Sud Pasta to relaunch all of its restaurants under new concept - a week after closure confirmed

A new restaurant concept is being launched by the team behind Sud Pasta, which announced its closure last week. The popular Manchester chain confirmed all four sites across Greater Manchester would be closing at the end of December, but hinted that they would be returning under another guise in the New Year.

Now, it has been revealed that all four of its sites will home a new pasta concept called Rigatoni's. Aiming to bring 'quality pasta to the masses', owners say they'll be serving up 'hearty' bowls of pasta for less than a tenner.

Speculation about the future of Sud arose last month as owners said online that the concept would soon 'cease to exist', which sent customers into a frenzy. Clarifying the situation, Sud confirmed that customers didn't need to worry as they were working "24/7 behind the scenes" on their "most exciting pasta project to date" which will now launch in 2024.

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Alex de Martiis, co-founder said: “Change has been a regular thing for us recently - that stops with Rigatoni’s. We want to build a sustainable business that allows us to serve the customers in our communities for years to come.

“The next chapter in our journey is all about creating an accessible, uncomplicated menu that makes Rigatoni’s somewhere that people come to time and time again. Whether it’s a quick lunch on a Tuesday, or a Saturday night with mates, pasta shouldn’t just be for occasions.”

As diners might expect, the house-made rigatoni will be the star of the show, and will be dished out through a bronze die which will give the pasta a rough