Afrizi signs for Basingstoke's Festival Place

18 May 2022

Nigerian food operator Afrizi has taken space at Basingstoke's Festival Place.

Afrizi is the latest operator to sign up to the site, with the independent eatery signing a five-year lease on 1,900 sq ft. Ezekiel Osundina is opening the restaurant in Basingstoke with fiancée Carlee Smith offering food based on his Nigerian background.

It follows the recent opening of BrewDog and Five Guys.

Russell Jewell, head of private equity funds at AEW, said: "We see the evolution of our F&B offer as key to help ensure the success of Festival Place in the future.

"While the arrival of flagship brands like Five Guys or BrewDog are integral to our strategy, we strongly believe in the power of attracting localised and independent brands to differentiate our offer from other venues."

Having launched in October 2002, Festival Place was acquired by AEW in 2015. Joint agents for Festival Place are Lunson Mitchenall and Cushman & Wakefield. CBRE is the managing agent for the centre.

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