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SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2013
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RAISING THE BAR
Hall of Fame Announced John Hellebrekers was recently announced as our 2013 inductee into the Restaurant Association Hall of Fame, an accolade reserved for those who have made an extensive and onon-going commitment to New Zealand’s hospitality industry.
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The Hall of Fame award - sponsored by Crombie Lockwood - has previously been conferred on industry greats such as Simon Gault, Michael Van de Elzen, Judith Tabron and Ruth Pretty. Restaurant Association Trust Chairman, Tony Adcock, a former Hall of Fame recipient, says that Hellebrekers and his Barworks Hospitality Group, a joint venture between Hellebrekers, his partners Gavin Cowell and Andy Roberts and DB Breweries, have enabled many young operators to open their own establishments. "Barworks has a unique model that encourages and supports people to enter the industry as venue owners and operators. John is the driving force in the business and his willingness to take a chance on people, recognising their character and potential, sees him held in the highest regard by his industry peers," says Adcock. Hellebrekers has had a lifelong involvement in hospitality starting with his parents’ hotel. He opened is first bar, Degree Gastrobar, (Auckland) in 1999. Along the way he grew the number of outlets to seven, before joining forces with DB Breweries in 2008, a collaboration which owes its genesis to an idea spawned during a late night Las Vegas casino meeting. That idea eventually became Barworks Hospitality Group, which has since grown to 20 venues. We are delighted to welcome John into the Hall of Fame. He is a real leader and innovator and has helped many make the transition to business owner. And that’s great for our sector.