Struggling To Survive: The Disappearance Of The Flower Store
All signs point to a slowly recovering U.S. economy, but it has been a long and bumpy road for many small business owners, including florists. …
Articles by Jackie DeAngelis, CNBC
'Bouqs' Seeks To Disrupt Torpid US Flower Delivery Industry
A new online florist has raised over a million dollars in funding in an attempt to wrestle market share from the established online flower delivery services. Promising ‘farm-to-home delivery’ and flat pricing, TheBouqs.com suggests the time is ripe to upend what it sees as an innovation-lacking industry. …
Maine's Cheese Making Industry On The Rise
Thirty years ago, Mainers shopping for cheese at their local grocery stores would have found few choices — and of those, plastic-wrapped processed cheese slices had a large market share. …
Sweet Grass Dairy Brings Home ACS Honors
Sweet Grass Diry’s soft-ripened Green Hill cheese was recognized for its quality in the soft-ripened cheese category at the American Cheese Society Annual Conference and Competition held July 31 – Aug. 3 in Madison, WI. …
Whole Foods Market Cheesemonger Reaches Fondue-Mental Achievement
For Whole Foods Market cheesemongers, passion for cheese is a natural part of the job. Nadjeeb Chouaf, a cheesemonger at the Charlottesville Whole Foods Market, took it a step further by winning second place in the fourth annual Cheesemonger Invitational earlier this month. Chouaf competed against more than 50 cheesemongers, including three Whole Foods Market Team Members, for the honor. …