Work
Old Town Collective

One roof for a family of neighbourhood favourites

Multi-brand System
Careers Board
CMS Architecture

A bakery, a gluten-free café, a gelato shop and an ice cream counter on Vancouver Island needed one place to tell their shared story, post jobs and send visitors on to each brand.
Built at SMC Communications | Role: Lead Developer

Old Town Collective homepage introducing its collection of neighbourhood food businesses

Old Town Collective is a group of craft food businesses on Vancouver Island: Old Town Bakery, Wild Poppy Market, Cold Front Gelato and Old Town Ice Cream. Their line is “Neighbourhood spots. Built with love.”

The brief

The collective needed a home for the group itself: a place to tell the shared story, point people to each business and support hiring across all locations, without taking anything away from the individual brands.

What I built

  • The group site, plus individual sites for Old Town Bakery and Wild Poppy Market, planned as one system from the start.
  • A locations section that sends visitors on to each brand’s own site.
  • CMS-driven News and Careers sections, so the team can post openings and community updates for every business in one place.
  • Newsletter signup for several brands from a single page.

Outcome

A single umbrella site for the group, with each business keeping its own identity and its own site.

Visit the live site →