Pioneering 12South eatery on the block
Posted on November 19, 2009 at 2:05 pmOur housemate Dana Franklin has the scoop on the state of Mirror, which is for sale now that two of its three owners plan to relocate to Florida.
Bolsom says that until the recent recession, Mirror was a consistently profitable business. The restaurant witnessed dramatic changes in the neighborhood as 12South turned into a thriving retail and residential neighborhood. “It’s been a heck of a 10 years,” he says.
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O’Charley’s knows where the beef is
Posted on October 21, 2009 at 10:41 am
A succcessful trial of a lower-priced sirloin meal has led O’Charley’s officials to put the item on its permanent menu. The move will be accompanied by several other prime rib offerings aiming to entice value-hungry diners. Shares of O’Charley’s (Ticker: CHUX) are up 30 percent from a year ago but flat since mid-August.
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Start-up distillers pick ad shop
Posted on October 19, 2009 at 9:19 amBrentwood-based Hoodoo Spirits, which is developing a line of high-end booze, has chosen Mullen, a Boston-based unit of Interpublic, to handle advertising and marketing. Hoodoo’s spartan Web site features very little on the company, which appears to be run by Iasis Healthcare General Counsel Frank Coyle, who together with fellow Iasis attorney Heath Clark, pushed to expand Tennessee’s distillery laws.
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Blackstone a GABF winner
Posted on October 14, 2009 at 8:12 amThat’s the Great American Beer Festival to those of you not-so-craft-beer-inclined. The West End brewery recently nabbed its 15th GABF medal – and its first gold since 2006 – for its St. Charles Porter.
”We have other beers that have won medals but St. Charles Porter is the most decorated. This is the sixth GABF medal that this beer has won over the years. St. Charles Porter currently leads the Brown Porter category with the most medals ever.” says Stephanie Weins, Owner/General Manager at Blackstone Brewing Company.
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NES awards food supply contract
Posted on September 9, 2009 at 6:27 am
U-Kno Catering, a company being grown under the umbrella of the Nashville Business Incubation Center, has been awarded a three-year contract to provide food services to 200 Nashville Electric Service employees each day. The deal is worth $250,000 to owner Brenda Odom and her team.
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Gigi’s expanding to the ‘Boro
Posted on August 31, 2009 at 7:08 am
For those of you keeping up with cupcake mania: A pair of sisters are working toward a fall opening of a Gigi’s Cupcake outpost across the street from the Avenue shopping center of I-24 in Murfreesboro.
Who knew we drink a lot of Drank?
Posted on July 1, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Innovative Beverage Group, marketers of the “extreme relaxation drink” known as “Drank,” in a release marketing its new two-ounce shot version for those “consumers looking to relax in a hurry,” mentions that the new product is “thriving” in our fair city.
John Layfield, founder of Layfield Energy said, “Drank Deuce(TM) is the product of a complementary partnership between Layfield Energy and Innovative Beverage Group. Its title as first ‘extreme relaxation’(TM) shot has helped it to thrive in Nashville, TN, and now that it’s available online we expect the kind of results that drank beverage received in its first year.”
We’ve never seen the stuff, but have to admit we’re intrigued by the idea of relaxing in a hurry.
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Buntin loses account to Minneapolis firm
Posted on May 27, 2009 at 7:10 am
The Nashville advertising agency will no longer work on the Chinet line of disposable tableware. The brand’s Finnish parent has awarded the business to the Olson agency, which bills itself as nontraditional and focused on social marketing.
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Bread & Co. gets some love from trade pub
Posted on May 4, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Fast Casual names the local bread and sandwich shop ‘one to watch‘ as an example of independent operators holding their own.
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Some early recognition for local gin distillery
Posted on April 23, 2009 at 12:27 am
Corsair Gin, the first product from a Nashville-based venture that crafts its wares in Kentucky, was recently awarded a gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. From a release:
Corsair Gin is produced in extremely small batches using a hand-hammered gin-head pot still. This uncommon step makes the gin crisp, with an exceptionally smooth finish. Corsair is produced using a mix of traditional and non-traditional botanicals, including juniper, coriander, citrus peels and hyssop. All ingredients are sustainably harvested, giving the Corsair Gin a unique and refreshing character. Corsair Gin is 44% ABV (88 Proof) and should be in Nashville liquor stores today. Lippman Bros. is the distributor.
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Jack’s dad said to be in marriage talks
Posted on April 20, 2009 at 7:37 amThe Telegraph in England over the weekend reported that Brown-Forman, the parent company for Jack Daniel’s and Southern Comfort, is exploring a merger with Bacardi.
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Five Star jobs
Posted on April 13, 2009 at 9:40 pmFive Star Custom Foods, a company that produces meat products and sauces for several brands, is setting up shop in Nashville:
It is opening a facility in Nashville and will eventually employ as many as 350 workers, ranging from material handlers and mechanics to quality control techs.
Five Star expects to be up and running by this fall.
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Nashville breweries to celebrate Prohibition anniversary
Posted on at 1:30 pmFrom the Full Pint:
The Saint Louis Brewery, brewer of Schlafly Beer, is hosting a Repeal of Prohibition Beer Festival at their Bottleworks location in St. Louis. This year’s festival will showcase Tennessee breweries, along with Schlafly favorites. The guest breweries will be Blackstone Brewery out Nashville, TN, Yazoo Brewing Company out of Nashville, TN and Boscos out of Memphis, Nashville and Cool Springs, TN.
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Froyo chain on its way here
Posted on April 10, 2009 at 8:08 am
Red Mango, a Korean frozen yogurt chain backed by private equity, has hooked up with a veteran franchisee to expand into Tennessee as part of a regional growth push.
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Local pizza company to sponsor Sprint Cup car
Posted on April 9, 2009 at 8:04 am
Hunt Brothers has teamed with Richard Petty Motorsports to back driver A.J. Allmendinger for the next five months and maybe more.
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