Business NEWS Penderyn Distillery Llandudno celebrates first anniversary Tuesday 17th May 2022 was a special day for Penderyn
Rydal Penrhos to host a vegan pop up lunch
Distillery Llandudno Lloyd St as they celebrated their first birthday. Unfortunately, Covid put a stop to any
Rydal Penrhos is proud to begin an
launch events when they first opened however, for their
exciting enterprise with Catherine
first birthday, Penderyn definitely weren’t going to let it
Humphrys, the founder of Wildings
go by without marking the day. Customers were treated
Vegan Kitchen, who is launching a
to complimentary tours on the day and of course there
“Pop Up” lunch event at the Rydal
was cake! As you can see from the pictures everyone
Penrhos Pavilion on Walshaw
had a fantastic day. Did you know? For the first time
Avenue on Sunday 3rd July. This is
Penderyn Distillery are using Peated Barley, which
situated at Rydal Penrhos’ stunning
means that Llandudno’s whisky will have a different
New Field site, which plays host
flavour profile to the current Penderyn range. However,
to school sporting fixtures, major
we won’t be able to taste the Llandudno whisky for at
school and community events as
least three to four years, until it’s fully matured, but it
well as weddings and functions.
will definitely be worth the wait. Penderyn is now very
Catherine has been creating tasty
much part of the Llandudno tourism experience, and
and creative plant-based food for
here’s to many more birthdays in the future!
more than 30 years after becoming vegetarian in 1982 and has proudly been vegan since 2016. She takes her culinary inspiration from
Solicitor assists with successful new business venture
cuisines around the world, always focusing on vibrant, fresh and colourful ingredients. Not always one to stick to a recipe, she loves to experiment with flavours and ideas so that her food is constantly
A commercial property expert has hailed
evolving. “Vegan food has become so
the success of a new fitness club which has
much more mainstream in the past
recently opened in Flint. Fervid Fitness has
few years so the challenge is on to
taken over the former Home Bargains unit
keep offering more exciting food
on Flint Retail Park and opened earlier this year – with the owners already looking
options,” she explained. “I absolutely
to expand across North Wales. The gym, which includes a state-of-the-art cardio
love surprising people with new
area, extensive free weights area, an Olympic lifting zone and training studio,
creations and inspiring them to try
is open seven days a week and will shortly be opening 24 hours a day. Juana
new things.” Based in Colwyn Bay,
Eastwood, commercial property solicitor at Conwy-based law firm, Lanyon Bowdler,
Catherine has been running supper
said she was delighted that the opening had gone so well. “It was a pleasure to
clubs and pop-up dining evenings
assist owner Shaun Thomas (pictured) with the commercial lease on the former
for the past three years so she’s
Home Bargains unit,” she said. “I hear that the opening few months have been
really excited to launch this first
really positive, and we wish him every future success. It’s always great to see new
lunch event at the Rydal Penrhos.
businesses opening in North Wales, and Fervid Fitness is a very welcome addition
Anyone wishing to book their place
to the Flint area.”
at the Pop Up Lunch can do so by visiting the Wildings Vegan Kitchen Facebook page @NorthWalesVegan.
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