People Passionate about Food Finding
People Passionate about Food Finding
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide South African foodies with a platform to shop a wide range of local & imported speciality goodies, whether they be in high demand but difficult to source or unusual and not readily available.
Furthermore, we want our suppliers to be able to communicate their stories directly to the consumer so that the supplier's products of great pride, passion & joy can be enjoyed in their entirety.
Courtney
Hi there! My name is Courtney
& from a very young age I have been enlivened by diverse and universal culture trends, whether it be in people; food or fashion. This has, over the years, manifested itself in many different personal projects including a handful of entrepreneurial ventures scattered right through from my junior school years until long after university.
In 2019 after 6 years of studying in Cape Town & 3 years working in Johannesburg, I qualified as an Attorney.
My years working in Corporate confirmed one thing to me - that my future lay instead in the colourful, beautiful & exciting world of people & food!
How & Why
How & Why
And so, at the beginning of 2020 I moved back to Kwa - Zulu Natal & joined my parents in their retail food business. With their 30+ years of experience in the industry I realized that I had lots to learn! Dealing with margins; expiry dates & incoming inventory is no easy feat!
Being back in my small home town I was quickly reminded of how limited our product offering was. I desperately missed my weekly visits to the varying food markets on the weekends and meeting impassioned vendors & tasting their product.
It dawned on me that this pass-time was a privilege only few could enjoy. This didn't feel right. I wanted to be closer to hard to reach, niche products (local & international) and I felt that others should too.
I strongly believe that every shopper should be afforded the opportunity to shop from a wide product offering. I don't want shoppers to settle for their second best option simply because of their geographical location.
I want to ensure every South African foodie has access to all the beautiful brands that they crave.
And so Corner Market Club was born as a way to celebrate & connect speciality suppliers to craving customers.
