Pizza Punks, a pizza restaurant and bar, will open open its first English branch in Newcastle, creating 30 jobs.
The restaurant, which has outlets in Belfast and Glasgow, will operate from the former Café Rouge unit on Grey Street, following a £400,000 investment supported by NE1.
Pizza toppings offered include: Newcastle Brown Ale pulled beef and a full English breakfast, as well as vegan, gluten-free and Halal products.
North East businesses are battling a huge surge in fraudulent activity, with more than £10m of alleged fraud cases being heard by the region’s courts.
Synergi, a Gateshead business specialising in Microsoft cloud solutions, is on target to hit 2m turnover this year.
Greggs, the largest bakery chain in the UK, believes it will hit its 5-year target of having 2,000 shops across the UK (They’re currently on 1888). This growth target comes thanks to its 100m investment programme.
400 jobs could be on the way at Redcar Bulk Terminal. The Yorkshire-based waste management company PMAC Energy has acquired 25 acres of land and plans to build a £250m waste-to-energy plant there.
Time and attendance systems are a must for companies looking at expanding their staff in a solid and reliable manner.
Plans for a £40m, 535-bed student accommodation scheme on the site of the Technopole office building in Newcastle have been approved by the local authorities, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.
North East company Fintry Estates and planning consultants Lichfields have recently unveiled plans for an £18.5m restaurant and retail scheme which would regenerate a rundown site in Gateshead and create almost 200 jobs, a news report in the local media has been able to suggest.