Tesco to open in-store Giraffe in York: Tesco has submitted plans to York city council to open a Giraffe restaurant at the chain’s Askham Bar Tesco Extra store in Tadcaster Road, York. The Giraffe restaurant will be on the ground floor, in the north-east corner of the store, with an outside seating area to be created under the existing roof peak, covered by a canvas awning. The current Tesco cafe in the mezzanine area will be removed. Matthew Stevenson, planning agent acting for Tesco, said: “The proposal for the new Giraffe will keep the majority of the existing store features with some slight additions of new windows, signage and new materials for the external Giraffe area. Its finishing materials are new timber cladding around existing columns, new steel frame screening with canvas banner infill, new aluminium doors and windows, and a new canvas awning over the external seating area.” When Tesco bought the restaurant chain in March last year for £48.6m the store chain said it planned to open Giraffe restaurants at around ten Tesco Extra stores over the next few years. To date eight Giraffe restaurants have opened within, or next to, Tesco stores in the UK. If approved, the new restaurant will be the second Giraffe restaurant in York after the opening of a branch at the Vangarde Shopping Centre, at Monks Cross in May. The application for the new restaurant is due to be determined by the council by September 4.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:40:31 +0000