Dessert company gets taste of capital with venue in £2.4bn IQL development

A dessert dining company has announced that it is opening its first London venue.

Heavenly Desserts, which has branches across the UK, will be opening in the £2.4bn International Quarter London (IQL) development.

The development, which is a joint venture between Lendlease and LCR in Stratford, will be three storeys, with Heavenly Desserts taking a 1,500 sq ft space.

Director of Heavenly Desserts, Mohammed Imran, commented: “Since the launch of our first café in 2008, we have grown to over 20 locations across the UK, and the Stratford store marks the first stage of our expansion across London.

“IQL embraces the best of East London’s culture, entertainment, and heritage – we can’t wait to become an established dessert hotspot in Stratford.”

Guy Thomas, head of retail at Lendlease, added: “At IQL we are committed to embracing a mix of local, London-based and national brands, and the trend for specialist dessert operators means they have an important role to play as part of any mixed-use line-up.

“Heavenly Desserts is an increasingly popular and successful luxury dessert brand across the UK, and it is testament to our vision at IQL that they have opted to open their first London site here.”