereapos;s been plenty to celebrate amongst the gloom./p pHereapos;s a list of some of the new businesses weapos;ve seen pop up in Newport this year./p h41. Green Kitchen/h4 pIn August Patricia Mellor opened the Green Kitchen on Cromwell Road, a vegan health food restaurant serving plant-based food./p pThe restaurant serves plant-based toasties, breakfasts, salad bowls, cakes and other main meals, and last month Ms Mellor told WalesOnline that more people in the local area had even been introduced to their produce during Newportapos;s local lockdown./p img src=https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article19337799.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/2_JKR_7102020_The-Green-KitcheJPG.jpg title=The Green Kitchen vegan cafe and restaurant opened on Cromwell Road in August data-portal-copyright=Joshua Knapman/ pquot;Beforehand we had people coming from all over, because we are obviously quite niche, so we had people from Chepstow to Swansea coming,quot; she said./p pquot;But since the lockdown weapos;ve had a lot more locals coming in, people who are curious and wonder what we are doing./p pquot;I would say maybe a third of our customers are not vegan or vegetarian.quot;/p p For more information on the Green Kitchen go to their a href=https://www.facebook.com/TGKthegreenkitchen rel=Follow target=_blankFacebook page./a /p h42. Bossmanapos;s Sweets and Treats/h4 pUp until recently, Bossmanapos;s Sweets and Treats was selling its range of American and foreign drinks, snacks and sweets from JJapos;s Convenience Store on Caerleon Road./p pBut this month the shop took the next step and opened its own standalone store just down the road last week, meaning you have an even bigger choice whether itapos;s Takis Fuego, Jolly Ranchers or Pop Tart Bites youapos;re after./p p The shop ships all over the UK and you can also order for collection. For more information go to their a href=https://www.facebook.com/Bossmanssweets rel=Follow target=_blankFacebook page./a /p h43. Crownapos;d Candy/h4 pAnother addition on the sweet front, Crownapos;d Candy opened in October and was almost immediately hit with Walesapos; fire break lockdown, forcing it to close for two weeks./p pHowever, the shop, which sells a variety of chocolates and sweets, offered contact-free delivery while shut and has continued to serve customers since the lockdown ended./p p Check out some of their delicious themed offerings, from sweet-filled baubles to chocolate wreaths, on their a href=https://www.facebook.com/CrownCandy.Newport/ rel=Follow target=_blankFacebook page./a /p h4 span4. Chef Read/span /h4 img src=https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article19338780.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_ROR_MAI_241120chefread_01.jpg title=Vivienne Read launched Chef Read in September data-portal-copyright=Vivienne Read/ pYoung entrepreneur Vivienne Read is a former chef at the Celtic Manor Resort and head chef at the Golden Lion in Magor./p pThe 26-year-old launched Chef Read in September, with its eye-catching bright pink van opening for business at the Market site on Usk Way in the city./p pMs Read, who hopes to open a restaurant in the next five years, said she used money sheapos;d earned from selling cookies and other bakes she made at home during lockdown to open the business./p p#x201C;I#x2019;ve used the money from that buy and renovate the van and open my business. In a strange way the pandemic was a blessing in disguise for me. I#x2019;ve always been ambitious, but this gave me the kick-start to just go for it,quot; she said at the time./p p Check out Chef Read on their a href=https://www.facebook.com/Chefread21 rel=Follow target=_blankFacebook page./a /p h45. Charlie Ingles Music/h4 img src=https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article19338695.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_ROR_MAI_250820charlieingles_01.jpg title=n September, Newport theatre director, conductor and composer Charlie Ingles opened Charlie Ingles Music studio on Lower Dock Street data-portal-copyright=Charlie Ingles/ pIn September, Newport theatre director, conductor and composer Charlie Ingles opened Charlie Ingles Music studio on Lower Dock Street offering music tuition including singing lessons, piano, composition and theory tuition./p pCharlie, who trained at Goldsmiths, University of London and has worked on productions including Cinderella, Red Riding Hood and The MGM Story, said at the time: quot;Opening a studio is always something Iapos;ve wanted to do, but luckily Iapos;ve been quite busy going from job to job in the past two years, so it never happened./p pquot;It is risky. Iapos;ve had to kind of put in a chunk of money I donapos;t really have, but I think itapos;s worth it./p pquot;Newport is such a vibrant city for the arts, and people donapos;t see that enough./p pquot;Our industry is crumbling around us, and weapos;ve got to hang on to whatever weapos;ve got at the moment.quot;/p h46. Sero Zero Waste/h4 pLaunched by Laura Parry and Liz Morgan earlier this year, Sero Zero Waste is the first zero waste business in the city centre and aims to help people reduce their reliance on plastic./p pAt the moment the shop is running as a pop-up shop across Newport in the likes of Belle Vue Tearooms and the Fourteen Locks Visitor Centre, but they are hoping to open their shop in the city centre soon./p p Find out more about them or buy online a href=https://serozerowaste.com/ rel=Follow target=_blankhere./a /p h47. Tinaapos;s Gift Shop/h4 pOne of Newportapos;s newest businesses, Tinaapos;s gift Shop opened in the Kingsway Centre opposite Bamp;M bargains earlier this month./p pBusinesswoman Tina Louise is a well-known figure in the city and has previously won awards for her wedding business./p pThe shop stocks a range of personalised gifts such as balloons, photo frames, t-shirts and more./p p Pop into the store to check out their range or go to their a href=https://www.facebook.com/groups/201815236552483 rel=Follow target=_blankFacebook page/a to find out more. /p h48. Woky Ko/h4 pLaunching this week, Woky Ko is the latest venture from Welsh chef, Masterchef finalist and former Celtic Manor chef-in-residence Larkin Cen./p pThe menu will feature Woky#x2019;s famed steamed bao buns, Korean fried chicken, authentically inspired noodles dishes and side dishes like crispy squid and salt and pepper fries./p img src=https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article19349200.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_ROR_MAI_261120wokyko_01.jpg title=The Korean fried chicken katsu curry from Woky Ko data-portal-copyright=Woky Ko/ p#x201C;It#x2019;s great to be returning to Newport and bringing Woky Ko home to Wales, where I really cut my teeth as a chef and restaurateur,quot; Cen said./p pquot;Lockdown was really the driving factor of this move, as it prompted us to really step up our delivery offer, bringing people dinners at home in Bristol. It#x2019;s proved so popular that although it sounds crazy, this feels like the right time to come back to Wales.quot;/p p Woky Ko will be available for delivery from Thursday November 26 via the Woky Ko App or Uber Eats. Check out their a href=https://www.facebook.com/WokyKo rel=Follow target=_blankFacebook page/a for more information. /p h49. Tin Can Kitchen/h4 pTin Can Kitchen launched back in May just after the pandemic hit Wales. The original idea was a street food food court, dominated by shipping container kitchens serving world cuisine. However, the restrictions meant that the owners had to pivot, instead launching it as a food delivery service./p pBased on the popularity of Tin Can Kitchen, a second shipping container kitchen, Al Forno, specialising in authentic stone baked pizza, launched in late November. The company behind both brands, Yard Group Ltd, aim to realise their vision of Newportapos;s first street food food court and venue by mid-2021, subject to planning. /p pTo find out more check out their a href=https://alforno.tincankitchen.co.uk/ rel=Follow target=_blankwebsite./a/p