Franchises


Be a Part of MANUKA ®

Interested in joining the Manuka International team? MANUKA CAFE & WINE BOUTIQUE was founded in 2001 and with your help MANUKA will continue to grow in the 21st century.  In this section you'll find all you need to know about owning a part of what we consider to be the one of the best Cafe & Fine Wine Retailers in South Africa. There are many opportunities available to franchisees.  Just as important are the services that Manuka Franchise provides you when you join the Manuka team. At Manuka we recognize how important it is to be a part of a team, focused on remaining the best.

Support Service Starting your own business is hard work, and the support team at Manuka Franchise has the experience and knowledge to assist you. We've helped open dozens of steak houses, pizza/pasta restaurants in the combined 60 years of catering participation.  We'll provide you with invaluable information as you finance, build, and operate your very own MANUKA CAFE & WINE BOUTIQUE.

Individual Unit Opportunities MANUKA CAFE & WINE BOUTIQUES has opportunities available to you if you are interested in owning a single restaurant. We have assisted many franchisees who have based their relationship with us on one very successful franchise.  The MANUKA system, based on combined knowledge of over 60 years of experience, is designed so that you can be successful with one restaurant if that's your interest. Multi-Unit Opportunities MANUKA CAFE & WINE BOUTIQUE has tremendous opportunities for multiple unit owners. We foresee many successful franchisees will be multiple-unit franchisees.  One can begin their relationship with MANUKA with only one restaurant and grow into multiple-unit franchising.

International Opportunities
Opportunities are endless for international investment with MANUKA. other concepts. The international franchising opportunities range from a single franchised location to master licensing opportunities.


MORE ON MANUKA®


Manuka Café & Fine Wines


Something more, something different, something special



CAFÉ

Visitors come to enjoy the spirit of Manuka, to savour good food, fine wine.

If it is simply coffee, or a long lazy encounter with a special experience, at Manuka you will feel at home in the warm and comfortable décor, a blend of old Cape Constantia and subtle modern finishes.

Manuka is the common Maori name given to an aromatic Tea Tree, or melaleuca alternifolia, which is found in swamps and coastal regions of New South Wales, Queensland, East Indies and New Zealand.

Once considered a menace, this tree is now grown in vast plantations, for its precious oil that can be used for a wide range of therapies and demand is expected to grow as more and more people discover the unprecedented power of this essential oil.



WINE BOUTIQUE

As part of the Manuka concept the Wine Boutique retail component boasts over 700 line items in floor to ceiling racks and casually opened wine crates, under the warm glow of lights set in wine barrel chandeliers.

The relaxed atmosphere encourages a quiet amble through the bottles, to select a wine to accompany a meal at Manuka Café, or take home and share with special people.  Wines are reasonably priced and represent great value when you consider you have the best of the Cape at your fingertips, or is it lips?

Often a special vintage or unique cultivars are showcased at Manuka, along with the better-known varieties.  For those extra special functions or occasions you can order personalised wine bottle labels.

On most Friday evenings (6 - 8pm), and Saturday/Sundays (12 to 2 pm) you can taste some of the wines, select one to have with a meal in the Manuka Café or Espresso Bar and others to take home.
Our specialty is the frequent Meet the Wine Maker & Tasting Dinner, for which booking is essential.  Visit our web site to view featured wines.

Specialised wine knowledge and advice is available.  We can assist with stocking your cellar and advise on optional consumption dates.

Manuka exports wines all over the world.


Background

MANUKA FRANCHISE

TONY SCHREIBER
JOINT MANAGING DIRECTOR : FRANCHISING

Tony has vast experience across the entire spectrum of franchising.  Between 1980 - 1993 he was employed by Spur Holdings to train Spur franchisees and their management throughout South Africa, and to this end he trained franchisees from more than 100 Spur franchised outlets.  He also was responsible for developing the Spur Operating and Recipe Manuals, as well as for producing Spur training videos.  He has extensive experience in project management and in site selection.  In 1996 Spur Holdings New Zealand Limited appointed Tony to establish, develop and open the first Spur Steak Ranch in New Zealand.  Tony moreover has successfully owned and operated, as franchisee, a number of restaurant franchises (Golden Canyon Spur (1987 - 1996); Panarottis Pizza Pasta, Balfour Park).  Contact email tony@manuka.co.za or fax 086 680 3772

CHRIS DUNN
JOINT MANAGING DIRECTOR : FRANCHISING

Chris was living in the United Kingdom when he was headhunted by Spur Steak Ranches in 1983.  He was appointed Regional Franchise Director of that company and was responsible for the expansion of Spur throughout the then Transvaal, Orange Free State and Natal regions.  During this period he opened 64 new Spur outlets and assisted in the development of Panarotti's Pizza & Pasta chain.  In 1989 he was appointed Managing Director of Spur's Off-Shore Division, and in 1991 he was appointed Group Commercial Director.  In 1993 Chris founded the Surefire Corporation, which specialises in franchise development.  Its first franchisable concept, introduced in 1993 by Chris under the Surefire umbrella, was "Postnet", a business and communications outlet.  The initial store was opened in Benmore Gardens in 1994, and during the next four years Chris established and sold 129 franchised Postnet stores.  In 1995 Chris (through Surefire) introduced Cash Converters (a retail concept, specialising in the packaging and selling of previously owned goods).  He thereafter established and franchised 24 such stores.  Other franchising concepts introduced by Chris to the South African market are 3@1 Postal, Business & Communication Centre's to which there are some 39 stores trading and Simply the Best Dry Cleaners.
Contact: Chris Dunn Tel:                021 788 3458         · Fax: 021 788 3456 ·                082 857 1053        
Email: cdunn@manuka.co.za