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January 30,
2007 -
Times
Herald
Kimball Deli sets out to
prove healthy eating can be tasty
Jack-In-The-Green
offers wide variety of natural foods
By Danielle Quissenberry
Times Herald
It's not so easy to find bean burgers,
tempeh sandwiches or other natural, vegetarian alternatives.
In November, Jack-In-The-Green Deli opened
inside Honeycomb Natural Foods store at 2838 Stable Drive.
The restaurant, which sells vegetarian
sandwiches, natural fruit smoothies and pizzas with whole-wheat crusts, is
having its grand-opening celebration Feb. 10.
The
business, owned by Honeycomb owner Janine E. Stine, is the first natural,
largely-organic deli in the area.
Williams, who developed the menu, said the
deli uses organic, locally-grown produce whenever possible - the store is
limited by the Michigan seasons - and makes its foods from scratch.
"Nothing comes out of a can," he
said.
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Its menu offerings include a portabella
mushroom sandwich, whole-wheat penne pasta with asparagus and broccoli
and thai tempeh on sourdough bread.
Tempeh is an Indonesian, fermented soybean
cake.
Most of the items on the menu are
vegetarian, but the restaurant does serve dolphin-safe tuna and free-range
chicken.
Free-range chickens are allowed to roam
instead of being caged in a pen.
Chickens raised that way "are a lot
happier before they get to the plate," Williams said. "I always believe
happy food leads to happy people."
Williams, a chef with 13 years of
experience at restaurants such as the Thomas Edison Inn, the Quay Street Brewing Co and Bistro 1882, all
in Port Huron, said the deli gives him the opportunity to combine his
commercial interests with his natural, healthy lifestyle.
Williams' father, James Williams, is a
nutritionist and herbalist and is leading monthly classes about all-natural,
seasonal cooking at the deli.
Stine solicited Jacob Williams' help to
open the deli, something she said she's wanted to do for a long time.
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Demand is growing for natural deli foods,
she said.
Jacob Williams said people get frightened
about the word "organic."
But things are changing.
"It's not the soybean burger of yesterday.
It doesn't taste like paste," Stine said.
People are beginning to realize that,
Williams said.
"They realize things can taste good and be
good for you."
Jack-In-The-Green Deli at
Honeycomb Natural Foods store in Kimball Township. |
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November 10, 2006 -
Times
Herald
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Liz from Port Huron: "To Karla from Marysville who has the problem with mice
in her car: The simplest solution is to go to the Honeycomb Natural Foods store
in Kimball Township and get peppermint oil. Put it on cotton balls and place
them around your garage and in your car. Everything smells good and the mice
won't come near it. I had mice in my house and heard about this on television. I
tried it and no longer have mice. It's wonderful!"
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October/November
2005 - My
Business:
The
Small Business Magazine from NFIB
Gift and
Loyalty Cards: Good for Business
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For
Wayne Yoder, owner of Old School Market, an Amish buffet, gift shop and
furniture store in Sullivan, Ill., improving sales is as easy as using his
credit card processing machine---not just to register purchases but to
create electronic gift and loyalty cards.
Small-business owners can increase sales and drive repeat purchases with
NFB's electronic gift and loyalty program offered through Solveras Payment
Systems.
Not
only can Old School Market customers buy gift cards, they can also earn
points for each dollar spent in the gift shop or furniture store through a
flexible, automated reward program. At 100 points, they get an $8
discount of a home-cooked Mennonite meal.
"Faithful customers who come in weekly can accumulate points," Yoder says.
" It helps keep the locals coming back."
Giving Back to
Customers
Janine Stine, owner of Honeycomb Natural Foods in Fort Gratiot, Mich., was
happy to exchange her paper gift and loyalty cards, which customers often
misplaced, for yellow cards stamped with the Honeycomb Natural Foods logo. |
"You open
your wallet and you can spot the card right away," Stine says.
The
technology is easy to set up and woks seamlessly with the NFIB Credit Card
Processing Program, says Stine, who uses it daily.
"Customers appreciate getting something back for the money they spend,"
Stine says. "I gives them reason to come back and shop at your store
instead of the competition down the street."
Tool for
Success
Yoder
has watched his gift-card sales increase by 30 percent since implementing
the technology last summer. It has helped him not only with sales, but
also with marketing his business to customers.
"When
they sign up or for the cards, their names and addresses are entered into
the database," Yoder says. "You can see where your customers are
coming from and from that, you can start a mailing list." |
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September 10, 2005
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Times
Herald
Honeycomb to open
Kimball Township Shop
Natural-food store's new location should be ready by Oct. 1
By Erin Kosnac
Times Herald
FORT GRATIOT-
April Campbell shops at Honeycomb Natural Foods at least once a week.
Campbell, 30, of China Township is a fan of the
store's all-natural hair and beauty products and organic foods.
Next month Campbell
will have a larger
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selection of all-natural and organic products to peruse at
the new Honeycomb Natural Foods location at 2838 Stable Drive in Kimball
Township.
"I'm excited for the new location to open,"
Campbell said. "I'm excited to see the new selection and what's going to be
different, and I anticipate I'll be out there at least once a week, too."
Honeycomb owner, Janine Stine expects
the new
location will open October 1.
She will not renew
the lease for the Fort |
Gratiot store at 3900 Pine Grove Road, near Balducci's Market Place.
The new store will come complete with organic
produce and meat departments, as well as four therapy rooms for uses such as
massage therapy and alternative healing.
The brand-new building at Lapeer Road and
Stable Drive will be 6,000 square feet, about 1,000 square feet larger than
the current location.
Stine said she wants to own her own
building instead of lease. |
"For one, you can't build equity when you lease,"
she said. "Plus, I've really always wanted to own the property where my
business is. Now, I do."
Honeycomb Natural Foods has been in business for 32
years. Stine has owned the business for 13 years.
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