Wine, cheese, nibbles – that was the tasty fare with a Mediterrean flavour laid on by locally owned specialty food store Vetro Hamilton as it marked eight months of business in its spacious Rostrevor Street premises, with support from Hamilton Central Business Association.
Vicki Wallace, Graham Harkness and Andy Collins
Co-owner Anna Greentree outlined a five year journey, starting when she and her husband shifted to Cambridge from Rotorua, where there was a Vetro store.
“We were used to being able to get lovely, obscure and exciting ingredients.”
Vicky Redwood, Natalie Jessup and Andy Mannering
They saw a gap in the market, reached out to the Napier-based Vetro founder and spent three years looking for a building before finally clinching their current site thanks to Mike Neale of NAI Harcourts.
They are working with local suppliers including the Grumpy Baker, Red Cherry and Red Kitchen, and are also supplying some local cafes and restaurants.
“And here we are, it’s been a really cool journey. Ever since opening, we have very much felt a part of the Hamilton CBD,” Greentree said.
Anna Greentree and Jo Maxwell
