{"id":2246,"date":"2021-10-23T17:11:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T05:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kiwibusinessheroes.co.nz\/awards\/?page_id=2246"},"modified":"2024-09-17T21:53:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T09:53:02","slug":"nada-bakery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kiwibusinessheroes.co.nz\/awards\/nada-bakery\/","title":{"rendered":"Nada Bakery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Established<\/b>: 1975<\/span><\/p>\n

Location<\/b>:\u00a0Johnsonville<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact Name: <\/strong>Michael Gray<\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0<\/b>nadabakery.co.nz<\/a> and thebakerybasket.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Business mission and vision<\/b>:<\/div>\n
To provide top quality baked goods to New Zealand with exceptional service<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\u201cBakery including delivery\u201d<\/span>
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>What sets you apart from your competitors?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Range of products, quality, delivery mechanism<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please provide details of any business awards you have won.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Supreme Pie awards – 2 Golds, 2 Silvers and a Bronze, Artisan Awards Finalist 3 times, NZ Bakery of the year 3 times champions<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe why you decided to go into business for yourself.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Family business. I love baking, I love business and I love teaching apprentices a trade<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe some of the challenges you needed to overcome to get your business off the ground.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
The struggle of survial is greater than starting a new brand. We have always be innovative, market leaders and offer great service all round<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please tell us about an example where you managed to overcome a significant challenge that stood in the way of your business success.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Covid was a time a lot of business retrenched however our previous investment with an online store and delivery mechanism allowed us to gfrow our bakerybasket brand and expose it to the world. We had to adapt to Covid protocols but we are agile and resilient. We also suffered the loss of my father who started and ran the comapny several years ago As a fajily unit along with our longstanding team we overcame the event and used it as motivation to grow and suceed.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please explain how perseverance or overcoming adversity has been necessary for you to make a success of your business.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
You always have to change, grow and innovate to remain fresh<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What business success have you achieved to date? <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Lots. Multiple bakery awards, chamber of commerce awards and finalist.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What are you most proud of in relation to your business?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Our age. 46 years and still growing<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>How many people does your business employ?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
28<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What contractors do you regularly use in your business?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
None<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What training opportunities have you provided to the people you employ?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Apprenticeships, coffee and barista courses, gateway program, we also like taking on school students as a first job and teaching them how to work!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What positive reviews and testimonials do you have from happy customers?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Lots please see our website<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Apart from the potential financial benefits, what other benefits do you get from being a business owner?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Flexibility, opportunity to change, development, family time, bringing my kids into work and teching them how to bake<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe any community involvement or sponsorship your business is involved with.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
We are community focussed and sponsor schools, sports clubs and also donate all leftovers to community organisations for redistribution to people and families in need.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What other ways do you - as a business - give back to the community?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
We take on young people as a first job to help teach them work ethic<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please outline any other information you think is relevant to this entry.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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