Celebrating Franchisee Success

Our annual 2 day conference saw our entire Columbus Coffee group come together in Auckland to reflect on the year that's been, look ahead to the year coming and celebrate the successes of our franchisees. After an action packed day one of presentations and workshops, day two was spent networking on the Hauraki Gulf. The much anticipated Franchise Awards recognise exceptional achievement in a number of categories. Congratulations again to our nominated and award-winning franchisees.

2016 Columbus Coffee Franchisee Award Winners

Franchisee of the Year 2016

Winner:

Dannee and Jigisha Patel, Columbus Coffee Glen Innes

Nominees:

Jane and Murray Merai, Columbus Glen Eden & Westgate

Hall family, Columbus at Mitre 10 MEGA Kapiti & Porirua

Kagan and Lucy Enoka, Columbus Riccarton

Stuart Jones, Columbus Mitre 10 MEGA New Plymouth

Leo and Belen Rojas, Columbus Gate Pa

Dannee and Jigisha Patel, Columbus Glen Innes

Nick and Rebecca Gray, Columbus Mitre 10 MEGA Palmerston North

Lynda Gibson and Glenn Burgess, Columbus Mitre 10 MEGA Whangarei

New Franchisee of the Year

Winner:

Heena and Sanjeev Karipail, Columbus Henderson

Nominees:

Joyce Wan and Phil Ni, Columbus at Mitre 10 MEGA Glenfield

Kevin and Michelle Sowman, Columbus Mitre 10 MEGA Nelson

Heena and Sanjeev Karipail, Columbus Coffee Henderson

Revenue Growth Award

Joint winners:

Lynda Gibson and Glenn Burgess Columbus at Mitre 10 MEGA Whangarei

Heena and Sanjeev Karipail Columbus Coffee Henderson

Ian and Trudi Brassfield, Columbus Coffee Richmond

Jason Hayde, Columbus Smales Farm

Local Store Marketing Award

Winner:

Jayson Hayde, Columbus Coffee Smales Farm

Nominees:

Dannee and Jigisha Patel, Columbus Coffee Glen Innes

Sue Holani, Columbus Coffee Whakatane

Monique Porter, Columbus Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe

Nick and Rebecca Gray, Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Palmerston North

Giving Back to Community Award

Winner:

Monique Porter, Columbus at Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe

Nominees:

Jane and Murray Merai, Columbus Glen Eden

Sue Holani, Columbus Coffee Whakatane

Jayson Hayde, Columbus Coffee Smales Farm

Monique Porter, Columbus at Mitre 10 MEGA Pukekohe

Dannee and Jigisha Patel, Columbus Glen Innes

Columbus Rewards Award

Winner:

Lucy and Kagan Enoka, Columbus Riccarton

Nominees:

Ian and Trudi Brassfield, Columbus Nelson

Sue Holani, Columbus Rotorua

Stuart Jones, Columbus Mitre 10 MEGA New Plymouth

Angela Clements and Brendan Moore, Columbus at Mitre 10 MEGA Taupo

Jane and Murray Merai, Columbus at Mitre 10 MEGA Westgate

Stephen Deverall, Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Cambridge

Food Leadership Award

Winner:

Dannee and Jigisha Patel, Columbus Glen Innes

Nominees:

Dee and Sanjay Manchanda, Columbus Coffee Auckland Hospital

Leo and Belen Rojas, Columbus Coffee Gate Pa

Kagan and Lucy Enoka, Columbus Coffee Riccarton

Ian and Trudi Brassfield, Columbus Coffee Richmond

Cam Caithness ,Columbus Mitre 10 MEGA New Lynn

The Hall family, Columbus Coffee Mitre 10 MEGA Porirua

Jane and Murray Merai, Columbus Coffee Glen Eden

Dannee and Jigisha Patel, Columbus Coffee Glen Innes

Angela Clements and Brendan Moore, Columbus Mitre 10 MEGA Taupo

Columbus Coffee Master Chef Competition

Winner:

Emiko Okuhara, Columbus Coffee Glen Innes

2nd - Jennifer O’keeffe, Columbus Coffee Ashburton

3rd - Alex Sethi, Columbus at Mitre 10 MEGA Westgate

4th - Brian King, Columbus Mitre 10 MEGA New Plymouth

5th - Prabhjot Singh, Columbus Coffee Auckland Hospital

People's Favourite Award

Columbus Coffee Riccarton

Merit Award, New Zealand Cafe of the Year Finalists

Kagan and Lucy Enoka, Columbus Riccarton - Finalist 2016 NZ Café of the Year

Brittany Cox, Columbus at Mitre 10 MEGA Whangarei - Semi Finalist 2016 NZ Barista Championship

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