Dundee is ready to welcome a new major burger chain, with all the profits set to go towards Tayside Children’s Hospital.
Owner of The Boozy Cow, Gareth Wood, made the announcement at a gathering in the city to launch the Oor Wullie Bucket Trail.
Mr Wood, who is also a patron of the ARCHIE Foundation, said he was looking forward to the new burger restaurant opening in Dundee.
He was at the launch of the Tele and DC Thomson’s bucket trail, which is being held over 10 weeks next summer to raise money for two new operating theatres at the hospital.
Mr Wood added: “I am delighted to announce that we will be opening a Boozy Coo in Dundee in the near future.
“I am also delighted to say that all the profits from the Dundee restaurant will go towards charity. This is a decision we took earlier this year. Already profits from our Aberdeen branch have gone to the ARCHIE Foundation there.
“The same will happen in Dundee.”
Mr Wood’s company, the Speratus Group, runs the Boozy Cow chain with the purpose of raising money for charity.
He said he was confident, that when fully operational, the combined donations to charity on an annual basis would be more than £1 million.
Mr Wood added: “We’ve spent a lot of time identifying locations which would work and we think Dundee will be great.
“I think we have a unique offering and, with our charity angle, I think it’s a concept that’s very attractive for people to try.”
He added: “At Speratus we are always coming up with new ideas for dynamic and different venues. Boozy Cow is a fresh twist on the typical burger joint with a focus on great quality burgers, craft beers and exciting cocktails in an edgy and urban environment.”
Speratus is Latin for “hope” and Mr Wood says his firm has a real social conscience.
He said: “If through business we can go some way to tackle social problems, improve communities, people’s life chances or their environment then it has all been worth it.
“Initially Boozy Cow was just another addition to the group, but we came up with the idea of channelling all our extensive charitable work through the one brand.”