Bewleys
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iisn’t it amazing how cambells have brought the same cack-handedness to this as they brought to running the cafe in the first place, a ton a bad publicity, everyone on their backs over their plans for westmoreland street and grafton st going to stay a cafe after all. idiots.
@notjim wrote:
iisn’t it amazing how cambells have brought the same cack-handedness to this as they brought to running the cafe in the first place, a ton a bad publicity, everyone on their backs over their plans for westmoreland street and grafton st going to stay a cafe after all. idiots.
And they even have adverts on this page, in fairness to Campbells they did signal in February 2004 that there were problems in the business, they also had the decency to allow a decent period for a new operator to take over the business. The grafton St situation really shows that it is necessary to really cause a fuss to get anything saved in this country.
Westmoreland St has some fatal flaws that may render the entire application defeated such as toying with the Fleet Room which is arguably Dublins best Edwardian interior and looking for yet another watering hole in an area that is deficient in diversity of use as it is.
I think the Times were well informed as of January but nothing has to my knowledge been signed yet, as many architects have experienced many leasehold assignments can fall out of bed after the eleventh hour. So when it is signed I will celebrate but not a second before. Good luck to all concerned there are millions of euros left in the Bewleys gig for all concerned if handled correctly
https://archiseek.com/content/showthread.php?t=3012
Any thoughts?
Was the story in yesterdays Irish Times that Bewleys is going to become an Ann Summers an April Fools joke?
Does anyone know who is going to reopen Bewleys or when it is going to be revamped into another shop?
Well Bewleys on Grafton Street is definitely going to be a Cafe Bar Deli – because it already says on the menus in Ranelagh and George’s Street: ‘Cafe Bar Deli – Grafton Street – opening April 2005.’
Thanks for that Kefu there have been a lot of rumours in the press but I’ve not seen anything as definite as that from any other source. I like the cafebardeli in Georges Street (never been to the one in ranelagh)
Bewleys in Grafton St will in fact be re-opening very soon, look out for Joe Humphries in Todays Irish Times and more announcements to follow. Against all the odds a result has been delivered, only ABP to preserve the Fleet room and diversity of use within the ACA and it will have been a job well done.
Cafe Bar Deli is the next best thing to Bewley’s going back in.
It’s one of the only places in Dublin where two people can quickly go and get something to eat and come out with change from €30. Both George’s Street and Ranelagh are always packed as a result.
What about Westmoreland St, Diaspora. Any word on that.i’d have to argue kefu, i like the cafe bar deli a lot, but would of course prefer if bewleys was a place you could also go for a coffee and a sticky bun.
I think its important to move with the times. CBD is definately the best option for this site – maintaining the restuarant use and the style of Bewleys.
I think that the Save B Campaign has probably been moderately sucessful in at least getting the issue raised and forcing parties to properly consider what to do with the premises, even if it hasnt been successful in keeping Bewleys open.i’d have to argue kefu, i like the cafe bar deli a lot, but would of course prefer if bewleys was a place you could also go for a coffee and a sticky bun.
@notjim wrote:
i’d have to argue kefu, i like the cafe bar deli a lot, but would of course prefer if bewleys was a place you could also go for a coffee and a sticky bun.
I totally agree the utopian solution would have been to re-introduce a Bewleys ethic to the premises operated as Campbells at Bewleys since the 1980’s. Rumour has it that Cafe Bar Deli will be attempting to recreate as much of the Bewleys as possible for much of the premises whilst running a Cafe Bar Deli operation in other sections of the building. Given the scale of the premises I very much doubt if Cafe Bar Deli could fill a premises that size purely as a Cafe Bar Deli.
Either way I would be very surprised if the savvy business people behind their successful chain will make such a pigs ear of it as Campbells managed to do.
@StephenC wrote:
I think that the Save B Campaign has probably been moderately sucessful in at least getting the issue raised and forcing parties to properly consider what to do with the premises, even if it hasnt been successful in keeping Bewleys open.
I totally disagree, Bewleys ‘closed for the last time on November 30th’ there was even ca nationwide special on its ‘demise’ at that time property supplements were descibing ‘Bewleys as the greatest retail opportunity for years on Grafton St’
I do believe that in the context of a bookshop being the desired outcome on this site around the time the save bewleys campaign commenced that those involved can say job well done. Grafton St still has a building with the name Bewleys on the front that allows you to have a cup of coffee in a timeless atmosphere without the compulsion to buy a meal. What more could you want if you wanted Bewleys preserved?
As I said above Bewleys has not been Bewleys since the Campbells take-over, CBD@Bewleys at the heart of the CBD will be good from a cullinary perspective
That is good news, does anyone have a date for the re-opening?
I can remember many very late nights / early mornings spent in Bewleys having breakfast after a night on the rip it would be good if Cafe Bar do a hot deli like was done in the early 90’s
http://www.rte.ie/business/2005/0414/fruitfield.html
Bewley’s & Jacob Fruitfield in strategic deal
April 14, 2005 16:13
Bewley’s and Jacob Fruitfield have agreed a strategic partnership whereby Jacob Fruitfield will licence the Bewley brand for use on food and beverage products in the Irish grocery retail sector.Under the terms of the deal, all Bewley’s branded products – including tea, coffee, biscuits, confectionery and cakes – will be marketed, sold and distributed by the Jacob Fruitfield Food Group.
In a statement, the two companies said the agreement will drive increased sales across all of Bewley’s branded product lines and also yields the possibility of further new Bewley’s products being introduced into the retail market in the future.
Annual sales of Bewley products exceed €10m, a significant addition to the current €105m annual sales of the Jacob Fruitfield group. Brands owned by the Jacob Fruitfield group include Chef, Scots Clann, Silvermints, Jacob’s biscuits and Fruitfield jams.
‘We strongly believe that local Irish food and drink brands can win in the battle against imported multinational products, and there are few Irish brands with such a heritage and goodwill as Bewley’s,’ commented Michael Carey, CEO of the Jacob Fruitfield Food Group.
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I just saw on tonights RTE 9 o’c news that Bewleys is to reopen next month under new management. So well done to all involved in trying to reopen the café. 🙂
Yes – I passed Orla O’Donnell shooting the report at 4.30 🙂
Well done to all involved for their dedication and the amount of time they clearly devoted to the campaign.
Can’t wait to see the ‘new look’ – though hopefully not too new!What exactly is the Bewley’s Group’s role in this now – RTÉ say that “The new operation will be executively managed on behalf of Bewley’s” by the Café Deli Bar people. Is it just the name that’s franchised out or what?
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