2019 AWARDS NIGHT

Last weekend The Cafe Collective celebrated their Annual Awards Night at the beautiful Westin Perth.

We had a fantastic time and would love to thank everyone for coming, particularly those that travelled long distances to be there!

Kevin, Angela and Soraya travelled all the way from Queensland, it was amazing to have them here in Perth for the night and a few days beforehand. We all had such a great time! 

A huge congratulations to our award finalists and winners and a big thank you to the speakers, award sponsors and to Bec for organising the evening. We're already looking forward to next year! It was great to recap on a wonderful year and catch up with everyone.

Read on for details of this years' winners!  

MANAGER OF THE YEAR
​Soraya Engelken, Aroma Cafe QUT, Brisbane, QLD

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The Manager of the Year has exceptional results when it comes to sales and profitability and is quick to adjust to ensure these are always on track. They treat team members with professionalism, approach each working day with enthusiasm and have great working relationships with their peers, suppliers, Support Office and surrounding community.
 
The Manager of the Year is proactive in making operational improvements and is always looking for new areas of growth for their business. They have displayed innovation in their marketing and promotional strategies and have taken every opportunity to expose and advertise their store. They operate a successful café that is much loved by its customers and performs at a high operational standard.

​Thank you to Coca Cola for sponsoring this award.

CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON OF THE YEAR
Luke Fiorentino, Aroma Cafe Osborne Park, WA

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This award is given to a current member of staff who goes above and beyond what their job requires to provide outstanding service to customers. They are responsive to customer needs and requests, are passionate about what they do and love working with people. They keep the customer at the heart of everything they do and every decision they make.

Luke’s nominator said "Luke loves chatting with all our customers and they love chatting with him. He knows all the customers by name and always has time to discuss what they have been up to and mostly loves sharing his passion for coffee and offering tastings."

Thank you to Lion for sponsoring this award.
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BARISTA OF THE YEAR
Katrin Meilani, Margaret + Moore, Perth Children's Hospital, WA

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The Barista of the Year holds a high standard of latte art, can practically demonstrate their theoretical knowledge learnt from training programs and has great customer service.
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Through the barista assessment, they constantly scored high. (Milk, workstation cleanliness, machine maintenance, tuning of grinder, developing recipe, consistently tweaking and updating espresso recipe).

The person nominating Kat said "Kat is cool and calm under pressure and provides stability to our team each day. With her passion for coffee she takes pride in ensuring we deliver great coffee and customer service and will be the first to jump onto the till is she sees someone."

Thank you to Nine Bars for sponsoring this award

COOK OF THE YEAR
Kerri Sloan, Common Ground, Curtin University, WA

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Because we cook all of our food fresh on premises, the role of a cook so important to the business. This award is given to an exceptional kitchen manager, chef or cook who has demonstrated a passion for cooking and food displays. This member of staff is able to follow recipes as well as adapt and embrace change.

Kerri’s nominator said "Kerri has been with the group for over 8 years and head chef at Common Ground for the last 6 years. She has had a big part in the creating and developing of recipes & shows real passion & dedication in her work. She always produces beautiful food and demonstrates strong leadership skills within the kitchen for the busy all day menu and ever growing catering."

Thank you to Bidfood for sponsoring this award.

FRANCHISE PARTNER OF THE YEAR
Celine Rowse and John Alldis, Market by Aroma, South and North Metro TAFE, WA

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Awarded to the Franchise Partner who leads their team by example and directs their staff most effectively. They operate an efficient, productive and well-presented store.

Celine & John won this award because as a collective we appreciate your feedback, you are collaborative, always keen to try new things and implement new things. 

​Thank you to Mission Foods for sponsoring this award.

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Congratulations to all of our award winners!