Team Zest
Meet Some of Team Zest and read about our purpose and values
Alice
Weekend & evening barista
About: Alice loves being in the the outdoors with her family.
Food: Her favourite thing on the Zest menu is the chocolate fudge brownie
Zest talent: Alice enjoys the customer service side of her job the most
#LoveSouthMolton: Alice loves exchanging smiles as she walks around South Molton, She loves the shops too.
Jo
Cook
About: Jo is one of our cooks
Food: Her favourite thing to eat on the Zest menu is a fresh herb onelette.
Zest Talent: She can often be found doing her favourite jobs which are prepping, cooking and baking
#LoveSouthMolton: Jo is a relative new-comer to South Molton and loves what a nice, quiet little town it is with great community spirit.
Lydia
Barista
About: Lydia is a long-time member of our front of house team
Food: Her favourite thing to eat on the Zest menu is an egg mayo sandwich in a ciabatta roll
Zest Talent: If you order a large hot chocolate from Lydia you can bet it will be the best because they are her favourite drinks to make, with lots of froth and real chocolate sprinkles.
#LoveSouthMolton: What Lydia loves about South Molton is always being greeted with friendly smiling faces as she walks around town.
Margaretta
Kitchen Assistant
About: Margaretta can be found in the kitchen helping the cooks and washing up
Food: Her favourite thing to eat on the Zest menu is the pizzas.
Zest Talent: Margaretta can often be found doing her favourite job which is making sandwiches and paninis.
#LoveSouthMolton: She loves living in South Molton because it’s a great little town with independent shops and it’s full of nice locals and visitors.
Tracey
Barista
About: Tracey is a longtime member of Zest’s daytime serving team.
Food: Her favourite thing to eat on the Zest menu is a cheese sandwich, just as it is on the menu but with the addition of red onion. In the evening she likes to share a beer drinkers platter with her husband, although she will probably be drinking the white rioja, not beer!
Zest Talent: She loves making flat white coffees. #LoveSouthMolton: Tracey has always lived in South Molton and she likes the feel of it with its lovely local shops, which she likes to support.
Vicki
Barista & Business Manager
About: Vicki is a long time member of Team Zest and can mostly be found serving during the day. She also does all sorts of important office and admin jobs and generally keeps Zest going.
Food: Her favourite thing on the Zest menu is the bacon, egg, tomato and lettuce sandwich.
Zest Talent: She loves making hot drinks but also likes to help out in the kitchen for a change. #LoveSouthMolton: South Molton is her home town, so that’s why she loves it.
Zest’s Purpose
Zest’s ultimate purpose is the happiness of its employees and owners through their worthwhile and satisfying employment in a successful business. Zest is at the heart of its community. It is South Molton’s neighbourhood coffee shop and restaurant where we make consistently delicious food and drink for grateful customers and serve it to them with genuine warmth every single day.
Zest’s Values
Awareness
Awareness is the glue that holds everything together. When everyone is fully aware, the team has a successful shift and customers have a great visit.Consistency
Our customers come back because the experience of coming to Zest is reassuringly familiar. Our employees like coming to work for the same reason. Our aim is to all be on the same page, all the time.Cooperation
Our continued success depends on teamwork. Cooperation gets us a solid, happy team. It gets the job done. We know that a great working environment is only possible from working together, helping and respecting each other.Making a difference
We are better than “good enough”. Making a difference is about the “extra”, the “above and beyond” that each employee brings to the team. It singles our team out.Warmth
Our customers and employees tell stories about the kind of unique, warm and genuine sort of care and attention that they experience in Zest. Warmth from both the team and customers contributes to a happy environment and leaves a positive impression.