Tell them not to throw their toys out of the pram. It is assumed that many of the permanent food and drink outlets in the Produce Hall will be based along the lines of Pilling’s current venues.One of the unsuccessful bidders, the Barratt family, who are behind Stockport’s successful monthly street food event, Foodie Friday, has requested that the council offer a more detailed breakdown of the decision making process. The Produce Hall, Stockport. There's beer and wine available too, plus a tea and coffee stand. Confidentials Manchester You will appreciate attractive prices. "All we want is as much information as Stockport Council can reveal in terms of local economy, especially if they're expecting to lose money. The Produce Hall in Stockport officially opened its doors to the public this week, but the new food hall has already come under fire for using existing business names within the project.Steve Pilling's venture has also been criticised for not filling the space with independent businesses, as was originally proposed in its plans - virtually all the stalls within the food hall are owned and operated by Pilling.Dough Boys, a well-known pizza business based at Belgrave Music Hall in Leeds, took to Twitter yesterday to ask why The Produce Hall's pizza offering was trading under the same name.Local street food operator Grub then pointed out that another trader within The Produce Hall was trading as Flat Iron Steak - a chain of steak restaurants with seven sites across London.Leeds-based Dough Boys first tweeted in response to our Manchester's own Grub also tweeted about the copycat name, posting: "Is your pizza place really called Doughboys? “It was a pretty straightforward tender,” he told us, “and we were lucky enough to be the ones chosen to be part of the regeneration of Stockport. "The crux of it is that we still haven't had any feedback about our application, including how we actually scored against the other bidders, which we were promised. "When asked if these spaces would be offered to existing businesses, Pilling said: "These are people who want to set up their own business - we can hold their hand and help them get started.
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This is my livelihood. Let's wish him well and stop all the negativity surrounding his successful bid. A lot of our profits are going to be ploughed back in to keep things going.”However, speaking to Confidential, Joe Barratt from the Foodie Friday team expressed his concerns. The Produce Hall has been a market for over 150 years, it's a public building so all bidders must be treated equally and deserve a greater degree of transparency.

Set Produce is a wholesale fruit, vegetable and dairy supplier catering to the whole of the North West area. "It only takes a quick Google to see that the name's already taken - but we have trademarked the name because expansion plans are in place for us, right across the north. Through its 160+ year life, the Produce Hall has hosted fish and meat markets, cheese stalls, sweet shops and even a public library. Their aim is to turn the grade II-listed building and neighbouring units into a buzzing food and drink destination on the same lines of The Heaton Moor-based businessman plans to create a casual dining hub incorporating a mix of permanent food and drink outlets, along with a rotating selection of guest pop-ups and street food traders. And that includes Manchester! "So what does Pilling have to say about the response from the Foodie Friday team? Each kitchen is specifically designed to suit its offering, so why not tuck in to an authentic Italian pizza from our pizza oven. "Chris told us: "I have a really strong connection with the Stockport community and I'm just shocked that they used it.
Everything we do there will all be Stockport-centric from the designers, to the contractors through to everything else.”He explained a little more about the community aspect, which was a huge part of his bid.