There are no single-serve plastic bottles, but geez, there's a lotta plastic bag packaged stuff. Look at the Boom chicka pop pic...
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A publicist who saw 'social opportunity', or one who simply recognized a business opp for a certain hipster/PC/trustafarian segment of the population, and with plenty of disposable income? I doubt the prices will be cheap.
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Cheap = Low quality ingredients + low wages
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Great business model. Please consider locations within walking distance of large universities. Students without cars need to be able to enjoy a nourishing diet without having to pay the high markups in the stores at the student unions.
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Amazing, Ms. Krupa! Best wishes for lots of expansion soon!
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Finally reading good news. Good luck, I am just wishing you were here in Orlando, FL.
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I think Ms. Krupa's heart is in the right place but when I read this, I wasn't sure how her store is different from my local healthstore, TJ's, or Whole Foods in the concept except being smaller. As she mentioned, the main key might be the location. In cities and densely-packed suburbs, residents have a plethora of stores to pick from but if the situation is a rural area or even suburbs where one has to drive to a strip mall to get food, then her store might thrive. Especially for the latter, my family is fortunate to own multiple properties where a mere 1-3 block short walk takes us to business districts. However I have lived short-term in places where it is impossible to walk to any business. Zoning may have to do with that but I still remember the small store within my residential childhood neighborhood where we would pick up candy, eggs, and milk.
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