Olive's Kitchen moving to new Bury town centre location

Olive's Kitchen on Bolton Street in Bury withstood the Covid crisis despite opening during the pandemic.

But not afraid to take risks, managing director Tony Marsh is moving the establishment into bigger premises despite the economic crisis gripping the country.

It will be relocating to the upper floor of the Fusiliers Museum, less than a minute’s walk from Bury Interchange.

Tony marsh, Managing Director of Olives Kitchen (Image: Harriet Heywood)

He is confident that the move is right and that his loyal customer base will be supportive.

Tony said: “I like a risk but I'm not really worried about moving into the bigger space.

"The cost of living crisis is something that we can't control so I'm not going to let it hold us back.”

Upper floor of the Fusiliers Museum, where Olives Kitchen will be re-locating (Image: Harriet Heywood)

Speaking about the new location, Tony added: “The opportunity came to move here and we took it.

"Since the shop opened it has just got busier and busier, to the point where I can't really do much else with it because of the limited space.

Inside Olives Kitchen (Image: Harriet Heywood)

“At the moment, seating is limited to six people, and we've got people queuing down the street to get into the shop so the move means people can sit and eat rather than having to hover around.”

The bigger space is not just being used for seating however as Tony, with the help of his partner, David Catterall, the Deputy Lieutenant for Greater Manchester, hope the space can become a community hub.

New Olive's Kitchen logo (Image: Public)

He said: “We're going to set up a networking group for charitable organisations in Bury.

"Through my partner, we've met lots of inspirational people who do great things in the community but because they are so busy they often don’t realise what other people are doing and there can be some duplication.

Customer at the counter inside Olives Kitchen (Image: Harriet Heywood)

“Everyone's doing great stuff for the community but because they are so busy, people don't always see what everyone else is doing too.

"By networking together, organisations can meet, have a coffee, and share what they are doing. From this, hopefully, they can work together on community projects. 

“For example, there are food banks doing some amazing work and homeless charities also working really hard to help.

"By making connections between the two charities not only can we benefit the community but also make life easier for them by having that point of contact.”

Outside Olives Kitchen (Image: Harriet Heywood)

Renovations are expected to begin soon at the new venue, which will see the space fully decorated with soft and comfy seating, music, partitions to break up the space and the installation of draught beer.

Aiming to make the business "bigger and better" not only for the community but their customers, Olive's Kitchen will also be made available on Uber Eats, allowing customers to order delivery.

Fusiliers Museum, new Olives Kitchen location (Image: Harriet Heywood)

Speaking about the customers, Tony said: We have a lot of people coming in on their lunch breaks from work and have a second site in Bury Business Lodge which isn't open to the public but serves around 700 people a day from Bury Business Lodge community.

“By having this bigger site and Uber Eats, people can come to us or we can go to their offices and cater for all.”

Despite making business-changing decisions whenever there seems to be a looming national crisis, Tony is confident that his strong customer relationships and large social media following will make the move a success.

Upper floor of the Fusiliers Museum, where Olives Kitchen will be re-locating (Image: Harriet Heywood)

He said: “I'm not worried about moving up here as we've got a really strong customer base so everybody who knows us, knows where we are going to be moving and they're happy about it.”

It is expected that the new venue will be ready around the end of November, after renovations are completed in the Fusiliers.

Olives Kitchen for sale sign (Image: Harriet Heywood)

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