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Joedy's Cafe
Joedy's Cafe is an iconic New Farm cafe located in Brisbane, Australia. Owned and Directed by Joedy Kyle, the venue offers locally sourced Australian produce along with other locally sourced artisan products for onsite consumption and retail sale. The Venue is currently listed within the top 50 cafes in both Brisbane as well as the state of Queensland according to various media sources.

History
Established in 2020 by Brisbane restaurateur Joedy Kyle the venue opened it's doors to the public on the 18th of March 2020. On March 22nd only five days after trading commenced the venue and it's team on 8 full-time staff were faced with the first COVID-19 related lockdowns to be implemented in Brisbane. Joedy's Cafe like many other small business were forced to not only adjust their menu offering but were also forced to adapt to the use of online ordering platforms such as UberEats, DoorDash and Bopple. During this time the venue flourished while many other successful long lasting bsuinesses collapsed under financial pressure caused by COVID-19 related lockdowns and sustained financial losses. In it's first twelve months of business it is reported that the business had an annual turn over of more than 1.67 million Australian Dollars.