Investments Blog
Egg prices hitting St. Louis businesses hard
More than any other grocery item, eggs have surged in price. Economists blame the 2022 avian flu and inflation.
Now its St. Louis businesses that are left with tough decisions to make, raise prices or absorb costs.
“Eggs are not something we can live without,” Aaron Teitelbaum, owner of restaurants Herbie's and Kingside Diner, told KSDK.
Echoing Teitelbaum, Lia Holter said her bakery business, Made by Lia, also needs eggs. Since the bakery opened in 2020, Holter said the price of eggs has skyrocketed.
“They…
Startups to Watch: Sunnyside’s ‘mindful drinking’ tackles alcohol abuse
Editor's note: In our 2023 Startups to Watch feature, the Silicon Valley Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times present startups and founders doing unique things in the Bay Area. Sunnyside is one of 15 we profiled this year — to read more about our mission and the other startups we're featuring, click here.
Traditional solutions to problematic alcohol consumption are rarely nuanced: Total abstinence or your life will be ruined. Cutback Coach Inc., which does business as Sunnyside,…
Bottoms up: Austin canned cocktail brand raises fresh funding
This Austin-based company was founded in 2019 and reached $4 million in 2020, its first year of sales. It grew 50% in 2021 and is now raising money to continue taking market share from hard seltzers.
La Calle is moving to Fells Point
La Calle's owners said a decline in office workers was behind the closure of the downtown location.
The Next Chapter: Doing it differently
I’m eight years old. I arrive at my grandparents’ house and my tummy hurts. My heart races and I feel heaviness. It’s Sunday afternoon and the house is full of gray-haired great aunts and uncles and cousins rarely seen throughout the year, and tables are lined with food. It’s hot.
As I enter the front door, my mom propels me forward. I try to resist being passed around like a doll, but one after the other I am forced to hug numerous people. Some even lean in for a kiss, square on the lips.…
Zoes Kitchen to revive original menu in one location
The original owner of Zoes in the metro area has plans for Crestline.
Twin Peaks to add 4 new restaurants here
The sports bar and restaurant serves burgers, wings, flatbreads, tacos, soups, salads, ribs and beers.
Franklin’s Southall Farm & Inn opens amenities to locals
Franklin's Southall Farm & Inn opened Dec. 1 to overnight guests. Now, it is inviting locals to experience its luxury amenities.
Cincinnati craft beer vet Jason Brewer opening Wandering Monsters Brewing, with duckpin bowling, in Anderson
Cincinnati craft brewing veteran Jason Brewer is opening Wandering Monsters Brewing in Anderson Township, complete with six lanes of duckpin bowling.
MSO ‘ain’t afraid of no ghosts’
You wouldn't think the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and “Ghostbusters” would have a lot in common.