A new anchor tenant has been announced for Antrim Town’s Castle Mall, the first significant investment in the scheme, following its acquisition by local owners, Keneagles Ltd in August last year.
Creating 10 jobs, Northern Ireland-based Lynas Food Outlet will open its doors in late autumn, with works due to start to restructure part of the mall to facilitate the large 8,500sq ft store.
The Lynas Food store will be accessible from the central car park, enhancing the exterior wall of the scheme, which has remained untouched since opening its doors in 1980. Mascott Construction will be carrying out the building work, creating 30 construction jobs in total for the work on the new store.
The sizeable new food outlet is part of the family-owned wholesaler’s ambitious expansion plans to reach 18 stores by 2024 and will carry new product lines including their exclusive restaurant quality ‘Frozen For Freshness’ range, own brand Chefs’ Selections, big pack fresh chicken fillets, multipack bulk value deals as well as Lynas’ extremely popular own-brand butchery label, Causeway Prime.
Discussing the new store in Castle Mall, Lynas Foodservice Chief Operating Officer Gary Mills said: “We are thrilled to see work beginning in Castle Mall for our latest Lynas Food Outlet. Antrim is going through a huge regeneration and with more investment in the town centre and additional family homes under construction, we see the potential in this catchment area and are delighted to not only bring our product range to the town but also create additional jobs throughout the construction and retail operations.”
