Richoux, the AIM-list restaurant operator, has secured a second site for Zippers, its American restaurant, bar and grill concept, in Port Solent.
The new site will open in August at the waterfront leisure destination.
It will be the second Zippers restaurant, with the other one located at Chatham, Kent. It will undergo a £500,000 refurbishment project and create 20 new jobs.
The group recently opened a Dean’s Diner in Fareham, its 15th restaurant in total.
Managing director Ed Standring, said: “We are looking forward to opening Zippers at Port Solent. Our first Zippers restaurant has proven very successful and we are confident that the new one will enjoy the same levels of success and be a good addition to the Port Solent marina development.
“Port Solent is a superb destination for dining out, entertainment and sailing and we are pleased to be opening Zippers in the company of other excellent restaurants. We already have a Dean’s Diner restaurant at Port Solent and the opening of Zippers within the development shows our confidence in our different branded restaurants working alongside eachother.
“We will continue to look for great locations in order to open new restaurants across our four brands; Richoux, Dean’s Diner, Villagio and Zippers.”
Restaurant Property and Hughes Ellard advise the Port Solent landlord CBRE Investors
