{"id":815066,"date":"2025-03-04T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=815066"},"modified":"2025-03-04T13:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T11:02:23","slug":"south-africas-ultra-luxury-deli-and-take-away-opening-in-a-new-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/815066\/south-africas-ultra-luxury-deli-and-take-away-opening-in-a-new-location\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa’s ultra-luxury deli and take-away opening in a new location"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pantry by Marble is opening a new standalone store at The Village in Hazelwood, which includes The Old East Precinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Old East Precinct is situated between Hazelwood and Dely Roads and is the first South African development of its kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suburban zone includes The Village & Village Walk casual restaurant and shopping hub, The Club retail hub, and other amenities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pantry by Marble is an ultra-luxury supermarket, deli, take-away, and retail store offering clients high-quality food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celebrity chef David Higgs and serial businessman Gary Kyriacou, who started Marble, Saint, and Zioux, are behind Pantry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first Pantry was a high-end petrol station forecourt in Rosebank, close to their Marble restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Higgs said launching a luxury petrol station forecourt was the next logical step for them to diversify their revenue stream during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe came up with four or five different concepts of what we could do if this happened again or this COVID thing doesn\u2019t go away quickly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the most important things we wanted to do was to bring the hospitality feel back into the grocer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The luxury Pantry forecourt offers wines, grab-and-go meals, local produce, good coffee and baked goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything, down to the music, is carefully curated to ensure customers have an excellent experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, it is open 24 hours a day, and chefs and restaurant managers are in-store to help customers with their queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One major hurdle the pair faced when opening the Pantry was that they didn\u2019t have a retail license for petrol sales yet, meaning they couldn\u2019t make any petrol sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe opened the first two months without selling one litre of petrol, so we opened the convenience shop before the petrol started,\u201d Kyriacou said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It worked so well that they struggled to keep up with how fast products flew off the shelves since the Pantry took off so quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, similar to when Marble opened, they had to rethink the business structure and staffing to ensure smooth operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They succeeded, and today, Pantry aligns with the excellent quality and hospitality associated with the Marble group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Pantry in Pretoria<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Last week, Pantry announced the opening of a standalone store in The Village in Hazelwood, Pretoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atterbury, one of South Africa\u2019s largest real estate development, investment and management companies, is developing the new Pantry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe’re building something special at The Village and are excited to welcome Pantry by Marble to The Old East Precinct,\u201d Atterbury said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Pantry will open in November 2025 and will offer the Village community a unique gourmet experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s a matter of association, and we’re delighted to associate with such a fantastic concept,\u201d Atterbury said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the Old East Precinct, we’re dedicated to constantly enhancing your lifestyle, and Pantry perfectly embodies that commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atterbury is the developer of The Village and Old East Precinct projects, offering an eclectic food, drink, and leisure hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is an open-air dining environment boasting a selection of restaurants, eateries, and boutique retailers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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