Homegrown

Auckland cafe Sierra is eyeing a move into the South Island, while Christchurch-born Black and White Coffee Cartel is growing.

Business is business.” We avoid the malls, you pay twice the rent there. We don’t compromise on the location. “It is just easier to go under a big umbrella. [including ex-All Black Reuben Thorne after buying Bowler out in mid-2020](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/119500859/former-all-black-captain-reuben-thorne-and-partners-want-to-take-their-cafes-nationwide), said they plan to open up to five cafes a year, and have ambitious expansion plans. But we’ve had a lot of local support,” she said. The cafe has its own app. Two more are being readied to open, one each in Ashburton and Timaru, with more planned for later this year. *