‘I couldn’t catch up’: Fredericton café owner selling her business due to high costs

Chess Piece café sold; founder says she couldn't keep up with rising costs

After 14 years in business, the founder of the Chess Piece Pâtisserie & Cafe says rising costs and declining downtown traffic made it impossible to keep operating without compromising what she built the business to be.

‘I couldn’t catch up’: Fredericton café owner selling her business due to high costs

After 14 years in business, a Fredericton café owner says making good, affordable food, while also paying her bills, has become nearly impossible in today’s economy.