PIZZERIA brand Little Wing is investing £450,000 in a new restaurant in Whiteabbey, creating 25 new jobs.
Located off the Shore Road, it bring the chain’s total number of branches across the north to nine.
Due to open on November 14, the restaurant will cater for 60 guests, offering authentic, made to order Naples-style pizzas, cooked in traditional 6ft woodstone pizza ovens.
The latest expansion will bring the total number of people employed by Little Wing - which is part of entrepreneur Bill Wolsey's Beannchor group - to 185.
Little Wing is currently recruiting for a variety of positions including management roles, waiting staff, pizza chefs and kitchen porters (details at www.beannchorcareers.com).
Little Wing managing director Luke Wolsey said: “We've been exploring continued expansion of the brand across Northern Ireland, so when this space became available in Whiteabbey, we felt it was the perfect opportunity to serve the community in Newtownabbey.
“This investment in our ninth restaurant marks an exciting time for Little Wing as we also prepare to open the nomination process for our Little Stars bursary initiative for the sixth year.
“Playing an active role in the communities we serve is an integral part of our ethos and we are proud Little Wing has donated over £125,000 to local community groups, schools and charities through various sponsorship, bursaries and event fundraisers.
“The Little Stars bursary officially launches on October 1 and, as we prepare to launch our newest shop in Whiteabbey, we are proud to increase our total bursary fund in order to invite children’s clubs within the area to apply.”
The bursary programme is open to all kids’ clubs working with children under the age of 13, which are located nearby to Little Wing’s restaurants at Holywood, Bangor, Newtownards, Enniskillen, Lisburn, Lisburn Road Belfast, Ann Street Belfast, Ballyhackamore and now Whiteabbey. Entries can be emailed to bursaries@littlewingpizzeria.co.uk
