Sandwich shop chain, Social Bite is to open its fifth outlet in Aberdeen next month thanks to a grant of £175k from the People's Postcode Lottery, with plans to open in Dundee later in the summer.
The social enterprise, which employs people who have been homeless, already has outlets in St Vincent Street and Bothwell Street in Glasgow and in Shandwick Place and Rose Street in Edinburgh.
Social Bite aims to compete with the likes of Pret A Manger and Greggs in the lunchtime market, and its menus are created by Michelin-starred chef Mike Mathieson.
The company gives profits to good causes and operates a 'suspended' coffee and food programme, through which customers can pay for a hot drink or food for a homeless person.
Social Bite has also launched a corporate catering division recently which has generated nearly £200k of revenue in its first six months of operation, with Deloitte, JP Morgan, Pinsent Masons, and PwC among its regular customers.