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Rothschild Farm plans to close cafe, retail store
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By Matt Sanctis,
Staff Writer
Updated 8:48 AM Thursday, July 16, 2009
URBANA — After nearly 11 years of serving the community, Robert Rothschild Farm announced this week it is planning to close its cafe and retail store at the end of the summer.
Jim Gordon, president and CEO of the company, said the cafe will close on July 31 and the retail store will shut its doors on Aug. 31. Both are located at 3143 E. U.S. 36.
Company officials said they will focus their resources on their line of gourmet foods, which they ship to retailers across the country.
“It was time to focus on our core gourmet food business,” Gordon said. “We feel that’s where our future lies.”
The company sells a wide range of foods, including rubs, mustards, pasta sauce and cupcake mix.
Gordon declined to say whether the cafe and market were losing money for the company.
He said it is possible the space could be leased to another company.
In the meantime, seven full-time and five part-time employees will lose their jobs as a result of the move.
The berry farm would finish out its season and then that aspect of the business will be evaluated as well, Gordon said.
The decision came as a shock to some customers, including Charlotte Walker of Mechanicsburg.
She visits the cafe and store with friends and neighbors at least once a week, she said.
“I come down here to eat. I come down here for a coffee in the morning,” Walker said.
Tammy Hayes, of Urbana, said she lives nearby and stops in a couple times a month for lunch or to buy Ohio State Buckeyes gifts.
“I was really sad,” she said of hearing about the decision. “I enjoy coming here.”
Gordon said the staff has received a lot of support from customers.
“We’re certainly appreciative and grateful for all the customers that have visited us over the years,” he said.
Contact this reporter at (937) 328-0355 or msanctis@coxohio.com.
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