A family-run burger chain has opened a second restaurant in Wiltshire.
Buns & Grills was founded in Calne by 23-year-old Mohammad Aziz Uddin, who has lived in the town his whole life, in July, 2022.
But following the success of the restaurant’s first branch, he decided to expand and open a second location, in The Parade, Marlborough, less than a year later.
“I’m very proud we’ve opened a second branch and I couldn’t have done this without the support of my family and the customers I’ve built up in Calne”, said Mr Aziz Uddin.
“I’ve built a really good community around the business which has helped me to take this step.
“We had an opportunity in Marlborough, thanks to the success of the Calne store, and we felt like the town needs something like this so we took the initiative.”
The Marlborough branch of Buns & Grills opened on February 26, and Mr Aziz Uddin has been overwhelmed by the reaction from locals.
He added: “The first two weeks have been really great, we’ve had a great response, and customers have been giving us really great feedback.
“It’s a bit nerve-racking when you start a new store, and we were sceptical we could have the same success as in Calne, but it’s completely surprised us because Marlborough has outperformed Calne in the first two weeks of trading.
“We felt like Marlborough was missing a store that provided gourmet burgers alongside other foods like fried and grilled chicken, milkshakes and waffles.”
Mr Aziz Uddin was inspired to start a business in hospitality by his father, who has owned an Indian restaurant in Calne for many years.
“I took the initiative from him and introduced affordable, gourmet food to Calne and Marlborough”, he remembered.
He also wants his restaurants to support others in the community and is planning to carry out fundraising events, for Calne foodbank and other local charities, to celebrate the business’ first anniversary.
Going forwards, Mr Aziz Uddin has big plans for expanding the Buns & Grills brand and has encouraged people to follow their Facebook and Instagram pages for updates.
He said: “We’re very excited because the response from Calne and Marlborough, getting great feedback and knowing customers like the food, gives me hope we can open future stores around Wiltshire and enhance our brand.
“We want to be a household name in the Wiltshire community.”
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