Coffee gets popular in Korea

A report from Nielsen shows that coffee imports grew by 27 percent from 2008 to 2011 with retailers jumping from just 6,000 coffee shops to 9,400– up by 51%.
Ready To Drink coffee sales has also increased along with many small local coffee shops with
more selections

https://paigepapers.com/2011/12/12/koreans_getinto_coffee/

Dora is now “Pushcart Coffee” with a Grand Re-Opening Party this Friday, December 16th, from 6-8pm

Pushcart Coffee

Pushcart Coffee with owner Jamie Rogers (right) and business partner, Lisa Fischoff (left). Photo by The Lo-Down

The new owner, Jamie Rogers, purchased the coffee shop in September and has worked on rebranding the shop to tell the story of the Lower East Side– from past to present while sipping on a cup of joe.
Jamie, who also lives in the neighborhood, has partnered with The Lo-Down (an online news website for the Lower East Side) to produce a printed version of local news

https://paigepapers.com/2011/12/12/dora_is_now_named_pushcart_coffee/

Corn production remains low contributing to high food prices

The U.S. Department of Agriculture isn’t expecting a high surplus in corn crops for next year– the surplus increase will be up less than 1 percent from what was predicted last month.
Higher corn prices will reflect on the pricing of everything from soft drinks to cereal and food

https://paigepapers.com/2011/12/12/cornsurpluslow2012/

Pret A Manger has recently opened up two new Downtown locations with one on the way next week in Midtown

The newest additions to Pret A Manger is located at 1 Astor Place (East Village) and 350 Hudson Street (Soho). The Midtown West location at the corner of 45th and 6th Ave is expected to open next week.
Grub Street New York gives us the inside scoop…

https://paigepapers.com/2011/12/12/pretamanger_nowopenastorplace/

Eli’s Bread opens in Grand Central

The new bread bakery addition opened in the space where Corrado Bread and Pastry once lived. All baked goods will come from their Upper East Side location for now until their on-site kitchen space is completed.
The New York Times reports…

https://paigepapers.com/2011/12/12/elisbread_nowopengrandcentral/