Charlotte Charlton has long been a familiar face at the Pink Cherry.

The 21-year-old entrepreneur became familiar with the downtown Salmon Arm coffee shop/eatery in 2010, when her parents Helen and Stephen Charlton became its owners. Charlotte and her siblings Natasha and William (they are triplets) were photographed serving their mother coffee and a meal at the restaurant that year for a feature story in the Salmon Arm Observer. Asked then about her ideal Mother91裸聊视频檚 Day, Helen responded, 91裸聊视频淭his Mother91裸聊视频檚 Day I would like to have a lazy morning with my family, then, to tell you the truth, I will be coming into the Pink Cherry to make sure other mothers are having a good time.91裸聊视频�

That devotion to customer service, and the business, rubbed off on Charlotte, who began working at the Pink Cherry when she was old enough, and continued to do so after the Charltons sold the business to Angie and Bill Alde in 2016.

This summer, Charlotte had an opportunity to follow in her parents91裸聊视频� footsteps and become the latest owner of the Pink Cherry.

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While the idea of running your own business might be daunting for some, Charlotte had the benefit of experience, from seeing what it was like for her parents running the business, to having a good, close working relationship with the Aldes.

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Helen said it was a shock for her and Stephen when they learned of their daughter91裸聊视频檚 interest in buying the restaurant. She said they talked a lot about it. Charlotte knew from her parents91裸聊视频� experience alone how much time and commitment running a business involves.

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91裸聊视频淪he says it91裸聊视频檚 her passion, so yeah, we backed her 100 per cent and said, 91裸聊视频楬oney, if that91裸聊视频檚 what you want to do, go for it,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� said Helen.

After taking over the Pink Cherry, Charlotte said the one change she wanted to make was to extend its hours of operation back to seven days a week (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday). Otherwise, consistency continues to be a valued ingredient behind the Pink Cherry91裸聊视频檚 success.

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Helen said she and Stephen are proud of Charlotte, noting they91裸聊视频檝e always been patrons of the Pink Cherry, 91裸聊视频渘ow even more so.91裸聊视频�

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