Fairbairn Bakery owners reveal when the drive-through opens

The new drive-through store will be the first of its kind in Central Queensland, adding to the business’ already established stores across the region.

The new drive-through at Fairbairn Bakery on Hospital Road, Emerald, is expected to open by the end of May, 2021.

The newest Fairbairn Bakery store, which includes the business’ first drive-through, is expected to open at Emerald by the end of May.

Owners Kelly and Chris Bunyoung said it had been an exciting journey through uncharted waters.

“The drive-through has been a challenge and it’s been exciting,” Mrs Bunyoung said.

“This is a very new venture for us, we’ve had no template or anything to go off.

“We’ve had to design it and plan how we can function a bakery at a higher turn-around point to meet demand on a drive-through.”

The new store will replace the previous Hospital Road location.

The new store, located on Hospital Road and Brief Street will replace the previous Hospital Road location near the corner of Egerton Street.

It will be the first drive-through bakery in Central Queensland, joining just a handful that exist in Queensland’s northern and south-east regions.

Mrs Bunyoung said they were waiting on a few final pieces of equipment before they could open.

“We’ve had custom pieces of equipment made, we’ve had to sit with engineers in Brisbane and the Gold Coast and work through the process,” she said.

“But it’s literally only a few weeks away.

“It has taken a bit longer with covid and all the hiccups and now we’re just waiting on a couple of pieces of equipment.”

Fairbairn Bakery will launch the first drive-through bakery in Central Queensland.

The couple can’t wait to see the new store up and running, with eager customers also waiting for the doors to open.

“We literally can’t walk down the street without people asking about it,” Mrs Bunyoung said.

“We’ve loved all of that but were literally only weeks away and we can’t wait.

“Even now walking in seeing progress, it’s very exciting.

“It puts a bit more drive and a spring in your step. It makes you want to work harder and makes you want to do more.”

The newest store will join Fairbairn Bakery’s already established locations at Emerald’s Clermont Street, Blackwater and the new cafe nook at the Emerald Medical Group.