Daisy’s coffee shop opens in Thatcham High Street

A new independent coffee shop opened in Thatcham High Street this morning (Monday).

Daisy’s coffee shop, run by husband and wife duo Jerry and Kerry ‘Daisy’ Rolls, opened to a full house of customers joined by Mayor of Thatcham Suzanne Adamantos.

The family and dog friendly café sells a selection of homemade cakes, pastries and sandwiches (including gluten free, dairy free and vegan options), as well as a special blend of coffee supplied by Podium Place in Newbury.

Co-founder Mr Rolls told newburytoday how it felt to finally open: “We're glad it's come. We've been nervous and excited.

“We have another business called Cupcakes by Daisy (still active), and so we will use all the cakes from there in here.

“We used local trades on the refit. And all our stock we buy from local wherever possible. Podium have been a fantastic support to us.

“We buy our beans from them and they've helped us with barista training.”

He added one customer named Eric Panting had been waiting outside since 7.30am for the shop to open.

Wholesale manager for Podium Daisy Chambers, whose team has been on site supporting Jerry and Kerry today, said: “[Jerry and Kerry] came into Podium to ask about coffee and we just talked them through the journey, went through what coffees they'd like.

“We did some taste tests and they said they were really happy. They have put so much work into this.

“It's local businesses supporting local businesses, which is what we need more of around here.”

The business is taking over the unit previously occupied by Vaccaro’s Coffee Shop, and before that Mug & Brew.