New Ripon store's aim is to 'enable customers to eat with joy and feed their souls'
A new shop has opened in Ripon in a key location.
The arrival of Sustain, a stylish organic food and drink store, brings a boost to Ripon’s food and drink, hospitality and leisure offer
Located at the Marshall Way entrance to HALLS of Ripon, the chic new destination offers a wide selection of health foods, organic wines and eco-friendly products and caters for both sit-in and takeaway customers.
The opening of Sustain signals the completion of the latest phase of major regeneration and reconfiguration works at HALLS of Ripon, carried out by Ripon-based property investment and development company Sterne Properties Limited at a cost in excess of £400,000.
Sustain founder Charlotte Baldwin told Tim Flanagan of the Rejoicing in Ripon blog:
“Our aim is to enable customers to eat with joy and feed their souls, and the space for our business that has been created here by Sterne Properties is in harmony with this.”
Sustain boasts its own distinctive ethos.
Eat with Joy, Feed Your Soul reflects a philosophy of nourishing both the physical body and the inner self — moving away from restrictive dieting towards mindful, appreciative, joyful eating.
It emphasises that food is not just fuel, but a gift that connects people, brings comfort and pleasure, and contributes to wellness of body and mind.
Ripon BID manager Lilla Bathurst said: “The opening of Sustain is a brilliant vote of confidence in Ripon’s future.
"Charlotte Baldwin’s vision brings something fresh and thoughtful to our city centre and extends consumer choice.
"It proves once again that Ripon is a fantastic place to do business and a place worth investing in.”
The new store also has an unexpected ingredient adding to its attraction, as the newly-created terrace at Ripon’s famous department store features a recently unearthed medieval well discovered during groundworks
Sterne Properties Limited director Robert Sterne said: “By coincidence, while we were creating a new entrance and outside seating area, we unearthed what appears to be a medieval well on the site.
"With its stonework in remarkably good condition, we are installing reinforced glass for public safety.”
More information: https://visitripon.co.uk/ripon-bid/