Clover - Clover Huletss Cake Shop winners
 
 

An overwhelming interest was shown in the coffee and cake shop competition sponsored by Clover and Huletts – no fewer than 2134 entries were received!

 

The winning team, Paul Maciel and his sister Natasha, plan to open their coffee shop, bakery and ‘place to be seen’ in Johannesburg before the end of 2009. It will seat 120 customers. Paul is responsible for the overall planning of their shop, BAKE Let them eat cake, as well as the training of the kitchen staff and the planning of the menu. Natasha is responsible for the serving staff, interaction with clients and the general management of the coffee shop. Quality, value for money and pleasure is what they want for their customers.

 

Chocolate Brownies
Scott Rattray, a chef from Plettenberg Bay, already owns a take-away deli which he calls Fresh Ideas. His plan is to convert his existing business into a coffee shop where he can demonstrate his creativity with coffee and confectionery. He would also like to introduce a seasonal menu.
Chocolate Tart with Hazelnut
Lindy Botha and her business partner entered as a team. Up to now they have almost exclusively sold home-made produce and marketed their business, The Oaks @ Stettyn, at morning markets and speciality shops. Now they want to take it a step further with a coffee shop and farm stall on their farm. The farm is situated on the main tourist route between Worcester and Villiersdorp, which attracts many visitors to the wine cellars in the vicinity.
 
 

Orange Honey Melt Cake
At 25 Lebo Letsoalo of Nelspruit was the youngest finalist. Presently she works as a Portfolio Executive at a bank, but she also has a passion for the catering business. She has already registered her business as Morish Cuisine cc. She plans to start a buffetstyle shop which she intends naming The Pantry, and her products will vary from traditional to more contemporary. She wants to create an atmosphere of plenty with a serving table in the middle of her shop.
Amarula Carrot Cakes
Annabel Davids of Fish Hoek is planning her 70 square metre coffee shop, Espresso Yourself, on corner within walking distance from the sea. She and her husband have experience in establishing a successful security business and she gets her love for good traditional baking from her grandmother.



 
  • a R10 000 cash prize from Clover and Huletts;
  • a intensive in-house coffee shop training course offered by the Institute of Culinary Arts (ICA), South Africa’s leading culinary training institute, at Apprentice in Stellenbosch;
  • One of each of the De’Longhi and Kenwood prizes seen above.
  
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