Franchisee Awards

Celebrating Franchisee Success

We recently held our 2024 Columbus Coffee Awards Night. The theme of the evening was The Path to Progress. We celebrated many deserving Finalists and Winners within our group. We thank all of our Franchisee's for the incredible effort and heart they constantly put into their cafe's and into serving their beloved customers. We also acknowledged our 6 Franchisees who were celebrating 10 years with Columbus Coffee, an amazing achievement! Congratulations once again to all of our Winners and Finalists!

2024 Columbus Coffee Franchisee Award Winners

10-year Long Service Award

Columbus Coffee Ellerslie
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA New Lynn
Columbus Coffee Richmond
Columbus Coffee Botany Town Centre
Columbus Coffee Albany Westfield
Columbus Coffee Rosebank Road

Local Marketing Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee E-Hayes Invercargill

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Petone
Columbus Coffee Timaru
Columbus Coffee Mitre10 MEGA Dunedin
Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe
Columbus Coffee Glen Eden

Rewards Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee Richmond

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Taupo
Columbus Coffee E-Hayes Invercargill
Columbus Coffee Nelson
Columbus Coffee Timaru
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe

Digital Marketing Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Dunedin
Columbus Coffee Glen Eden
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Ferrymead
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Queenstown
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Takanini

Brand Food Delivery Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Upper Hutt

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Napier
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Invercargill
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Queenstown
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Hornby
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Westgate

Peoples Choice

Winner: Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Dunedin

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee Sylvia Park
Columbus Glen Eden
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Takanini
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Oamaru

Customer Service Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Whanganui

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee Timaru
Columbus Coffee Glen Innes
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Oamaru
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Queenstown

Giving Back to the Community Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee Glen Eden & Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Wanganui
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Queenstown
Columbus Coffee E-Hayes Invercargill

Food Innovation Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Napier

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Upper Hutt
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Invercargill
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Queenstown
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Hornby
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe

Manager of the Year

Winner: Juliet Virtue, Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Hornby

Finalists:
Monique Porter from Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe
Lisa Walker-Daniels from Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 Gisborne
Hannah Coutts from Columbus Coffee E-Hayes Invercargill
Carol Medland from Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Napier
Wade Vivian from Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Whanganui

Business Growth Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee Middlemore

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Queenstown
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Mt Wellington
Columbus Coffee Whangarei Hospital
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Hornby

Operational Excellence Award

Winner: Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Queenstown

Finalists:
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Dunedin
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 Gisborne
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Oamaru
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Ferrymead
Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Hornby

New Franchisee of the Year

Winner: Mark Allen & Neville Thompson, Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Petone

Finalists:
Kamaljit, Rupinder & Sachleen Kaur, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Takanini
Carolyn Edhouse, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Nelson
Garry Pawar, Columbus Coffee Palmerston North Plaza

2024 Franchisee of the Year

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

Finalists:
Leo & Belen Rojas, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Dunedin
Shawnee Southon, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Oamaru
Dean Littin, Michael Scott & Gary Millington, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe
Andrew Smith, Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 MEGA Hornby
Debbie & Keith Hodges, Columbus Coffee E-Hayes Invercargill

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