Posts Tagged ‘food’

O’Chocolate offers sweets made with organic, fair trade ingredients

About four years ago, Stacy Peters and a friend sold their handmade chocolates at the Village Bakery and Café in Athens, Ohio during the holiday season. Since then, Peters opened her own shop −O’Chocolate− in the same town and business is booming. In fact, there are stores waiting to carry...

February 29th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Layer owner using skills grandmother taught her to build bakery business

Paula Katz discovered a love for baking at the tender age of six, when her maternal grandmother, Juliet, began letting her help out in the kitchen. Juliet never wrote her recipes down and her granddaughter is the only family member she ever taught to bake. To this day, Katz is trying to get Juliet’s...

February 22nd, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Ballroom at Oakhurst relaunches with help from Two Caterers

Two Caterers Contemporary Cuisine has teamed with Oakhurst Country Club in Grove City to breathe new life into its massive ballroom and reintroduce it to the local event and wedding industry. The Ballroom at Oakhurst dates back to 1959. Over the years, the space, which can seat up to 300 guests, had...

February 7th, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

Azoti helps food producers increase demand, productivity

Dave Ranallo remembers tasting the difference between tomatoes from a chain grocery store and tomatoes grown in his grandparent’s garden when he was just 10 years old, calling that the beginning of his “food awakening.” Ranallo’s longtime interest in fresh produce, his desire...

December 2nd, 2011 | Business Profiles | Read More

Sidecar Global Catering considers its first year a success

Barcelona Restaurant opened in Columbus’s German Village in 1996. More than a dozen years later, it continues to serve flavorful Mediterranean-inspired dishes at 263 E. Whittier St. and its owner, Scott Heimlich, launched a spin-off catering business a year ago this summer. Created to meet guests’...

November 16th, 2011 | Business Profiles | Read More

JC’s Sweet Ice Tea gets Sam Adams loan

JC’s Sweet Ice Tea is the latest beneficiary of The Boston Beer Co.’s Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream program. The Columbus-based business has received a $10,000 loan from the program, which assists entrepreneurs in the food, beverage, and hospitality industries. “Our product...

September 1st, 2011 | Announcements | Read More

Ohio hosts Midwest Buyers Mission for food export businesses

Ohio food and agricultural companies recently met with international buyers at this year’s Midwest Buyers Mission at the Embassy Suites Airport hotel in Columbus. The Midwest Buyers Mission is part of an initiative to help Ohio’s small- and medium-sized businesses grow through export sales....

August 5th, 2011 | Governance | Read More

Sam Adams offers speed coaching for food & beverage entrepreneurs

In February, Samuel Adams announced the expansion of its signature philanthropic program, Brewing the American Dream, into Ohio. This program provides low and modest-income small business owners in the food, beverage and hospitality industry with essential ingredients to start, strengthen, and grow their...

June 1st, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More