Goji’s Closes Two New Brunswick Locations
JANETTE ZACHARIAS, CO-OWNER OF GOJI’S NEIGHBOURHOOD TREATERY. IMAGE: INDA INTIAR/HUDDLE
A sequence of frozen yogurt shops is shuttering two areas in New Brunswick however continues to be forging ahead in three maritime provinces.
Janette Zacharias, co-owner and co-founder of Goji’s Neighbourhood Treatery, confirmed that Goji’s areas in Dieppe and Fredericton have completely closed.
Zacharias didn’t inform Huddle why the 2 areas closed and stated the franchise’s proprietor was unavailable for remark.
The closures come virtually a yr after the Goji’s location in Saint John, within the East Level procuring heart, closed after seven years in operation.
Zacharias stated that the Goji’s areas in Moncton and Shediac stay open. The chain opened each areas in 2013.
Zacharias says she is optimistic regardless of the closures. She famous she’s hoping this summer season will convey in additional enterprise than the previous two when Covid-19 hampered journey and spending.
This yr marks the chain’s 10-year anniversary and June 10 marked the Moncton location’s 10-year anniversary. Zacharias plans to have fun the milestone later this yr.
This July, Goji’s additionally plans to host a $2 ice cream occasion in help of the Kids’s Want Basis.
“All issues thought-about, Goji’s has crushed the percentages,” Zacharias stated. She stated startups that make it to and previous the decade-mark are a rarity within the meals and hospitality business.
“We’re fairly pleased with that,” she added.
Along with the 2 areas remaining in New Brunswick, Goji’s has franchises in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The chain additionally opened a kiosk at Moncton’s Avenir Middle in 2018.
In 2021, the chain opened a “Goji’s Scoopery” ice cream stand in Moncton, on St. George Boulevard. It’s a seasonal providing just like the Goji’s Specific it opened on Grand Manan Island, in 2019.
Goji’s was launched in 2011 by Zacharias and her husband Jeff, throughout a interval of explosive development and recognition of frozen yogurt. Zacharias rebranded Goji’s Frozen Yogurt to Goji’s Treatery in 2018, swapping the bolder colors Goji’s is thought for heat tones and an expanded menu that features hard-scoop ice cream and diverse non-frozen treats.
“The aim of the rebranding was to maneuver away from the robust id with yogurt – having stated that, 80 % of what we serve on our self-serve wall is yogurt,” Zacharias stated.
Wanting ahead, Zacharias stated she’s wanting ahead to additional financial restoration however expects one other “couple of robust years” earlier than financial situations turn out to be beneficial once more.
“I’m specializing in the day-to-day in our enterprise. It’s nice to see that companies within the meals and beverage sector acquired authorities help and loans however many have been dwelling hand-to-mouth,” she stated.
“I’ve an eye fixed to the longer term for positive. We simply wish to deal with the optimistic and are enthusiastic about having a standard summer season.”
Sam Macdonald is a Reporter for Huddle Today, a content-sharing companion of Acadia Broadcasting.
