News Café at The Boardwalk has scooped two prestigious awards in national awards programme by the well recognised local and international brand News Cafe. Coming up trumps against other outlets across the country and outside South Africa’s borders, News Café at The Boardwalk won the award for Best Front of House while co-owner Sandy Zoetmulder was named Brand Builder of the Year for 2015 at a ceremony held at Katy’s Place in Rosebank, Gauteng by the Fournews Development Group – which owns the international News Café Brand.
The group previously recognised Zoetmulder as the 2010 Brand Builder of the Year award and the 2012 and 2014 Marketer of the Year.
“2015 was a great year for our restaurant, with us being nominated for awards in four categories. We are so excited to have won two of those categories as we are up against extremely large and successfully international and Gauteng based News Café franchises.
“We are extremely proud of our achievements and these awards are testimony to our excellent team who continue to strive to provide great service fuelled by passion and hard work,” says Zoetmulder.
Alan Van Der Westhuizen, Group Executive Manager said “The Best Front of House is awarded to the store that achieved the highest overall results for their front-of-house in the GSE assessment report and offers consistent excellent service. The number of complaints and compliments received are taken into account as well as any initiatives taken by the store to educate and develop their front-of-house staff. This award goes to the store that delivers the most consistent overall experience and ensures that every guest shares in the vibe. We are extremely proud of Sandy and her team who fly the News Café flag so proudly in the Eastern Cape.”
News Café is situated at The Boardwalk’s retail area and has been in operation since 2002, serving breakfasts, lunches, dinners and world class cocktails. News Café is open daily from 09h00 until late.
The Boardwalk’s Operations Manager, Peter Tshidi congratulates the News Café team at The Boardwalk for continually striving towards and maintaining exceptional standards of service, facilities and food.
“News Café is undoubtedly one of the most popular restaurants at The Boardwalk, offering quality food, entertainment and experiences to guests. It is through an unwavering commitment to quality that News Café continues to be rated tops by our visitors,” he says.
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