Issue date: July/August 2007        Topic: Trends

It’s About Ambiance

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Imagine your garden center reverberating with rock ’n’ roll or swaying to the tender melodies of the oldies of the great bands. Surprised shoppers may ask, “Where is that music coming from?” It gives ...

        Issue date: January/February 2006        Topic: Trends

Is Leasing Right for You?

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Some garden centers, such as Swansons in Seattle and Bachman’s outside Minneapolis, choose to have a third party operate their cafes. Their attitude is, as long as they clear the operating costs, the ...

        Issue date: November/December 2005        Topic: Trends

Menu Zing Makes the Difference

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Your menu is your garden cafe’s window to the world. It creates a vision of your garden center and is a communication icon for everyone to see. The most basic ingredient in your cafe isn’t the decor...

        Issue date: September/October 2005        Topic: Trends

Cafe Design: Form & Function

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Maybe the great architect and designer Louis Sullivan never sat down and designed a pizzeria, or even ate at a pizzeria for that matter. But he did create as good a pizzeria design axiom as anything w...

        Issue date: July/August 2005        Topic: Trends

The Art of Cafe Ambiance

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What do Pablo Picasso and Holly Hagen have in common? Both used color, texture and form to create great art. Pablo did his in oil; Hagen did hers in restaurant interiors. Hagen is a talented interio...

        Issue date: May/June 2005        Topic: Trends

Kicking Cafes Up a Notch

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When I am asked by a food service operator to develop an “upgrade,? my first question is, “Upgrade from what?? My second inquiry is, “Upgrade to what?? An upgrade is a relative concept. It assumes...

        Issue date: January/February 2005        Topic: Trends

On Your Way to a New Cafe

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I was having some difficulty planning an article for this issue when I returned home to find my copy of the November/ December issue. I opened it immediately and, to my amazement, I saw the lead featu...

        Issue date: November/December 2004        Topic: Trends

Beverages to Bank On

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Are you convinced that a beverage kiosk can promote your garden retail business and add to your bottom line? I hope so. For those still undecided, look over the recipes that follow and you may become ...

        Issue date: July/August 2004        Topic: Trends

Some Like It Hot

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It’s a beautiful sunny day, and gardeners are coming to your store to keep their gardens beautiful and to replenish foliage, flowers and herbs that have not met the test of time. Some may just wish to...

        Issue date: May/June 2004        Topic: Trends

Considering a Garden Cafe?

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Imagine slowly sipping Indonesian tea poured from gold-encrusted porcelain teapots nestled inside knitted “cozies,? while servers offer you a selection of freshly baked pastries still warm from the ov...

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