Vision unveiled for huge new Manchester F&B venture

Preston-based hospitality firm A Very Inc wants to redevelop the former Presbar Diecasting Foundry on Store Street, creating a beer hall, night market, offices and garden.

Known as The Foundry, the development would be split into two parts. Diecast would feature the large beer hall and brewery, as well as the night market for independent retailers, and a bakery. Diecast Studios would include a gym, tech hub and creative studios.

The scheme aims to boost the leisure provision in order to serve the area’s growing population.

The area around Great Ancoats Street and Piccadilly Basin is seeing several large residential developments come forward. 

On the opposite side of Store Street, Property Alliance Group’s 500-home Oxygen was completed last year, while there is a raft of projects coming forward in the emerging Piccadilly East neighbourhood. 

In addition, The Foundry site abuts Stocktons furniture shop, which fronts Great Ancoats Street and is earmarked for redevelopment into around 850 homes. 

A consultation on the 200,000 sq ft Foundry proposal is now open. 

A Very Inc is headed up by directors Joel Wilkinson and Adele Winter, the founders of the Mission Mars hospitality group. 

Wilkinson and Winter have had a hand in several popular Manchester venues over the years including Rudy’s Pizza, and music venues Gorilla and Deaf Institute. 

A Very Inc’s current ventures in Manchester include Ramona and the Firehouse on Swan Street.