Waikato Business News January/February 2020

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14 WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS January/February 2020 THE FAT KIWI CAFE Café, apartments making waves in Otorohanga A major development in Otorohanga is forging ahead, with a modern, bustling cafe soon to be joined by 11 apartments on the site of a former hotel. Melanie Simpson and Jaimee Poole owners of The Fat Kiwi Cafe. The Fat Kiwi Cafe has exceeded its owners’ expectations since it opened in early January on Te Kanawa Street. There have been queues out the doors, a reflection of how well the owners, Jaimee Poole and Melanie Simpson, know their business. Within two weeks of opening, they already had regulars and were buying five new outdoor tables to meet demand. “A lot of locals said, ‘we’ve been waiting for this’ - they just love it,” Melanie says. They are tracking better than forecast, and are confident the cafe, which employs 12 staff, will continue pumping during the winter months thanks to ski traffic taking the busy State Highway 39 route past their door. Melanie also owns the Fat Pigeon Cafe in Piopio, a local drawcard as well as a wellknown stop for travellers to and from Taranaki. She managed Bosco Cafe when it opened in Te Kuiti in 2001, and that’s also where Jaimee got her start in the industry - as a schoolgirl employed by Melanie, who is a family friend. They’ve stayed in touch ever since, and when Alan Buckman, who is driving the redevelopment of the former Otorohanga Hotel, approached Melanie in September 2018, they jumped at the chance to work together again. “When Alan Buckman Continued on page 16 The perfect venue for: Business Meetings Private Functions Catering For All Occasions Ample Car Parking ENQUIRE NOW 10 Te Kanawa Street, Otorohanga 07 214 6300 www.fatkiwicafe.co.nz
THE FAT KIWI CAFE The former Otorohanga Hotel under renovation. 10 Waitomo News Tuesday, July 24, 2018 HOME MAINTE 10 Waitomo News Tuesday, July 24, 2018 TODD HOME ORMSBY MAINTEN B U I L D E R S Innovation by Design 10 Waitomo News Tuesday, July 24, 2018 203764AA Commercial • Industrial • Residential Commercial • Industrial • Residential Mobile 027 554 8248 Quality workmanship guaranteed todd@toddormsby.co.nz M 027 554 8248 P 07 873 6364 Mobile 027 554 8248 todd@toddormsby.co.nz Ph 07 873 6364 6 Main North Rd, Otorohanga Ph 07 873 6364 6 todd@toddormsby.co.nz Main North Rd, Otorohanga 6 Main North Rd, Otorohanga Commercial Commercial • Industrial • Residential Proud to be the chosen Builder for the Fat Kiwi Cafe. Wishing you all the best with your new venture. M tod 6 Mai Qualit Quality workmanship guaranteed For all your building sup
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