A family from Imus, Cavite has found a workaround to be productive while helping people who work remotely in the midst of a global pandemic.
John Eric Enopia, a 36-year-old coffee roaster and a sales and technical specialist, started his own mobile cafe business last May with the help of his family, and called it 鈥淭he Cooking Dad Bake and Brew.鈥�
John Eric Enopia started his own mobile cafe business last May with the help of his family and called it 鈥淭he Cooking Dad Bake and Brew.鈥� Image: courtesy of John Eric Enopia
The family project sees Enopia in charge of baking, brewing and selling. It got moving with a startup capital of P5,000, from which they produced only three pieces of cassava cake, the family鈥檚 all-time favorite, and was followed by two bottles of cold brew coffee drinks which they successfully sold.
Enopia鈥檚 wife, Sheng, 38, who currently works remotely as an accounting manager, has been in charge of the purchasing and accounting matters of their business. Their two kids, Shayne, 11, and Uno, 7, are in charge of managing the donations for 鈥�Save the Children Philippines鈥� which is their chosen non-profit organization.
The Enopia family. Image: courtesy of John Eric Enopia
The cassava cakes鈥� cost varies depending on their sizes: P60 for the mini ones and P190 for the bigger ones. For the drinks, they offer muscovado-flavored cold brew coffee for P80 per bottle, and a caramel latte-flavored cold brew coffee for P90 per bottle.
鈥淥ur coffee is from Atok, Benguet, [since] we want to support local as well,鈥� Enopia told 黑料社 in an interview.
According to Enopia, they will also be serving hot coffees soon, as requested by their clients. Apart from baked goods and coffee drinks, they are also selling gourmet tuyo which costs P175 per bottle.
The Cooking Dad Bake & Brew food products. Photo courtesy: John Eric Enopia/Facebook
鈥淜ailan man ay hindi naging dahilan ang pandemya para mawalan ng pag-asa,鈥� Enopia said in a on Thursday, Sep. 10, as he recalled how his family鈥檚 business thrives amid challenges brought by the pandemic. (The pandemic has never been a reason to lose hope.)
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