00:00 Our big focus in Starbucks is always creating a place of warmth and belonging.
00:04 So we really lean into that here at Cafe Fortune.
00:06 And the whole element for us is to make sure that we get the right people in
00:10 and spread that community feel within an area.
00:13 We're not here to step on anyone's toes,
00:15 but we want to make sure that we are part of that community and helping out in any way that we can.
00:20 Yes, Starbucks is this big global brand and yes, there is that kind of stigma out there,
00:25 but people need to look a little bit deeper at a store on store level.
00:27 You know, the idea is we create a hub of a community
00:30 and we create an area where people can be themselves and belong within a certain area.
00:34 Always, we always look to make sure that the stores don't kind of take over
00:38 or be part of a kind of like an overbearing element.
00:43 We try to make sure that we fit in, we hire local, we look after and we support local areas.
00:47 And that's kind of the way I suppose we get around that idea of that we are this big corporate world.
00:53 Because sometimes it has like such an amazing community.
00:58 Like it's everyone for me is like how I can see that is very close.
01:05 There is like a lot of like teenagers when they don't have anywhere to go.
01:11 Sometimes when they finish college, there is nothing to do.
01:15 They can come to Starbucks, they can enjoy their drinks.
01:17 The frappuccinos are very popular with the young people.
01:22 And that can be for everyone.
01:25 The Starbucks is for everyone from the very young age to the like elderly people for everyone basically.
01:32 I love independence, you know, as a brand we love independence.
01:35 We want them to survive, you know, they bring a great thing into coffee
01:39 and we just offer a different spin on that.
01:41 You know, our brand, our loyalty can bring people to the town.
01:45 It brings people further off the beach, you know, it brings people off this way
01:48 and it's more about creating that community environment.
01:51 What's your favorite drink?
01:53 That's a great question.
01:55 So currently my favorite drinks are not milk flat white.
01:57 I'm literally known to get them everywhere I go.
02:00 But in the summer, I love cold brew, you know,
02:02 cold brew is a great drink and it's really versatile.
02:04 So it's a good thing to add cold coffee just on a hot day.
02:08 It's lovely, you know, it can't be can't be beaten.
02:10 My favorite drink is a Christmas drink, which is toffee nut latte,
02:16 which is like I always have like a soft spot when it's coming to Starbucks.
02:20 I'm always so, so excited.
02:23 I think we will have some surprises for summer as well,
02:26 like a very like a new frappuccinos coming, which will they will be very exciting.
02:32 For summer, refresher, like we have like a strawberry acai refresher,
02:36 a cool lime refresher, that will be definitely some kind,
02:39 some kind of new drinks as well in this line.
02:41 One thing that we'll be looking at doing, lots of little picks.
02:44 We want to be involved in beach cleans.
02:46 We want to make sure that we do charity events during Christmas, during Easter,
02:50 whenever there's an opportunity to be available, we'll always be there to help.
02:54 So obviously, I guess this would be a great moment to say, you know,
02:56 if anyone's out there that within the local area of St.
02:58 Anne's that has any charitable causes that want us to help, feel free to reach out
03:02 and we can obviously start and really get involved in those community fields
03:06 and make sure that we're using this space for what it was designed for,
03:09 which is a space for people to connect, people to kind of get to know each other,
03:12 but also be something valuable to the community as a whole.
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