If you’ve never had South Korean-style coffee, then you’re in for a treat. The new coffee shop promises to “soothe, heal and revive” while offering gelato, smoothies and more.
CaffèBene is located on 1611 Broadway at the corner of W 49th Street
CaffèBene is now open in The Midtown West
February 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Juicing is the “in” thing to do
February 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It’s not just Starbucks that is tapping into the $50 billion dollar health and wellness industry. Small retail operations are targeting consumers who feel typical smoothie chains are less healthy
and authentic.
From grab-and-go to customized blends, this will be a trend to look for
Manhattan’s High Line might find a second home in Jersey City
February 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Jersey City Mayor of 1998, Bret Schundler, wanted to build a housing complex on the Sixth Street Embarkment but the residents of Jersey City were against it and successfully filed for State Register of Historic Places in 1999. Now, after years of long legal battles over the Sixth Street Embarkment, all parties are coming together to put an end to court fees that have added up to millions. The proposed high line idea might start development as early as next year.
RFPS may be requested in the near future if all goes according to plan
Georgetown Cupcake is opening this Saturday, Feb 11th in Soho
February 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The famous DC cupcake shop will also have a reality television show the revisits the construction leading up to the grand opening of the Soho location this Spring.
Georgetown cupcakes is located on 111 Mercer Street between Prince and Spring Street
Food Trucks are now in Battery Park City
February 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Starting today through 2013, food trucks will be located outside of 4 World Financial Center, North End Avenue at Vesey Street on weekdays from 11am – 3pm.
Check out the rotating schedule for this week
McClure’s Pickles’ Informal Distribution Cooperative, which started in July 2011, helps specialty food purveyors with lower distribution prices
February 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Traditional distributors charge a mark up of 15 – 20%. For businesses that hosts their product in the same space as McClure’s, the distribution charge is only 4% for 11 – 20 cases. Bob McClure, owner of McClure’s Pickles, now distributes product for Early Bird Granola, School House Kitchen
and more.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn thinks the McClure model of business has the potential to grow and is currently drafting a proposal to expand on the idea
Small-Business Lending is on the rise, Citibank partners with Next Street for a new program
February 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Boston and New York-based firm Next Street is quoted as the “merchant bank” to small business owners. They provide loans to businesses who have a great amount of opportunity for growth while providing them with strategic advice. The Next Street Opportunity Fund plans to loan $30 million to businesses that meet their criteria.
Half of the businesses that Next Street currently works with are minority/women-owned
Blue Bottle’s steady growth has the company looking to sell bottled coffee in grocery stores very soon
February 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Blue Bottle Coffee’s revenue has increased annually by 50% since starting operations in 2002 and is looking for more ways to further the positive production.
The Wall Street Journal reports
La Toulousaine Bakery is now open in The Upper West Side
February 2, 2012 by 4 Comments
Jean Francois Gatozre and his wife says the name of the bakery means “woman from Toulouse” and has always wanted to operate a bakery in America since leaving France six years ago.
The bakery will serve traditional pastries from croissants to french baguettes. La Toulousaine is located on 942 Amsterdam Avenue between 106th and 107th Street
On the heels of the Starbucks blonde, more coffee retailers will begin to feature their own edition to the lighter roast
February 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It’s not just Starbucks that is marketing to this new demographic of light roast lovers, coffee roasters such as Intelligensia, Blue Bottle and Handsome Coffee are noted for their light-roast only mantra.
Starbucks also conducted a study of coffee roasted to various degrees of darkness and documented that 42% of taste testes preferred the lighter roast
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