Franchisee Awards

Celebrating Franchisee Success

Our annual Columbus Coffee Awards night saw our network of Franchisees, Suppliers and Support Office staff come together in Auckland to celebrate the People of Columbus Coffee. We celebrated many deserving Finalists and Winners for each award throughout the night, as well as acknowledging our 13 Franchisees and 4 Support Office staff who were celebrating 10 years, and our 2 Franchisees who were celebrating 15 years with Columbus Coffee! What a huge achievement.

2023 Columbus Coffee Franchisee Award Winners

Local Marketing Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 Gisborne
Columbus Coffee Timaru
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Dunedin
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Whanganui
Columbus Coffee Glen Eden

Rewards Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Whanganui

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee Henderson
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Papanui
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Mt Wellington
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Porirua
Columbus Coffee at Mire 10 MEGA Warkworth

Digital Marketing Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Dunedin

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Queenstown
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe
Columbus Coffee Glen Eden

Giving Back Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee Glen Eden

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee E Hayes
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe
Columbus Coffee Timaru
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Dunedin
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Queenstown

People’s Choice Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee Glen Eden

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe
Columbus Coffee Timaru
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Whanganui
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Oamaru
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Greymouth

Customer Service Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee Timaru

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Marlborough
Columbus Coffee Glen Eden
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Whanganui
Columbus Coffee Glen Innes
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Queenstown

Brand Food Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Mt Wellington

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Hornby
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Albany
Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Queenstown
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Upper Hutt
Columbus Coffee Timaru
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Whanganui

Food Innovation Award

Winner: Food Innovation Award

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee Pakuranga
Columbus Coffee Timaru
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Mt Wellington
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Glen Innes
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Dunedin

Manager of the Year Award

Winner: Phoenix Parata, Columbus Coffee Glen Eden

Finalists:
Juliet Virtue, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Hornby
Monique Porter, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe
Asmita Raibhat, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Albany
Wade Vivian, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Whanganui
Jasmine Douglas, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Dunedin

Operational Excellence Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Whanganui

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 Oamaru
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Ruakura
Columbus Coffee Glen Eden
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe
Columbus Coffee Timaru

New Franchisee of the Year Award

Winner: Alex McMillan & John Oaten from Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Queenstown

Finalists:
The Yee Family, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Mt Wellington
Debbie Hodges, Columbus Coffee E Hayes Invercargill
Tui Allen, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Upper Hutt
Shawnee Southon, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 Oamaru
Geoff & Carolyn Taylor and Brendan & Nicole Hall, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 Gisborne

2023 Franchisee of the Year Award

Winner: Jane & Murray Merai, Columbus Coffee Glen Eden

Finalists:
Cam Caithness, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Albany, New Lynn, Warkworth & Columbus Coffee at Whangaparaoa Mitre 10
Leo & Belen Rojas, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Dunedin, Wanaka & Ferrymead
Dean Littin, Michael Scott & Gary Millington, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe
Cate Sutherland, Columbus Coffee Timaru
Hayden & Sarah Gisbon, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Whanganui
Andrew Smith, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Hornby

10 Year Service Award

Carmeena & Nigel Heney, Columbus Coffee Ashburton
Ian Brassfield, Columbus Coffee Nelson & Richmond
Dean Littin, Michael Scott & Gary Millington, Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe
Cam Caithness, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Warkworth
Cary & Stacey Valvoi, Columbus Coffee Sylvia Park
Jane & Murray Merai, Columbus Coffee Glen Eden
Fiona, Graeme & Stephen Ricketts, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Napier
Jason Smith, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Invercargill
Fiona, Graeme & Stephen Ricketts, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Hastings
Geoffrey Falvey, David Smith, Ian Smith & Brett Smith, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Greymouth
Ejvind Frederiksen & Mervyn Slight, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Masterton
Nicholas & Rebecca Gray, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Palmerston North
Daniel Fitzgerald & Nicola Fitzgerald, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Te Awamutu
Krissy Prebble, Columbus Coffee Support Office
Vaughan Hayton, Columbus Coffee Support Office
Sam Neilson, Columbus Coffee Support Office
Emma Harris, Columbus Coffee Support Office

15 Year Service Award

John Kuok, Sequel Cafe
Danny & Tracey Wrigley, Columbus Coffee William Pickering

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