Restaurant owners can rarely resist novelty. Fine dining on a crane? A bar in a tree? Been there, done that. Increasingly, restaurateurs are opening new spots in another unlikely location: shipping containers. While it would be easy to write this off as one more quirky gimmick, shipping containers aren’t just a curiosity. They’re also a cheap, sustainable option for […]
Shipping Containers Becomes The Latest Food Craze
Millenials Eating Habits Changing The Food Industry
Millennials are dramatically disrupting the way food is produced, packaged, marketed and served. As a highly vocal group, millennials have given food producers little option but to listen to their demands, resulting in changes to not only food choices, but farming techniques and restaurant services as well. These changes have reverberated throughout the food industry, creating a food landscape vastly […]
Can The Fall Of Solar Energy Prices Lead To More Usage For Renewable Energy?
The price of solar energy could further fall this year, experts say. A Bloomberg New Energy Finance(BNEF) analysis published by PV Magazine predicted a 34 percent drop in the price of multicrystalline solar modules in China, an event expected to influence prices around the world. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said a price drop could open […]
4 Ways to Improve the Scalability of Your Business
Every company needs to have a plan for its own growth. Indeed, a business owner who isn’t looking to expand isn’t likely to experience much sustained success. To put it even more bluntly: if you’re not growing as a business, you’re dying. With that in mind, today we’re going to look at four ways that startups can improve their scalability, […]
Container Village For Startups In Amsterdam
In a bid to create affordable office space in Amsterdam, Dutch architect Julius Taminiau has upcycled a series of shipping containers into Startup Village, a temporary cargotecture hub for fledgling companies. Located in Amsterdam Science Park, the container buildings are stacked and painted in a variety of colors to create a space that can adapt to different needs. In addition […]
Smart Clothing To Lead Wareable Growth
A new study from Juniper Research suggests that wearable growth is slowing in smartwatches and fitness trackers, with smart clothing expected to take over the mantle. According to the firm, the total market for smart wearables will top 350 million devices by 2020, with wrist-based trackers making up around 190 million of that figure. That’s only up on the 137 […]
How Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Will Revolutionize Online Dating Businesses
Everyone knows that dating is a challenge in 2018. And when it comes to online dating–one of the only viable options these days, it seems, now that most people would rather read articles on their phone at a bar then gather up the courage to ask you out–that’s a challenge, too. With apps out there like Bumble and Tinder, sometimes […]
Sales Tripled After Going Vegan
A growing number of restaurants are offering vegan options, but how are they being received by the public? For a local pub in London, they’ve been able to triple their sales since switching to a 100 percent vegan menu. Wanting to adopt sustainable practices and limiting food waste were among the reasons they went vegan, and it’s been paying […]
Cool Business Ideas: Water Edition
Many years ago, water technology stopped short of floats, boogie boards, and standard water goggles. Those days are long gone. Now, there’s a long list of varied, cutting-edge inventions that will make your weekend water getaways more like an adventure of a lifetime. And what better way to do that than to gather up some technology that enhances those summer […]
Growing Own Supply Of Mushrooms In Restaurant
A company called Smallhold is changing how restaurants procure produce. They’ve developed a hydroponic system that can be installed to suit most kitchen spaces, or even as an aesthetic addition to the dining room. Inside these glowing blue shelves are mushrooms, whose health and growth is monitored by technology at Smallhold’s headquarters. Vogue interviewed the company’s founders, Andrew Carter and Adam DeMartino. Carter and […]