The opening is the latest venture from one of Liverpool’s oldest independent companysIced will be located in the Galleria of Liverpool ONEIced will be located in the Galleria of Liverpool ONE(Image: James Maloney/Liverpool Echo)

A coffee shop that has queues stretching out the door is preparing to open its second site in Liverpool. Iced is the latest venture by Bean, which boast seven local shops and 15 across the North.

Bean started in Liverpool in 2008 and acts as one of the city’s oldest independent coffee companies. The business expanded in Greater Manchester with shops now located all over the North. In 2015, Bean opened its own roastery within Brunswick Dock, where it continues operations today.

The company won Best Coffee Roaster in the North of England in 2022 and was nominated for the Best Independent Business at the City of Liverpool Business Awards the same year.

Sister business Iced offers customers a range of cold drinks including matcha lattes, coolers, lemonades, and fresh smoothies, along with snacks and brunch classics. The first Iced location opened in Sheffield’s Meadowhall shopping centre on July 10 with queues stretching out of the door.

Iced is known for its colourful creations like the pink chocolate matcha and blurry latte, and describes itself as a place “where cute vibes meet cool sips”.

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A second Iced site has been announced for Liverpool ONE, occupying the unit previously used by Sblended in the Galleria – opposite the ODEON on the top floor. An opening date is expected for the end of August.

Iced will be the latest in a massive year of arrivals to Liverpool ONE after it was confirmed this week POP MART would open the UK’s biggest store to date in the UK.

Occupying a 6,200 sq ft space on the upper level of South John Street, the new store will be close to other design-focused lifestyle brands like KENJI and MINISO.

Kiko Milano opened last week with fellow make-up giant Sephora opening its doors in May with a huge launch event and queues of hundreds of shoppers.

Clothing brand ARNE is moving into Peter’s Lane and will become the brand’s first physical store. Founded in 2018 by brothers Ryan and Reece Broadhurst, ARNE has quickly established a loyal customer base including celebrity footballers such as Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard.