Rayner's Mini Market and Fruits and Vegetables in Stawell has moved to a new site after outgrowing their previous base.
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For around the last seven years, Rayner's has been at located at 16 Longfield Street, Stawell, but with business continuing to grow, they have switched sides to a new building at 15 Longfield Street.
Rayner's Mini Market and Fruits and Vegetables owner Ben Rayner said it was a small move, but also a big move for the business.
"This is a more modern building and we just needed to upgrade to a bigger and better site because we had outgrown the other one," he said.
"We had outgrown the older building 12 months ago, and it clearly shows the growth in the business.
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"We started out with just one van doing a few deliveries and now we are up to seven vans and about 15-18 employees with retail and wholesale."
The business has also bought the site outright and installed 76 solar panels on the roof to power them through.
Mr Rayner said the family business have been operating for the last 13-14 years, retailing their products in Stawell, but also supplying businesses and services from Edenhope to Casterton.
Despite the challenges of the last 18 months with COVID-19, Mr Rayner said the business was steady with more growth on the horizon.
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"COVID-19 has had its impacts, no doubt but we have picked up a lot in the last twelve months," he said.
"Lockdown affects wholesale, but we still have some essential services to supply and retail.
"The next twelve months, I don't know what direction we will head in, but we are always looking and always chasing and proactive on what we can do next.
"Last week we moved onto an online ordering app with a catalogue of products.
"In the next twelve months with this app, it could be a good thing. Some people think we are just fruit and veg, but we have got a bit of everything.
"We are just a local family business employing local people, doing what we do."
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