No immediate plans for Hickory's Smokehouse in Telford after jobs confusion
A popular smokehouse restaurant has clarified that it has no immediate plans to open in Telford - despite advertising jobs in the area.
Hickory's Smokehouse is advertising for a number of positions in Shropshire and the job adverts have gone online showing a Telford postcode.
However the company has now said that the jobs are actually all for its Shrewsbury restaurant, with the Telford postcode used in a bid to attract candidates from further afield.
While there are no immediate plans to create a branch in Telford, the area does remain on the wishlist of areas where Hickory's is keen to open.
Back in 2018, Hickory's was given planning permission to build a new restaurant in Telford.
The restaurant would have been on land at The Rock, however the move was scuppered when the area for the site was sold to supermarket firm Lidl.
The firm has 14 restaurants – including at Shrewsbury, on Victoria Quay, in Chester, Worcester and Southport.
Jobs being advertised in Shrewsbury include a deputy general manager, a kitchen porter assistant, a chef de partie, and a sous chef.
Head of people at Hickory's, Rachel Woodcock, explained: "My Head Chef in Shrewsbury posted a job with a Telford postcode in the hope of pulling from a wider area.
"We don’t currently have any plans to open in Telford but never say never as we are always on the look out for a good spot."
