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New food concept at Fountain Plaza Seeing the changing market demographics and competition challenges that will face Erina in the coming year the Brand Group, owners of Fountain Plaza, have taken the initiative with a move to add a dining and entertainment experience to the precinct centred on Fountain Plaza. The owners have spent hundreds of thousands on a new al fresco dining area to support the adjacent restaurants. The Precinct is already known as a weekday eating venue with Cheeky Charlies operated by Mark and Kirsty Martin and The Bakehouse operated by Paul Mackie at Fountain Plaza and Quattro Restaurant at Platinum operated by the Robertson and Daley Families. Now, in a move to extend this offering to evenings and weekends can be added: Guzman Y Gomez Mexican Taquera – a Mexican food franchise with Franchisees Andrew and Peter Brand opening in Fountain Plaza at the end of September. A promotion offering free burritos all day saw over 5,000 customers visit the Plaza and getting the new restaurant off to a flying start. Early October will see the New York Pizza Bar, operated by the Jones and Gunasinghe Families open for business. To complement these offerings what was formerly Jack’s Tavern has been transformed into Cedars Lebanese Restaurant and Bar operated by Claude El-Azzi and his family
Guzman Y Gomez Franchisees Andrew and Peter Brand with traditional drummers, music and belly dancers on Saturday nights. Food at Fountain Tim Gunasinghe, Property manager for the Brand Group and Managing Director of Commercialhq, said the concept is to offer a unique dining experience with entertainment seven days and nights a week that will attract a totally new market to Erina. “We will promote the whole package as Food at Fountain,” he said.
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Erina’s new food precinct CENTRAL COAST BUSINESS REVIEW october 2013