tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471307103235274057.post4262505812148126787..comments2024-03-19T10:45:30.177-04:00Comments on Mitch Broder's Vintage New York: Signing Off: We've Fled the Growlers and Turned Down the HeatMitch Broderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302360115689566047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471307103235274057.post-71370529192776327552013-09-27T11:24:54.385-04:002013-09-27T11:24:54.385-04:00There is absolutely nothing wrong with the word gr...There is absolutely nothing wrong with the word growler when it comes to beer. Duane Reade in the 70s on the Upper West Side has a growler station. Most any bar that serves craft beer (and there are many in NYC) will fill a growler for you. Acehttp://montaguestreetjournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471307103235274057.post-81471224822659210382013-09-27T08:27:20.847-04:002013-09-27T08:27:20.847-04:00The CNBC series The Profit, about taking underachi...The CNBC series The Profit, about taking underachieving companies and finding out what's stopping them from being more successful that you'd figure they should be, had an episode about a successful niche ice cream maker for the Asian ethnic market in the US, a company named Mr Green Tea (from the name of their highest-selling flavor). The family that owned it were at loggerheads as to how to expand into other markets. Cutting the story short, Marcus Lemonis, the "angel" on the show, basically told them that, outside the Asian market, (A) nobody knows you, and (B), nothing about "green tea" suggests "ice cream"; re-brand, for non-Asian flavors sold outside Asian stores/restaurants-- DUH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com