Café Manager celebrates 20th anniversary
The manager of Love Coffee in Shrewsbury is celebrating 20 years working with Salop Leisure this month.
Sue Oliver, who turns 69 this spring, has worked at Love Coffee since the business moved from its Meole Brace site to Emstrey in 2006. It’s been a family affair for Sue ever since, with daughter, Clare Clark, working with her for the last 18 years, and granddaughter Bella Clark joining the business 4 years ago.
Love Coffee is the on-site café at the award-winning caravan and motorhome dealership, Salop Leisure. This is in addition to the Love2Stay caravan site and glamping village, and plant and tree centre, LovePlants, all based at Emstrey in Shrewsbury, just off the A5.
Despite reaching her two-decade milestone, Sue says she has no plans to hang up her apron just yet. “I’ve managed Love Coffee since it opened and intend on staying here for a few more years yet,” said Sue. “I’ve grown with the business over the last 20 years and feel very proud of how much it has progressed in that time.
“Salop Leisure is a big company, but it doesn’t feel like working for a big corporate company. It’s got that family feel, where we support one another and work hard to deliver outstanding customer service.
“My daughter, Clare, joined me just 2 years after I started and works closely with me at the café, and now we have my granddaughter, Bella, as well. We all get on very well, inside and outside of work, and have a supportive environment with the whole team. I want to say thank you to Salop Leisure for 20 wonderful years here!”
Mike Harris, joint managing director at Salop Leisure, said, “We are all very proud of the hard work Sue has put in to building Love Coffee into the successful business it is today. Love Coffee is a very important part of Salop Leisure, and is instrumental in bringing in new customers who discover our caravan and motorhome showroom and plant centre as a result. We see customers of all ages here 7 days a week, on business and pleasure, enjoying the delicious lunch menu, cakes and drinks. It’s conveniently placed to stop off for a bite to eat or a decent coffee, where you will always receive a warm welcome from Sue and the team.
“Salop Leisure is run as a family business, with a supportive and passionate team. That ethos has led to the business having excellent staff retention and longstanding members of staff like Sue. As we approach our 60th anniversary, it’s important for us to reflect on how we’ve sustained that approach as we’ve grown to employ over 250 people.”
