Mean Ear is opening Mean's Vietnamese Cafe in Rathbone St, Whangarei, in mid-August. PHOTO/JOHN STONE
Mean Ear is opening Mean's Vietnamese Cafe in Rathbone St, Whangarei, in mid-August. PHOTO/JOHN STONE
People will always need to eat. That's a fact that business people across the region are taking advantage of as we see some eateries opening their doors.
We're open: A new fresh food market and cafe will open in Kaitaia this weekend focusing on fresh fruit and veggies and artisan foodfrom local producers. Click Fresh opens on Saturday at 47-49 Commerce St and is owned by best mates Logan Wedgwood and Alan Grainger . The store was once a surf shop and owned by the auntie and uncle of Auckland-based Logan, who is looking forward to moving to Kaitaia to be closer to family.
Whangarei will soon have a new Vietnamese restaurant. Owners and managers Mean Ear and partner Victhean Phu are set to open Mean's Vietnamese Cafe in mid-August. The business will be located at 11-13 Rathbone St and according to Mean, will feature fresh and healthy Vietnamese food.
The health and beauty scene has also seen some new players arrive. Pure Essence face and body clinic has expanded from its clinic Ruakaka to a new clinic at 12 Nova Scotia Dr Waipu. The owner/manager is Alex Donald and her part-time beauty therapists are Sarah Jane Harnett and Deanna Suvalko.
After moving to Auckland during the credit crunch, Liam Coyle of SmartGas says moving back to Kerikeri this year was the right move. Working on gas fitting, gas heating, hot water and cooking installations, he returned to run the business in Northland as he said he could see a positive light. "Everyone has a positive spin on things here and I can see the builders are busy and good sign of growth. Kerikeri is the best place for family too," he said.
In Whangarei, Dionne and Charles Stroebel have opened Floatzone, a relaxation service with Epsom salt-saturated water pods. The business is operated from their Maunu home and opened at the start of May. Before Floatzone Dionne was a teacher aide at Maunu School, while Charles still works as an engineer.
Franchise changes: Also in Whangarei, the owners of the Esquire cafe franchise at 6 Rathbone St, Angelaka and Thomas Schuster, have rebranded their cafe and are no longer franchisees for Esquire. The German couple have called the business Kaffee Haus and plan to commission a Hundertwasser-themed mural inside the cafe in support of the controversial arts centre. The cafe reopened on Monday and Thomas says prices are cheaper.
If you know of any new, moving or closing business, those for sale or with a new franchisee, let us know by emailing biz@northernadvocate. co.nz or calling Christine Allen on 09-4702838.
