Thursday, August 24, 2023

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Social By Name, Social By Nature

Get to know some of the staff members bringing you delicious coffee, fresh food and service with a smile at Social Fresh & Local.

Belinda Potts – Owner

Go-to coffee order? Caramel latte

What do you like to do while sipping your coffee? “I love to be at the beach just relaxing and watching the world go by.”

Go-to Social Fresh & Local food order? Eggs Benedict – “Apparently, we’re getting well known for eggs benny, so I’ve heard.”

Favourite Mackay beach? Town Beach

Belinda is in her fourth year of managing Social Fresh & Local and is amazed at how much it’s grown. Born in WA, Belinda has been in Mackay for almost 30 years and draws on years of hospitality experience as a chef and barista.

“The community is absolutely amazing,” she said. “I love hospitality, I love people, I love giving that great service.”

Belinda and her team are passionate about delivering delicious coffee and excellent customer service to the Walkerston community.

“All the staff, they thrive on us being busy, they thrive on watching the place grow,” she said. “We’re happy people, we’re kind people and we just want to provide the best we can for the region.”

Jen Hughes – Chef

Go-to coffee order? Vanilla flat white

What do you like to do while sipping your coffee? “Usually cooking. Experimenting.”

Go-to Social Fresh & Local food order? Eggs Benedict with mushrooms and spinach

Favourite Mackay beach? Cape Hillsborough

Jen has been a chef for most of her life and has worked at Social Fresh & Local since January, becoming an invaluable asset to the team.

“I just love food,” she said. “The rush of service day and the sense of accomplishment at the end of the day. It’s always good fun, the customers are always happy. It’s a nice, fun environment.”

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