Growing North East café company announces Tees Valley expansion

A growing North East café business has established a new venue in the Tees Valley.

Caffe Ginevra’s third site is now open in the atrium of Wynyard Park House, a commercial building at the centre of Wynyard Business Park.

The cafe, which employs three people, will provide light lunches and snacks for staff and visitors at the office development.

Caffe Ginevra currently has two Northumberland sites, in Prudhoe and Blyth, and plans to open a fourth on the outskirts of Newcastle in the new year.

Founder Anthony Finn, who runs the business with his wife Amy, said: “Our aim is to be a well-known and reputable coffee business in the North East.

“We put our heart and soul into everything we do. We love what we do. We love the Italian coffee environment.”

He continued: “At Wynyard we’ve started with a basic menu, including baguettes, home-made soup, baked potatoes and pies. We will add to this as we find out find out what people want, and so far it’s working. We’re very excited about the opportunity we have there.”

When the Newcastle venue opens, Caffe Ginevra will have created almost 20 jobs across its four sites.

Anthony Cape, asset manager at Northumberland Estates, the property firm behind Wynyard Business Park, commented: “When the opportunity arose for a new café operator, Caffe Ginevra was an obvious choice.

“We like Anthony’s approach, the service he provides for his customers and, of course, his coffee.”