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A cafe is continuing to thrive despite having to overcome tough challenges. Thyme Deli has been established in Horwich for more than 20 years. Current owners, Janeve Sleeman and her mother, Janice Harrison, took it over three years ago this month.
In that time, they have had to contend with energy bills going up amid the ongoing war in Ukraine as well as the effect of the cost of living crisis. But Geneve and Janice have come through the issues, changing the business as they went along to include an alcohol licence, and hosting functions such as baby showers and corporate events for businesses. A staff member with a platter of food (Image: Thyme Deli) Now they are looking to expand their selection of sweet treats to go alongside their existing menu for the weekend.
Janeve said: "We are going to expand the cake counter and promote that for the weekend. "We will have things like milkshakes, barista-style speciality coffee, big slabs of cake and big sticky buns. "We also do homemade cheesecakes, homemade brownies and we cater for a lot of dietary requirements with things like gluten-free options.
"Everything we do daily, we have homemade quiches and frittatas." Customers (Image: Thyme Deli) She added: "People who come always love it, but there are plenty who don't realise and tell us that they had no idea this hidden gem was here. "The chocolate we use in our brownies has almost doubled in price.
You reach a point where you can't pass it on any longer, but we don't want to sacrifice the quality of the product. "We can't cut corners, as we want locally sourced, fresh ingredients. Read more: Café bids for increased opening hours Read more: New coffee shop owners hope to 'bring something different' to town Read more: Business booming at Italian patisserie after opening "It is so important to keep it, it's a big part of the community.
It is so important for our regulars, we've met many lovely people in the three years we've run the cafe." Regular customers of Thyme told The Bolton News what keeps them coming back. Customer, Mosie Wild (Image: Newsquest) Mosie Wild, who is also the president of Bolton Newstalk, a service which reads news to blind people, goes regularly with her friend, Barbara Lancaster.
Mosie said: "The food is good, the quiche is lovely. It feels more spacious in here than in other cafes. "I like it, the lady here is lovely, I used to come in with my guide dog and she came over and told me how she recognised him from when he was being trained.
" Barbara added: "I enjoy coming here with my friend Mosie, the food is good and it is accessible." Friends Julie Oldham and Judith Rudd meet at Thyme regularly. Judith said: "We both live in Horwich, and it is good that there are places like this to come and catch up.
" Julie added: "And it is nice that it is an independent, not a chain. The food is lovely and the staff are really friendly.".
