National Award for Local Franchise

Local restaurateur, Sandy Zoetmulder, co-owner of News Cafe at The Boardwalk, was honoured last week with a top national award from the Fournews Development Group, which owns the international News Cafe Brand.

Zoetmulder, the 2010 Brand Builder of the year and 2012 Marketer of the Year recipient, once again scooped the coveted National Marketer of the Year for 2014 at a lavish cocktail awards evening held at Shelly Point in the Western Cape last week.

The Port Elizabeth franchise was once again recognised as one of the premier News Cafe outlets in the country, following nominations for best coffee bar for the 5th year in a row as well as Brand Builder of the Year and Marketer of the Year.

“We Offer a great entertainment experience for our aspirational customer base,” said Zoetmulder, “and I attribute our News Cafe’s success to my staff who ensure that the shop is active in as many events and functions throughout the year without compromising our world class food offering with premier beverage choices in an atmosphere that this contemporary and vibrant.”

Zoetmulder, who started at News Cafe as a waitress when it opened its doors 12 years ago and is now the Operational Owner was also recently announced as one of the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chambers’ Top 40 Under 40 achievers for 2015.