By Abbey Cannan
A resilient Noosa couple have reopened their business in a bigger location after being evicted with just 30 days notice at their former site.
Business owners Tim and Rachel Miller were heartbroken when they were forced to close their coffee shop, but have continued to strive for their livelihoods.
“After five years (two weeks short) of putting our heart and soul into building a seven day a week business that was more of a passion project than a job, we spent the first couple of weeks sitting on the couch every morning and afternoon in tears and just tried to put on a brave face at the shop,“ Tim said.
“We didn’t tell anyone for the first two weeks because we were still processing it ourselves and didn’t really know what to tell them.
“Rachel knows almost all of our customers by name, and most feel like friends more than customers, and after all the love and support they have shown us over the years, we felt as if we were letting them down.
“After not working and having no income for a couple of months and with no jobs out there, the financial pressures started setting in, but when it happened it was the emotional side of things we struggled with and I felt like our identity had been taken away.
“It has taken us a little while to re-open especially during these uncertain times, but we are a young, resilient and go-getter couple who enjoys making people happy over coffee and ice-cream.“
Pure Coffee Noosa on Gympie Terrace has now been rebranded as Coffee At Tim & Rachel’s and are located adjacent to Red Emperor Fish and Chips on Gympie Terrace along the Noosa River.
“We couldn’t think of a better example of moving onto bigger and better,“ Rachel said.
“All things happen for a reason and although we have had the worst six months of our lives (haven’t we all) we feel like this is where we are meant to be.
“What a location. On river and undercover seating as well as being next to and being associated with a very successful business, Red Emperor Fish and Chips, which is owned by a couple that are liked are respected in the community, makes us feel that we can grow and it’s only up and up from here.“
Tim said it was great to see all the familiar faces at their new location.
“It’s a real social hub and meeting place in the mornings down at the shop,“ he said.
“It feels like everyone is just as happy to see us back as we are to see them. We couldn’t say enough to thank everyone on the river and everyone that has supported us.“
“We’ve had an upgrade for our location, coffee equipment as well as adding more food and baked good options, but the biggest change is we can now offer scoop ice cream and found a great local supplier Numoo ice cream.“
