Brewed Behavior and Probat Burns Announce Roaster Training Partnership

July 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment

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“Full-service coffee consultancy Brewed Behavior and commercial coffee equipment manufacturer Probat Burns have announced a partnership to provide roaster education and training at Brewed Behavior’s lab in Kansas City, Missouri, and at Probat’s lab in Vernon Hills, Illinois.

The education program will include lessons on roasting — sample, profile, and production — as well as roaster maintenance and coffee evaluation, including cupping basics, defect cupping, and green defects.”

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Filed Under: Opportunities, Trending Now

When’s the Right Time to Call in a Restaurant Consultant?

July 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“No matter how good business is out of the gate, many restaurants have to rejigger something after its initial debut. Maybe it’s revamping a menu, nixing dishes, or overhauling an entire kitchen staff. Sometimes it’s altering hours of business, or redesigning the dining room for flow. Working with an outside group can help determine those changes, but the question for many is when to bring them in. For some, it’s before a restaurant opens; for others it’s when sales start to falter. Sometimes they can help after a few short months.”

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Filed Under: Operations, Opportunities

Inside Danny Meyer’s New Sky-High NYC Restaurant

July 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment

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“Whenever world-renowned restaurateur Danny Meyer walks into someone else’s dining establishment, he takes immediate note of how the place affects his mood. “Even before I’m ooh-ing and aah-ing at the light fixtures and the bar, the tabletop design, all the decisions that most restaurateurs labor over, I’m just asking myself how I feel,” Meyer says. “You either feel good or you don’t—you can tell within a second.” It’s that keen ability to read and riff on the elements of winning restaurants that the hospitality mogul has again demonstrated with the newest addition to his empire, Manhatta.”

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Filed Under: Enterprise Insight, Heard on The Street, Retail Spotlight

Will Consumers Sour On ‘Nature-Identical’ Sweeteners From A Lab

July 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“Natural sweeteners are popular with consumers, especially as people look for healthier and lower-calorie substitutes for sugar. Manufacturers facing upcoming government requirements to list added sugars on their Nutrition Facts labels also are looking for ways to reduce sugar content in their products.”

“One technique involves fermenting genetically engineered yeast to develop the most desirable sweetness compounds from the stevia plant. Companies say the process uses less energy, water and land.”

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Filed Under: Enterprise Insight, Opportunities

Union Square’s Iconic Diner Coffee Shop Will Close in October

July 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“After 28 years of serving diner food to celebrities, tourists, and fashiony New Yorkers, Union Square’s iconic restaurant the Coffee Shop at 29 Union Square West will close.
The diner is one of the last remaining non-chain, sit-down restaurants left in Union Square, which has suffered a spate of high-profile closures like Union Square Cafe and Republic. Blue Water Grill remains open, but it’s fate is still uncertain.”

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Filed Under: Closings, Local Market Buzz, Uncategorized

A Guide to the East Village’s Booming ‘Chinatown North’

July 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“The historical hub of Polish pierogi, Ukrainian borscht, Indian vindaloo, and Japanese ramen has recently become an epicenter of Chinese and Taiwanese restaurants, both homegrown and imported — from Flushing and (much) further east. Here, where to find the neighborhood’s newest Yunnanese, Hunanese, and more.”

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Filed Under: Events, Heard on The Street, Openings, Trending Now

Walmart to Enter New York City – Not With a Store, but an Ecommerce Center

July 11, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“Walmart’s Jet.com is testing same-day grocery delivery in New York, as it dials up its efforts in the battle for online customers. The retailer announced Tuesday that it will open up a fulfillment center in the Bronx for Jet.com, the e-commerce start-up it acquired roughly two years ago. The fulfillment center will serve as the base for the delivery of goods like groceries and Apple electronics.”

“The move comes as Walmart has been investing heavily in its online grocery business. It previously announced plans to expand its online grocery delivery service to a fleet of roughly 800 stores by the end of the year. It has also been re-outfitting its stores to support mobile and online delivery, as well as converting some of its Sam’s Clubs into distribution centers for Walmart’s online grocery business.”

As of now, though, the Bronx warehouse will only store Jet inventory and the service will only deliver Jet goods.”

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Filed Under: Global Market Buzz, Operations, Opportunities

Concession Opportunity: Farmer’s Market at Fordham Plaza

July 11, 2018 by Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: Local Market Buzz, Opportunities

Starbucks Will Drop Plastic Straws by 2020

July 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“The coffee chain already uses its strawless lids in 8,000 North American stores for drinks like its draft nitro and cold foam beverages. They are being tested for some beverages in other markets including China, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, according to the company.

Starbucks will launch two new cold offerings in the U.S. and Canada on Tuesday that use the lids, including a salted cream cold foam cold brew, Starbucks spokeswoman Haley Drage said in an email.”

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Filed Under: Operations

Queens Night Market Might Be the New Yorkiest Food Fair of All

July 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment

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“Queens Night Market is midway through its fourth season behind the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. When you first arrive a little before the gates open at 6 p.m., the alfresco food bazaar seems, with its concrete lot and frenzied vendors bracing for the mob, much like any other. But as the evening progresses, you start to notice the distinctions: the diverse crowd, both in ethnicity and age; unexpected amenities like portable sinks and a curtained ATM; the calm and patient geniality of the vendors, happy to explain their food and culture; the aromas permeating the lot, uniting farflung points on the globe in one gloriously multicultural cookout.”

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Filed Under: Events, Heard on The Street, Opportunities, Trending Now, Uncategorized
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