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 Gibson, 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 Café

Danny & Tracey Wrigley, Columbus Coffee William Pickering

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