News: Caprinos gets green light to open in Rotherham
A young successful UK pizza chain with a rapid popularity growth in the market has secured planning permission for a new outlet in Rotherham, reports Visit Rotherham.
A vacant unit on College Street in Rotherham town centre would be brought back into use.
As reported by Rothbiz, an application was submitted to Rotherham Council last month on behalf of Caprinos Pizza, an award-winning brand that offers Italian American cuisine with menu items suitable for adults, children, and to share with family and friends.
Offering "joy in each slice," Caprinos is one of very few pizza brands offering a Halal menu across all of its branches.
Visit Rotherham reports on the approval of the plans which are for a change of use for the 980 sq ft unit from a café restaurant to a restaurant and hot food takeaway (sui generis).
The application, drawn up by planning consultants, Mason and Marlowe, stated: "The property was a restaurant called Jo & Anna’s Zapiekarnia, with a menu that includes burgers, fries, pasta and steak dishes, plus Sunday dinners and English breakfasts. The new owner is Caprinos Pizza. The proposal is for a change of use from café restaurant to a restaurant and hot food takeaway."
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Rotherham Council's Public Health department raised concerns regarding the cumulative impact of additional hot food takeaway provision within an area identified as having a "Very High Food Environment Risk Level and the highest concentration of hot food takeaways within the borough."
However, planners recognised the town centre location and existing café restaurant use of the premises. Planners at Rotherham Council concluded that "the proposal would not result in unacceptable harm to neighbouring amenity and would support the continued vitality and viability of the town centre."
From a single store in Didcot in 2014, Caprinos Pizza now operates over 120 stores across the UK, with additional locations in Ireland and Pakistan. The Rotherham move is part of plans to open 20 new UK stores in 2026 and reach 200 UK outlets by 2030.
The chain’s range of pizzas, includes the Asian Classic Mix with tandoori chicken, Vegetarian Supreme, and Caprinos Special featuring tandoori chicken and spicy beef.
The menu also includes sides and salads, loaded fries, wraps, desserts, and milkshakes. Recent new additions to the pizza menu include the Firecracker and La Espanola.
The last national pizza chain to open in Rotherham town centre was Papa John's in 2018, but the Wellgate site was one of 43 "underperforming" UK stores that closed in 2024.
Caprinos Pizza website
Images: Caprinos Pizza / Smiths
A vacant unit on College Street in Rotherham town centre would be brought back into use.
As reported by Rothbiz, an application was submitted to Rotherham Council last month on behalf of Caprinos Pizza, an award-winning brand that offers Italian American cuisine with menu items suitable for adults, children, and to share with family and friends.
Offering "joy in each slice," Caprinos is one of very few pizza brands offering a Halal menu across all of its branches.
Visit Rotherham reports on the approval of the plans which are for a change of use for the 980 sq ft unit from a café restaurant to a restaurant and hot food takeaway (sui generis).
The application, drawn up by planning consultants, Mason and Marlowe, stated: "The property was a restaurant called Jo & Anna’s Zapiekarnia, with a menu that includes burgers, fries, pasta and steak dishes, plus Sunday dinners and English breakfasts. The new owner is Caprinos Pizza. The proposal is for a change of use from café restaurant to a restaurant and hot food takeaway."
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Rotherham Council's Public Health department raised concerns regarding the cumulative impact of additional hot food takeaway provision within an area identified as having a "Very High Food Environment Risk Level and the highest concentration of hot food takeaways within the borough."
However, planners recognised the town centre location and existing café restaurant use of the premises. Planners at Rotherham Council concluded that "the proposal would not result in unacceptable harm to neighbouring amenity and would support the continued vitality and viability of the town centre."
From a single store in Didcot in 2014, Caprinos Pizza now operates over 120 stores across the UK, with additional locations in Ireland and Pakistan. The Rotherham move is part of plans to open 20 new UK stores in 2026 and reach 200 UK outlets by 2030.
The menu also includes sides and salads, loaded fries, wraps, desserts, and milkshakes. Recent new additions to the pizza menu include the Firecracker and La Espanola.
The last national pizza chain to open in Rotherham town centre was Papa John's in 2018, but the Wellgate site was one of 43 "underperforming" UK stores that closed in 2024.
Caprinos Pizza website
Images: Caprinos Pizza / Smiths
1 comments:
Catering more and more for Pakistanis, is it Rotherham I live in or Islamabad? I'll continue to use Barnsley Town centre least it feels like England, and isn't full of of places dishing up slop
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