THE owners of the Blue Lagoon fish and chip shop chain have announced the purchase of a popular Balloch chippy - and with it plans to bring 20 jobs to the area.
The company has bought Palombo's on Balloch Road from owner Franco Palombo and plans to open a 60-seater restaurant and takeaway on the premises this summer.
The new owners say they plan to give the restaurant a tropical beached themed design.
The new chippy is looking to recruit up to 20 members of staff including managers, fish fryers, waiting staff and kitchen porters.
A spokesman said: "We are really excited and eager to get this branch open as we have always been very keen to open a Blue Lagoon branch as close to Loch Lomond as possible."
Blue Lagoon has been trading for over 45 years and has branches across Scotland - the Balloch restaurant will be their 15th.
The business is still run by its original owners, the Varese family.
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