OVER 200 traders have expressed an interest in taking a stall in the under construction Darley Street Market.
After months of demolition work on the site - the former Marks & Spencer building, the construction phase of the scheme finally began earlier this month.
Bradford Council is now looking for an operating partner to manage the new food hall that will be created on the top floor of the market.
The market and food hall will also have an outdoor square, linking Darley Street and Piccadilly, for concerts and events.
The food hall will have a variety of dine-in and takeaway food from local street and restaurant traders.
There will be 11 food kiosks in the food hall offering a selection of world foods, two bars, a stage for day and night time entertainment along with seating for around 500 customers both indoors and on the external balcony area overlooking the market square and large outdoor screen.
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The plan is for the market will open later than the city's existing markets, and many of the centre's shops, in the hope that this later opening will bring more life to an area of the city that can seem like a ghost town after 6pm.
The Council is now searching for operators to run the food court, and is working with foodservice consultancy Coverpoint to do so.
When the Council put out a call for potential traders for the estimated 100 stalls in the market in January, over 200 potential retailers registered their interest.
Once Darley Street Market opens in 2023, the Council plans to shut the existing Oastler and Kirkgate Markets.
The Oastler Market building will be demolished to make way for a new "City Village" at the top of town.
Coverpoint director Richard Moulds said: “The operator will have the expertise to manage the food hall and work with local independent operators to run the kiosks. They will also have the passion and vision to create a vibrant and community-focused venue, that helps further secure Bradford’s place on the culinary map of Yorkshire and the UK.
“The master tenant could have a background in restaurants, breweries, street food collectives or even contract catering, or be a local business entrepreneur.
The most important consideration is the cultural fit and the sense of community spirit.”
A brochure on the market can be downloaded here. Anyone interested in the position can contact Richard Moulds at Coverpoint on richard.moulds@coverpoint.co.uk.
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