Late last year we reported on a food exchange program in Scotland by a restaurant called Cookie. The essence of the program was to trade locally grown fruits and vegetables for the finished product in the restaurant. We are pleased to report that this program has been extended indefinitely. According to Allmediascotland.com, Cookie co-owner, Domenico [...]
Cookie, a deli and shop in Glasgow, Scotland is now accepting spring produce in exchange for prepared food. Similar to other barter-restaurant scenarios we have reported on in the past, locals can bring in organic or locally grown produce and the restaurant will give a store credit on barter. There are some differences… Cookie co-owner, [...]
As reported in the L.A. Times, a new restaurant called Forage opened its doors with a fresh approach to the lack of cash in the community. The system works when locals bring in any of their home-grown produce in exchange for meals. Central to the restaurant’s concept is its “foraging program,” through which Bacon and [...]
Smith and Wollensky, a well-knkown east coast steakhouse chain, took out a full-page ad in the New York Times, offering to take stock certificates in exchange for meals. As part of a compromise with the federal government over bonuses, many Wall Street employees had to take their yearly bonuses in the form of stocks instead [...]
According to a story on Echo Pilot, the Food Channel predicts that 2010 will see a significant increase in the use of barter by foodies and restaurants alike. And how does all this manifest itself in a bad economy when we find ourselves with “more time than money and skills that we still want to [...]
NuBarter, with offices in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, was featured in a business article in the Florida Sun Sentinal. The article outlines a $90,000 construction trade a restaurant consumated through NuBarter. “We’re helping them survive the recession,” says Karen Roumay, owner of the Delray Beach-to-Deerfield Beach territory for NuBarter. “Danielle could never have done [...]
Artichoke, a restaurant in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, UK, recently created an in-house barter program. Chef Laurie Gear encourages locals to bring in their beautiful produce in return for a free glass of wine, and the privilege of seeing their vegetables transformed into cutting-edge cuisine (which is not free). Gear’s regulars hand over prizeworthy pumpkins, squashes, wild [...]
