Timeline (History)

1972

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Notice the Chefette Van

First Chefette Branch Opened

December 13, 1972

Chefette opened its 1st location in Fontabelle, St. Michael.

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1972

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First Chefette Branch Opened (2)

December 13, 1972

The restaurant only occupied 1,500 square feet of space.

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1972

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First Chefette Branch Opened (3)

December 13, 1972

The menu was small but varied and featured our famous broasted chicken and rotis as well as hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream, milk shakes and soft drinks.

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1972

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First Chefette Branch Opened (4)

December 13, 1972

The outlet employed 30 staff and boasted the best equipment available at the time.

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1973

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Second Location Opened

October, 1973

Chefette opened its second location at Rockley, Christ Church.

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1973

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Second Location Opened (2)

December, 1973

It became affectionately known as the Flagship of Chefette.

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1976

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Chefette Broad Street (in 1981)

Location #3 Opened

1976

A third location is opened, this time in Lower Broad Street, St. Michael.

1978

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First Barbecue Barn Opened

1978

The first Barbecue Barn was opened at our Lower Broad Street branch.

1981

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Marhill Street Interior

Marhill Street Branch Opened

December, 1981

Chefette's fourth location was opened at Marhill Street, St. Michael.

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1981

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Marhill Street Exterior

Marhill Street Branch Opened (2)

December, 1981

The cars looked a bit different back then.

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1982

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Fontabelle Branch Moved

1982

Chefette Fontabelle relocated to a bigger facility on Harbour Road, St. Michael.

1985

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Oistins Branch Opened

December, 1985

The 5th branch of Chefette was opened in Oistins, Christ Church.

1986

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Corporate Office Relocated

1986

Chefette's corporate offices were relocated from Rickett Street to Harbour Road, St. Michael.

1988

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First Drive-Thru and See-Through Kitchen

1988

Chefette opened its first Drive-Thru and see-through kitchen at Harbour Road, St. Michael.

1989

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First Playground

1989

Chefette introduced the island's 1st playground at its flagship location in Rockley, Christ Church.

1993

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Holetown Double Express Drive-Thru

Holetown Opened

December, 1993

Chefette opened its 6th location in Holetown, St. James, with the island's first Double Express Drive-Thru location.

1995

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Holetown Location Expanded

December, 1995

The Holetown location was expanded to include a Restaurant, Drive-Thru, Playground & BBQ Barn.

1996

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7th Location Opened

March, 1996

The Chefette Holetown Express facility was relocated to Chefette location #7 in Six Roads, St. Philip.

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1996

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Warrens Location Opened

December, 1996

Chefette opened its 8th location in Warrens, St. Michael, which consisted of a Restaurant, Drive-Thru, Playground and BBQ Barn

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1997

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Harbour Road Expanded

1997

Chefette Harbour Road was expanded to include a 2nd storey and the Chefette Corporate Offices were expanded to include a 2nd wing.

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1997

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9th Location Opened

June, 1997

Chefette opened its 9th location in Fairchild Street, St. Michael.

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1998

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Broad Street Expanded

June, 1998

Chefette Lower Broad Street was expanded and the BBQ Barn permanently closed.

1999

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10th Location Opened

December, 1999

Chefette opened its 10th location in Speightstown, St. Peter.

2000

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Rockley Expanded

2000

Rockley expanded and the first indoor air-conditioned playground launched.

2001

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Heroes Square Branch Opened

March, 2001

Chefette opened its 11th location in Heroes Square, St. Michael.

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2001

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St. George Gets Chefette

June, 2001

Chefette opened its 12th location in Charles Rowe Bridge, St. George

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2003

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Holetown Barn Closed

July, 2003

Chefette Holetown's BBQ Barn was permanently closed.

2004

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Wildey Branch Opened

May, 2004

The 13th Chefette restaurant was opened in Wildey, St. Michael.

2005

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Barbecue Barn Rebranded

May, 2005

The Barbecue Barn is rebranded with a new image and expanded menu.

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2005

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Micros Implemented

June, 2005

Chefettes implements Micros as its Point-of-Sales provider.

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2005

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Marhill Street Renovated

December, 2005

The Marhill Street location was renovated.

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2006

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Zero Trans Fat Launched

April, 2006

Chefette became the first restaurant chain in Barbados to provide meals to customers that were produced using products that contained zero trans fat (soy oil).

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2006

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Six Roads Renovated

December, 2006

A newer bigger Six Roads opens.

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2007

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Airport Location Launched

June, 2007

Chefette opened its 14th location at the Airport along with a breakfast menu.

2010

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Black Rock Opens

July, 2010

Chefette opened a location at Black Rock with the Caribbean's first 3-storey MEGA playground.

2011

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Upsizing Introduced

March, 2011

Chefette launches Upsizing Menu options.

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2011

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“Rotis to Go” Campaign Launched

August, 2011

Chefette launches its "Rotis to Go" campaign at the Airport location.

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2011

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3D Rendering

Second MEGA Playground

November, 2011

The playground at our Charles Rowe Bridge location was upgraded to become a 2-storey MEGA playground.

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2012

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40th Anniversary Packaging

Chefette celebrates 40th anniversary

2012

Chefette celebrated its 40th Anniversary in style with new specials including the popular Chicken Tenders, a new jingle, logo, packaging and lots of giveaways.

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2012

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Speightstown Gets MEGA 2-Storey Playground

February 29, 2012

Speightstown's old playground gets replaced by a brand new MEGA 2-Storey Playground.

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2012

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Oistins Renovated

March, 2012

The Oistin's branch was renovated and reopened sporting a brand new, modern decor.

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2012

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That slide looks like fun!

Wildey’s MEGA 3-Storey Playground Opens

March 29, 2012

Wildey's new MEGA 3-Storey playground opens.

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2012

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Chefette, Coca-Cola Join Forces

June 14, 2012

Chefette Restaurants Ltd and Banks Holdings Ltd (BHL) held a joint press conference announcing their newly formed partnership.

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2012

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Fontabelle Reopened

June 15, 2012

The Fontabelle branch was reopened after renovation, with a new, modern decor.

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