Business

A former employee of a failed Dunedin wine startup hopes its founders will never run a business again as the company leaves creditors nearly $2.2 million out of pocket.

A farming company, overseen by a man who has business ventures across multiple sectors, all around the world, has been ordered to make a $2 million-plus payment after a stock food deal went sour.

Val Braumann says ‘‘tired’’ is not in her vocabulary.

The closure of an award-winning Dunedin restaurant with eight years of skin in the game comes as established operators are finding economic conditions ‘‘impossible’’, a fellow business owner says.