Conran Holdings is to open a second Albion café, bakery and foodstore at NEO-Bankside as part of its plans following the sale of its 51% stake in D&D London.
The 160 seat café will open later this summer on the ground floor of the Richard Rogers designed residential development, directly opposite the entrance to the new Tate Modern.
Conran Holdings are looking at further sites to expand the business across London following the success of the first Albion, which opened in 2009 in Prescott & Conran’s Boundary complex in Shoreditch.
Terence Conran comments:
“I don’t think anybody expected us to stand still following the sale of our stake in D&D London where our role had become that of investor rather than operator. That is not how we like to work, so the deal gave us the opportunity to invest further in the businesses we are closely involved in. Albion has been a smash hit in Shoreditch, and we believe it is a popular concept that will work well and we are looking to secure other sites in London.
“The biggest problem has been finding the right sites but at NEO-Bankside we’ve got one of the best spots in London in such an iconic building.”