The Atlanta Christkindl Market is getting closer to reaching the goal that has motivated volunteers and organizers since 2016: becoming a permanent fixture in the city that supports the spread […]
Category: Food
Posted inUnited Kingdom
Costa Opens First U.S. Coffee Shop in Midtown
The British chain Costa Coffee has opened its first retail coffee shop in the U.S., marking a shift for a brand that is well-known in the United Kingdom and other […]
Posted inQuebec
Taking Credit for Tim Hortons in Georgia
Editor’s note: Trevor Williams traveled to Quebec April 25-29 for research on a special report looking at the province’s economic and trade ties with Georgia in advance of the SEUS/Canadian […]
Posted inGermany
German Christmas Market Returns From Pandemic Hiatus With New Buckhead Location
After a pandemic hiatus in 2020, Atlanta’s German Christmas market is back this year, relaunching on Black Friday (Nov. 26) at the third location since the tradition was brought to […]
Posted inCanada
Sunday Enters Canada With Montreal Acquisition After Raising $100M
Sunday, the French-origin restaurant tech company managing its rapid North American growth from Atlanta, is already making use of its recent $100 million capital raise with an acquisition in Canada. […]
Posted inAgriculture, Export Stories 2020, Food, Manufacturing, Trade
Q&A: Exporter Spotlight Shines on Crider Foods
Editor’s note: The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s International Trade Division publishes periodic Exporter Spotlight interviews showcasing how companies based in the state are tapping into new markets around the […]
Posted inCanada
Canadian Cannabis Firm to Buy Atlanta’s SweetWater Brewing for $300m
SweetWater Brewing Co. has built its brand around the outdoors, leisure and not-so-subtle references to cannabis culture, hosting the signature 420 music festival and offering its 420 brew, a recent […]
Posted inBusiness, Food, Trade, Workforce
Juice for Jobs: Atlanta Entrepreneur Expands Snack Business to Help Displaced Persons in Her Native Country of Georgia
Following the success of her organic rosehip juice business, NADI, Atlanta entrepreneur Nina Tickaradze is launching a second product that will provide further meaningful work for internally displaced persons (IDPs) […]
Posted inTanzania
Inspired by Global Flavors, Atlanta’s High Road Ice Cream Now Looks to Sell to the World
High Road Craft Ice Cream’s founders showed up at a trade show in Shanghai with high hopes of dazzling Asia’s culinary world with their globally inspired flavors. Their product, however, arrived […]
Posted inCulture, Food, Travel
Chamber Urges Support of French Restaurants, Businesses During Covid-19 Shutdown
Update: The FACC has updated its list of businesses and restaurants here. The French-American Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta is urging its members and the broader community to support local […]