A popular suburban cafe has announced that it has closed its doors after opening only five months ago.
Hey MooMoo’s was the latest project by young entrepreneur Elliott Brown and business partner Mitchell Ward, who back in August of last year, added Hey MooMoo’s to a lineup of successful cafes spearheaded by Elliott.
“The main reason we’ve had to shut our doors is because of difficulties with the landlord,” Elliott shared.
“I had a lot of ideas for what the space needed and what we wanted to do with the courtyard. It’s a very bustling area and super busy, filled with families, the playground desperately needed to be redone. I tried to put in outdoor furniture, and things like that but we couldn’t seem to come to an agreement.”
Elliott, who is also involved with McLaren Vale’s ‘Hey Juj’ and Henley Beach’s ‘Hey Zozo’s’, and now ‘MASE Events’ has had a successful run in the Adelaide hospitality scene opening all three of his cafes within nine months of each other.
“Since closing I love that people have been reaching out, saying they’ve been sad to see a local coffee shop go. I’ve definitely had a lot of support from people in the local area and from our other shop ‘Hey Juj’ wanting to help and support. Everyone has been really good about reaching out and offering their support.
“Recently I did acquire MASE Events which is a very busy event hire and styling business, so now I’m excited to move my focus towards that.
“I have had a lot of people reach out going ‘Would you like to open a shop here or a place here’ but to be honest right now we’re in peak wedding season so I need to spend my time focusing on MASE. Maybe down the track, who knows something else might pop up, but right now that’s where my focus will be.”
Elliott shares that there’s still heaps to come at his other venues and people should look out for their once-monthly disco night at Hey Juj.
“We do this disco, night club vibe once a month at Hey Juj. It’s been popping off really well, I think we’ll now have to get a door list going because it’s becoming so popular,” he shared.
The closure of Hey MooMoo’s may mark the end of one chapter for Elliott Brown, but with the continued success of his other cafés and the growing demand for MASE Events, his entrepreneurial journey is far from over.
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