Auckland Entrepreneur to relanuch Gilmours Wholesale Business
Friday 23 July 2010, 12:29PM
By Professional Public Relations
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Gilmours is set to relaunch its Mt Roskill wholesale food and beverage operation next week with Auckland businessman Scott Brown at the helm as its new owner-operator. Scott has a number of successful retail ventures under his belt, including Café on Kohi, Rosehip Café, Richmond Road Café, Takapuna Beach Café and Store, and The Store on Kohi.
When Scott takes over on Monday, 26 July, it will mark the culmination of months of improvements and upgrades at the Mt Roskill store.
“We’ve fitted out the store with new supermarket style checkouts for our cash and carry customers. And our brand new point of sale system will make the whole operation more accurate and efficient,” says Scott.
Gilmours Mt Roskill supplies businesses within central Auckland and to the north of the Brynderwyns such as restaurants, cafes and event centres. This diverse range of customers will benefit from the flexibility of the new owner-operator structure.
“As a dedicated owner-operator I’ll have a vested interest in exceeding my customers’ expectations and I’ll be ideally placed to make on the spot decisions to help improve their businesses.
“After 14 years in the hospitality industry I understand what it’s like to run a business; what makes a good supplier and how to be a good supplier. I see owning Gilmours Mt Roskill as a fantastic opportunity to make doing business easier and more enjoyable for my customers,” he says.
The change of business model is part of a wider move by Foodstuffs (Auckland) Ltd. to transition Gilmours stores to the owner-operator model, bringing them in line with its New World, PAK’nSAVE, Four Square and Liquorland brands.