"Since every episode has its own theme, I'm in the one that's all about cookies, naturally." "They had seen my Instagram and loved what I was doing with Night Owl Cookies and invited me to be on the show," the Miami native says. Last summer, a casting director contacted Gonzalez about the series' cookie-themed episode.
"It's like Chopped but all about sweets," Gonzalez explains, adding the inspiration for the show came from a successful dessert-themed episode in the original series. The competition reality show typically tasks contestants with concocting three-course meals using mystery ingredients, but this season, Food Network sweetened its offerings with a dessert-centric spinoff. Gonzalez will be one of the contestants on Food Networks' Chopped Sweets airing Monday night. Once established in this new area, NightOwl can then encourage franchising using company stores as examples of the business system.Fresh off a successful South Beach Wine & Food Festival weekend, Night Owl Cookies' Andrew Gonzalez is gearing up to see his face on television in a different capacity.
In regions like Townsville in Queensland, this has ensured new growth where initially franchisees were not available. In order to facilitate the development of new regions and states, company-owned and operated stores were established. As part of a strategy to increase growth dynamically, Think Convenience has re-introduced the company store method of expansion used extensively by Retail Services and discontinued by David Hodge. Adam and his wife Katrina are also the owners of six NightOwl stores in Cairns and North Queensland. In 2007, the Franchise business was sold to Adam Adams and his company Think Convenience. Taking up the Chair of the 'Australasian Association of Convenience Stores' (AACS) for 20, NightOwl increased its profile within the industry and played host to regular AACS functions within Queensland. Store livery was modernised, multiple-site franchisees were encouraged within the business and investment in training was increased. The companies Senior Management was changed and the business was re-aligned with a new focus being placed upon growth. The NightOwl business was purchased by David Hodge in September 2001. RSL is a diversified holdings group mainly based in the retail sector, this helped take NightOwl nationwide
In 1995, NightOwl was floated on the stock exchange and was bought out by Retail Services Limited in 1996. The business concept was franchised in 1987. The store was popular with the growing student and yuppy community in the district. The store traded 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, offering an extensive range of traditional supermarket grocery items-together with fresh fruit, vegetables and hot bbq chickens. The store pre-dated 7-Eleven opening in Australia by 12 months. The NightOwl, established by Don Halliwell and Rod Craig, opened in 1975 in the Brisbane suburb of Auchenflower. NightOwl Convenience Stores is a franchised system of convenience stores operating in Australia - predominantly in the state of Queensland.
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