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Nov 2020
Baltzersen's to open pop-up shop in Knaresborough
Harrogate independent bakery Baltzersen's is expanding into Knaresborough next week with a new pop-up shop.
Baltzersen's Bakeri will open on Wednesday at 33 Market Place for six weeks and will specialise in artisan bread, pastries and cakes.
Paul Rawlinson, the owner of Baltzersen’s, told the Stray Ferret that if the six weeks goes well, the move could become permanent. He said:
The shop, which won't provide hot drinks, will be open seven days a week from 9am until 2pm.
Mr Rawlinson was inspired by his Norwegian grandmother to open his first cafe in Harrogate in 2012.
The business expanded in late 2018 when a coffee shop opened in the neighbouring unit on Oxford Street. Then in October this year Baltzersen's Bakeri opened, also on Oxford Street.
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Steve Teggin, president of the Knaresborough Chamber of Trade, told the Stray Ferret the new bakery was "really good news" for the town.
He said Knaresborough had been resurgent this year, with several vacant units now filled, after a period of decline.
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