Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Prediction: this won't end well

5 comments:

  1. We have something like this, called Poteger's, right next to campus. See www.yelp.com/biz/potager-arlington

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  2. I suspect it will do ok. Charity style, donation based enterprises often do very well for themselves, churches for example.

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  3. If they really believed in this model, they wouldn't have set it up as a separate non-profit. This is nothing but a PR campaign and tax shield.

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  4. Still going strong. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2011-05-16-panera-pay-what-you-can_n.htm

    although, I wonder how this would work out in a community without an affluence similar to Brentwood, TN

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  5. http://theemattmarxkors.hubpages.com/hub/St-Louis-Bread-Company-Cares

    An interesting breakdown of who/what/how the place is still in operation. Do we count all those volunteers as subsidies though?

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