The biggest macaron location to date in the world for Maison Ladurée is opening soon in Soho. The new shop will include a pastry lab, tea salon, chefs on-site and catering services. Expected opening date has yet to be confirmed.
Maison Ladurée will be located at 398 West Broadway near Spring Street
Maison Ladurée coming soon to Soho
June 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
Greenmarket expands to Chelsea
June 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Greenmarket adds another location for patrons to buy their local produce. Though smaller than the Union Square location, the Chelsea Triangle will be great for residents on the West Side
of the town.
Greenmarket at the Chelsea Triangle will be open for business on Saturday and Sunday between 10am – 4pm
Save The Date: The Bouchon Bakery Cookbook arrives on October 23rd
June 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Bouchon Bakery, my old stomping ground is set to launch its first cookbook. Chef Thomas Keller and Sebastien Rouxel have shared their delicious treats with us with the book launch set for October 23rd. Until you start baking at home, you can indulge in their pastries in one of their locations in NYC, Las Vegas or Los Angeles.
Thomas Keller and Sebastien Rouxel are soon to launch the first Bouchon Bakery Cookbook.
Starbucks Makes a Bet on Tea as they look to open a new Retail Concept
June 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
After selling Tazo Tea in coffee shops for years, Starbucks is now looking to open up retail chains dedicated to brewing and selling this tea brand. The first shop is set to open later on this year. This new business venture for Starbucks comes on the heels of the tea industry being highlighted as the one of the top five growing beverages on restaurant menus by research firm NPD Group.
Starbucks will look to its competitors for product differentiation. Pleaces like Teavana, Argo Tea, and Jamba Juice are among some of the competitors observed in Nation’s Restaurant News’ article
Coming Soon to Park Slope: Brooklyn Crepe and Juice
June 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In the mood for a Williamsburg, Crown Heights or Bay Ridge Sweet Crepe? The 2nd outpost to the healthy juice, smoothie and crepe shop is coming soon to Park Slope that will follow the same Brooklyn-centric menu from their 1st location in Prospect Heights.
The creperie/juice shop will open at Fifth AVenue between Lincoln and Berkeley
Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 24 to discuss New York City’s Large Sugary Drink Ban Proposal
June 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to ban the sale of sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces in restaurants, movie theaters, and other soda serving establishments regulated by the Board of Health was approved last week Tuesday. The maximum fine is $200.00, and it can be imposed only once per inspection. The next step is a one time, 2 hour, public hearing scheduled for July 24, 2012, from 1-3 p.m.
What are your thoughts? Voice your opinion
New Urban Space Meatpacking Market projected to open in July seeks vendors
June 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
Urban Space, which is behind Madison Square Eats, Dekalb Market, and much more, plans to start up another outdoor market next month under the High Line. The market will stay from July to August. Tom Colicchio is included in the line-up of vendors and is also seeking a license to serve beer and wine.
Interested vendors should apply here
Corner Bakery Cafe expands to the Northeast with an anticipated 22 locations in Connecticut and Rhode Island
May 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Corner Bakery Cafe, know for its signature line of grilled panini, freshly baked sweets and made-to-order breakfast scramblers, will open 22 new locations in Rhode Island and Connecticut throughout the next eight years.
The agreement, signed by Top Line Restaurants, calls for 16 cafes in Connecticut and six in Rhode Island, with the first location scheduled to open by summer 2013. The new restaurants will help boost the local economy in those states by adding more than 800 jobs into the market over the next eight years.
Starbucks Teams up with Opportunity Finance Network to help create jobs
April 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In November, Starbucks teamed up with the Opportunity Finance Network, a membership network of more than 180 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) that provides loans and counseling to community businesses on the Create Jobs for USA Fund. Since November 2011 the fund raised about $2 million, helping to create or retain more than 2,300 jobs, many in poor communities.
The Create Jobs for USA program also provides capital grants to select CDFIs. These groups, in turn, provide loans to underserved community businesses like microenterprises, nonprofit organizations, commercial real estate ventures and affordable housing firms. The goal of Create Jobs for USA is to bring people and communities together to create and sustain jobs throughout America.
Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz makes good on his promise to invest in small business programs.
David’s Teas Integrates Multiple IT systems for One Platform including scheduling, POS and inventory management
April 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
While the company’s rapid growth is just what business owners want, it has also presented challenges — most notably within the IT systems. The inventory and sales systems were not connected, so the system might show an inventory balance, but not provide any value to it. The warehouse management system lacked the ability to track each store’s inventory to a specific location within the facility. And because the merchandising system lacked effective forecasting or replenishment tools, the buying function was handled via spreadsheets.
Management needed a way to assemble more accurate information in order to reduce stock-outs and increase inventory turns. Choquette and his colleagues began looking for a new system in early 2010, ultimately deciding on Microsoft Dynamics AX.
David’s Tea integrates multiple IT systems to create one platform
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