"We can tell them where the smoked fish and the bacon come from, the providers of that. It's good for everybody, and we are supporting local which is really nice," says Fran.
After nearly a decade of home catering and food trucking in the wider-Tauranga region, the Coopers set up a cafe in the Historic Village.
They say it has been a welcome shock to see the business become so popular amongst Tauranga residents.
But in two decades together, the couple have faced hard times.
"Frances? We just about lost Frances."
Mrs Cooper contracted meningitis after the birth of her fifth child. Her husband says he thought he was going to lose his childhood sweetheart.
"She got worse and worse. The baby was six months old. I tried to look after the five kids, and keep the bakery going while she was unwell. I think I stopped for one week and didn't turn up at the market."
The couple grew up on the same street in Papamoa. Aaron says Fran was his sister's best friend, and that he liked her from the moment he first set eyes on her.
"It evolved from there really. There were stages that I wasn't allowed to see her," says Aaron.
"Yeah, my Dad put the clamps down," says Fran.
"But she used to walk her dog an awful lot."
Fran Cooper says setting up the cafe was a case of proving people wrong, after many local chefs and business owners said it would never work.
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