As 2023 draws to a close, let’s take a look back on the 28 businesses that have opened their doors across Northampton this year.
The year started off strong with a sandwich shop that has continued to take the town by storm, and the 27 businesses that followed did not disappoint.
While some of these businesses were new additions, others moved to brand new locations and left behind where they previously traded across Northampton.
Supporting our town’s businesses has never been more important and we should all continue to do so in 2024 – especially to keep these newbies going strong.
If you have opened a business during 2023 and it is not on this list, email [email protected].
Take a look at the 28 businesses that opened across Northampton in 2023…
17. Popeyes – July 2023
American fast food franchise Popeyes opened in Sixfields on July 17 and gave away free chicken sandwiches for a year to the first customers in the queue to celebrate the occasion. The Louisiana chicken specialists opened its new 68-seat restaurant and dual lane drive-thru in the former Buddies USA Diner site. Photo: National World
18. Flavia Bakes Cakes – July 2023
Flavia Bakes Cakes was established by Flavia Solymosi in 2012, but it was in July this year when she established her stall in the Grosvenor Shopping Centre. The business offers birthday cakes, cookies, cakes to take away, brownies and cookie sandwiches. Flavia first opened a stall in Weston Favell Shopping Centre last March and made the leap to open her second location in July. Photo: Flavia Bakes Cakes
19. Ann Summers – August 2023
Following the closure of the Ann Summers store in Abington Street at the end of July, the chain made the move to the Grosvenor Centre and opened at the start of August. The existing team all kept their jobs and transferred over to the new store, in what they hoped would be an improved location. Photo: National World
20. Pala – August 2023
Pala first opened its doors on August 16, offering authentic pizzas, cocktails and small plates known as cicchetti. The venture is the brainchild of two popular hospitality businesses that joined forces – Ben Francoise and Nicola Butler from Saints Coffee and Oli Nesbitt and Lauren Vicentijevic from Santina’s Woodfired Pizza Co. They hoped to bring a taste of Naples to Northampton. Photo: Pala