Laura
04-24-2010, 06:42 AM
from SiLive.com:
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/cupcakes_frosting_hot_dogs_out.html
Cupcakes frosting hot dogs outside Manhattan's Metropolitan Museum of Art
By Associated Press
April 08, 2010, 12:37PM
NEW YORK -- It's a cupcake counterattack in the vendor wars outside New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Parks Department said Wednesday it had awarded a contract for a high-end cupcake concession outside the museum where hot dogs have ruled.
Under the proposed contract, Cake & Shake will pay the city more than $650,000 over five years. The company also plans to open a cart at a Manhattan park.
The organic cupcakes will go on sale by June for $3. They have names like "Whatchamacallit" and "Rich Guy."
Last summer, competition forced a hot dog vendor from his spot outside the museum because he couldn't pay the city nearly $54,000 a month.
Cake & Shake co-owner Gina Ojile doesn't expect any problems, saying cupcakes don't really compete with hot dogs.
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/cupcakes_frosting_hot_dogs_out.html
Cupcakes frosting hot dogs outside Manhattan's Metropolitan Museum of Art
By Associated Press
April 08, 2010, 12:37PM
NEW YORK -- It's a cupcake counterattack in the vendor wars outside New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Parks Department said Wednesday it had awarded a contract for a high-end cupcake concession outside the museum where hot dogs have ruled.
Under the proposed contract, Cake & Shake will pay the city more than $650,000 over five years. The company also plans to open a cart at a Manhattan park.
The organic cupcakes will go on sale by June for $3. They have names like "Whatchamacallit" and "Rich Guy."
Last summer, competition forced a hot dog vendor from his spot outside the museum because he couldn't pay the city nearly $54,000 a month.
Cake & Shake co-owner Gina Ojile doesn't expect any problems, saying cupcakes don't really compete with hot dogs.