Last Saturday this year’s Cafe2U Conference was held at the Coffeesmiths Collective HQ in London. The impressive venue was the perfect backdrop for our annual event and gave all our teams a chance to meet, mingle and celebrate another fantastic year.
The event also provided the opportunity to showcase the major projects we have been working on since last year's Conference, specifically:
The brand refresh
The new Cafe2U App
Our new electric power generated Cafe2U vans
The Day Itself
As guests arrived, they had the opportunity to see one of our new battery-powered vans which featured our refreshed branding, and enjoy a cup of coffee - expertly made by Dumo and Richard of Coffeesmiths and Jon Skinner of Cafe2U.
Goodie bags were also handed out - which included complimentary Cafe2U branded tops and umbrellas - just before our CEO Martyn Ward kicked off the Conference with his opening speech. After giving a warm welcome to guests, Martyn went on to discuss the key messaging for 2020, declaring how we need to get ‘back to basics’ and refocus on doing what we do best.
After Martyn’s speech, three workshops were run for our franchisees:
An expert coffee-making skills class run by Dumo and Richard
Appoly gave a live demonstration of the new Cafe2U app
Guided tours of the new van
After this, the attendees had more opportunities to chat before the day was rounded off with a dinner and our awards ceremony at a local Italian restaurant.
Our Award Winners
We’d again like to pass on our huge thanks and congratulations to everyone in the Cafe2U family for their efforts this year and in particular to the following award winners:
Special Recognition
Abi Ward - Cafe2U Castle Donington - in recognition of her charitable work through the year
Sean Friedberg in recognition of his contribution and input to trialling battery power in Cafe2U vans.
Franchise Partner of the Year
Matthew and Kelly Harrison - Worthy winners of this award, who can enjoy a trip for two to Vienna.
Outstanding Achievement Award
Gary and Rachel Wilson - Cafe2U Bristol North
Supreme Bean of the Year Awards
Dan Elsey - Cafe2U Chesterfield West
Gary and Jo Bonnick - Cafe2U Ashford
Most Improved Franchise Award
Ian Esslemont - Cafe2U Guildford
Andrea Whitaker - Cafe2U Waterlooville
Barista of the Year
Angela Bakun - Cafe2U Merton
Runners up were Eduardo Calatayud and Jay Huang
Cafe2U Highest Grossing Single Event
Tony and Carol - Cafe2U Milton Keynes Central
Cafe2U Top Launch of the Year
Awarded to FDM Mustafa Dol - Cafe2U Ashford launch