Villa & Hut Blog

Fed Square – Botanical Gardens – MCG – Rod Laver Arena  – Do You Love to RUNMELBOURNE?

On Sunday, July 17 over 22,000 runners participated in one of the most stunning runs in Australia.  Villa & Hut Kafe on Wheels was proud to sponsor and support such an amazing event, which has raised nearly $1.4 million dollars for charities in Melbourne. Villa & Hut homewares donated 12 $500 gift vouchers to the highest fundraisers for the 3 months leading up to the main event, which were presented on the main stage in Federation Square, including to a very happy Glenn Archer, the North Melbourne football legend.

Our Villa & Hut Kafe on Wheels also took main stage, sitting out on the pavement of Swanston Street, with the majestic Flinders Street Station as one backdrop, and the amazing architecture of Federation Square as the other.

Coffee & Chai was served nice & hot from 5.30am onwards, with the queue at times stretching further than we could see!  Runners were fuelling up on short blacks, supporters were sipping hot chocolates, weak soy skinny mocha decaf’s, extra hot Shanghai Chai’s and double shot 3/4 lattes.  A record number of coffees were poured, and a record crowd helped donate a record amount to charity.

A good day was had by all.  Thank you to everyone involved!

Congratulations to our Villa & Hut Kafe Hobart Airport for winning the Villa & Hut Kafe 2010 / 2011 Franchisee Of The Year Award.

This is 2 years in a row for Todd England and his team – with Todd grinning from ear to ear whilst accepting the trophy from triple medal winning Olympian Natalie Titcume and Melbourne footballer & entertainer Russell Robertson, at our conference opening.

Todd was quick to point out that the credit goes to his team – not just himself.  We kind of figured that already Todd!  Well done to everyone involved at Hobart Airport for making this location our star performer.  The award is a culmination of scores rating compliance, standards, customer service and product excellence.  FYI – a lot of other Villa & Hut franchisees are keen to ensure you don’t make it 3 in a row!    Rumour has it that Todd booked an additional seat on the flight back to sit his trophy on…

Our annual franchise conference was a huge success!  There were a total of 14 presentations & guest speakers (like Steve Agi – “The Caffiend” & Tom Griffith from Emma & Tom’s just to name-drop a few) in a marathon 9 hour day on the Monday.  We kept the day fueled with Melbourne’s best barista serving our award winning coffee  “How’ya Bean” and finished the day with a well deserved glass of wine at the Sotana Bar at the Hilton South Wharf.  It was a wonderful opportunity to meet everyone involved in the Villa & Hut brand and chat about all the new and exciting things happening for “The Journey Ahead 2011″.

To find out more about Villa & Hut Kafe Franchising visit www.villandhut.com/franchise or www.growit.net.au

If you’re looking for the hottest wheels at the Melbourne Motor Expo,  look no further than the Villa & Hut Mobile Koffee Van serving up the best coffee in Melbourne. Get Revvveed Up at the Melbourne Motor Expo with FREE Coffee from the Villa & Hut Mobile Koffee Van.  There’s no better way then spend the afternoon with cars, caffeine & coffee.

So get your motor running and check out the coolest wheels at the Melbourne Motor Expo (one of the top 10 Motor shows in the world) happening at Melbourne Exhibition until Sunday, July 16, 2001.

If you’d like to find out more about purchasing your own franchise Villa & Hut Mobile Kafe – 1800 Koffee – that’s Koffee with a K.

Email jmarshall@villaandhutkafe.com.au
Toll Free Call 1300 792 532
Phone +613 9584 0333
Fax +613 9584 0334

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Win an overseas trek to Kokoda (RRP $5,890) or New Zealand (RRP $3,690), thanks to Stafford & Rowse!

Simply enter the Sandy Point Half Running Event on August 21, 2001  go to villa & hut blog and tell us in 25 words or less why you love running! Please include your surname (we need this to confirm that you have entered the event) and also please indicate which destination you would prefer (Kokoda or New Zealand).

Terms and Conditions Apply Click Here to find out more.

Deadline for entry closes on August 17, 2011 at 5:00 pm.

1. Information on how to enter forms part of the terms of entry.

Entry into the competition is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions.

2. The Promoter is The Dingoes Refrain Pty Ltd Trading As Start to Finish Event

Management, 12 Rocklea Drive, Port Melbourne VIC 3207 (ABN: 76 053 668 714).

3. Entry is open to all residents of Australia that have entered the 2011 Villa & Hut
Sandy Point Half.  However, employees and their immediate families of The Dingoes
Refrain Pty Ltd, Stafford & Rowse or Villa & Hut, and their associated agencies and
companies are not eligible to enter.

4. The competition concludes on Wednesday 17 August 2011 at 5:00pm (AEST).

5. To gain entry, entrants must register to be a runner or a walker for the Villa & Hut
Sandy Point Half event via the website www.starttofinish.com.au or by posting their
entry forms to Start to Finish Event Management, 12 Rocklea Drive, Port Melbourne
VIC 3207. Registrants are required to provide personal information including (but not
limited to) name, address, postcode, telephone number, age and gender.

6. Entrants are then encouraged to visit the Villa & Hut website at
http://www.villaandhut.com/ and enter the competition by writing 25 words or less on
why you love running.

7. Entrants will also be asked what option of trek they would prefer, Kokoda (RRP
$5,890.00) or New Zealand (RRP $3,690.00).