Welcome to the next in our series about St. Pierre’s assistant managers! Today we’re in Hawke’s Bay wine country, in Napier, to visit a young lady called Hirono in the Bento Bowl department. Hirono is from Japan, with her hometown near Japan’s ancient imperial capital of Kyōto. The story of how she came to be... Continue Reading →
This post is a little different! It’s not about one of our people – it’s about all of you! You’ve probably heard about the online training programme we launched in June this year. This post is the first in a series talking about training, starting with why it’s important. St. Pierre’s is growing fast. We... Continue Reading →
It’s winter, which at St. Pierre’s means it’s conference season!After the second day of our 2020 manager conference was called off due to a COVID-19 lockdown, 2021 brought our first full conferences in two years. It has been great to get everyone together! Tuesday 3 August was the big day for the assistant managers, with... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to the next instalment in our series about St. Pierre’s partners!Today we’re off to sunny Hawke's Bay, to see Hiromi. His dual-format shop (including both sushi and Bento Bowl) is in the middle of the action in downtown Hastings. Hiromi (centre, arms folded) with some of his shop crew “Yes, I’ve definitely been... Continue Reading →
Welcome to our new series about St. Pierre’s assistant managers! Assistant managers are some of the unsung heroes of our business, helping the shop manager with their many responsibilities, training new staff, while still making food and delivering great customer service. It’s a lot to balance! Today we’re heading to Glen Innes, a vibrant, diverse... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the next part of our series about St. Pierre’s partners!Today we’re heading way down south to Invercargill, to catch up with Art and Nan. Their dual-format shop (including both sushi and Bento Bowl) is in central Invers, in the new Kmart mall. “Nan and I aren’t just partners in a St. Pierre’s store!... Continue Reading →
Welcome to our new series about St. Pierre’s partners!Today we’re heading to sunny Christchurch, to visit Annie and Leo. Their dual-format shop (including both sushi and Bento Bowl) is in Northlink, in the northern suburb of Papanui. Leo and Annie with director Perry on their shop opening day! Annie and Leo are partners in life... Continue Reading →
