The owners of a viral Bradford food destination have been praised for the rapid growth of their business
But the founders of Brownie Pointss have not been granted the 3am licence they had applied to Bradford Council for.
At a meeting of the Council’s Licensing Panel on Wednesday members heard an application by the dessert business to serve food until 3am.
Businesses need a licence to serve “late night refreshments” after 11pm.
The directors of the company, Amna Hussain and Sarosh Sajid, told the panel that the popularity of the business had increased massively in recent years, and that they had plans to expand into a bigger space in the near future.
They said visitors have come from as far as Scotland to try its menu.
Despite members being impressed by their success, they did not grant the 3am licence – instead allowing the business to open until midnight on Sunday to Thursday and until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays.
The business is based in Clive Precious Commercial Park, on Mount Street, and opened up as a “dark kitchen” during the Covid pandemic.
Image: Brownie Pointss/Instagram
Customers queue in their cars on the street outside while staff take their orders.
The desserts are then brought out to the car for customers to take away.
During the meeting it emerged that the company directors did not realise they required a late night refreshment licence until they had been contacted by the Council.
Two people had objected to the plans – claiming the business has caused issues with anti-social behaviour, such as revving car engines late at night, and litter.
The panel was told that staff are sent out each night after the business closes to pick litter from neighbouring streets.
Mr Sajid said: “We don’t have any anti-social behaviour from our customers. We get lots of families coming.
“We get people coming from Manchester, Birmingham and Scotland.”
Yaseen Mohammed, one of the founders of Leeds Road Festival, spoke on behalf of the business. He said Brownie Pointss had been a key part of the festival and promotion for Leeds Road.
He said: “It attracts people from all over the place. These are the kinds of business we want to work with.”
Mr Sajid said the business was searching for a potential new site, adding: “The goal is to get out and expand the business. We started the business with £200 – we never thought it would get to this scale.”
Mrs Hussain said: “It would be easier if we had our own land.”
After some deliberation, chair of the committee Councillor Sabiya Khan (Lab, Wibsey) said: “The panel has been very impressed by your business and how you have grown it.”
They granted the application, on the condition that the business would have to shut at midnight on Sunday to Thursday and 1am on Friday and Saturday.
