Michele DeSmet and Courtney Tomioka, the couple behind bakery Made out of Dough, decided that instead of launching just a storefront next to their bakery to sell their products, they'd create a marketplace for other small businesses and vendors to sell their products, too. "It's literally an industrial warehouse that we turned into this little co-op," DeSmet says. "It's almost like a mini farmers market."
California-based Klatch Coffee and Sprouts Farmers Market recently announced an expanded partnership that will bring 20 Klatch cafes to Sprouts stores across Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. The move comes a year after Klatch opened its first cafe in a Sprouts store in Fontana. "Our partnership with Sprouts Farmers Market is a source of immense pride," said Heather Perry, CEO of Klatch Coffee. "Customers tell us they love the convenience of enjoying Klatch and Sprouts in one trip."
New York City is celebrating the launch of Peacock's new series The Paper with two pop-ups in Midtown. On Sept. 9, the plaza at Rockefeller Center and Flatiron Plaza will transform into two immersive, newsstand-themed pop-ups inspired by The Toledo Truth Teller, the fictional Midwestern paper featured in The Paper. Guests at the pop-up are invited to visit the Toledo Truth Teller pop-up newsstands, enjoy complimentary bagels from PopUp bagels (while supplies last).
