A Tyneside bakers which went into liquidation is set to get a new lease of life after the brand was purchased by Kennedy & Rhind.
Dot Bagel’s site at Chillingham Road, which made and sold a range of sweet and savoury bagels, closed its doors in October. However, the shop should be back up and running again in December, after the assets were bought by the team behind artisan bakery and café, Kennedy & Rhind.
K & R, which currently operates from premises at Holly Avenue West, Jesmond and also has an off-site bakery, is breathing new life into the company and re-employing the majority of staff who lost their jobs when the business folded.
Stuart Young, owner of Kennedy & Rhind Ltd, said: “We will be offering a range of bagels as Dot Bagel did in the past, but customers will also now be able to enjoy the range of baked goods that we offer at Kennedy & Rhind and at the various pop-ups we run. We are delighted to not only have taken over the brand but also to have been able to give most of the old team their jobs back. We have initially created around 12 jobs and hopefully that number will continue to grow.”
Café facilities at the Chillingham Road branch will be expanded to include a range of hot and cold drinks, as well as pastries and pies.
