Moomers business up
Traverse City Business News reports that Moomers has enjoyed a 15 percent increase in business after being named America's Best Scoops by ABC's Good Morning America.
Traverse City Business News reports that Moomers has enjoyed a 15 percent increase in business after being named America's Best Scoops by ABC's Good Morning America.
Grand Traverse Distillery released its True North Vodka last June, and has since earned two gold medals. The most recent was at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and the first last September at the prestigious 2007 Beverage Testing Institute's International Review of Spirits Competition. "Receiving two Gold Medals with our first year is real validation that we're on the right track," says True North Owner Kent Rabish. A fine start for the fastest growing vodka in the premium vodka class, and one that uses our very own northern Michigan rye.
Congratulations to Moomers Homemade Ice Cream, voted the country's best ice cream shop by a Good Morning America poll that ran this week on the GMA website. A camera crew will be at Moomers tomorrow from 6 - 8 a.m. for a live satellite broadcast to announce the news, and customers will receive free ice cream during filming. "From the bottom of our hearts, we'd like to thank the legion of Moomer's fans that have emailed, voted, and passed-the-word," say the folks at Moomers. "We are utterly grateful and overwhelmed by the support we received."
Moomers Homemade Ice Cream was chosen by Good Morning America as one of the top ice cream shops in the country, and will be featured on Good Morning America Weekend on Sunday, May 18, during the 8-9 a.m. segment. People can vote online following the segment through Friday, May 23, with the winner announced on Good Morning America on May 24.
Congratulations to winemaker Shawn Walters and Forty-Five North, Michigan's newest winery, for snagging three "Double Gold - Best of Class" medals and a "Best of Show" distinction at last week's 2008 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition in California.
The phones are ringing off the hook at the Leelanau Cheese Company after the Detroit Free Press did a story on its aged raclette, It's the best cheese in America. The cheese was judged best in show at last summer's 24th annual American Cheese Society's competition.
The honors continue for Food for Thought, an Honor, Michigan-based company that produces award-winning Fair Trade and organic specialty foods. The company is one of 10 finalists for the Traverse City Chamber's 2008 Hagerty Small Business of the Year award announced yesterday. The winner will be announced at a luncheon May 21 at the Hagerty Center on NMC's Great Lakes Campus in Travese City.
Congratulations to Art and Jan Currey, whose maple syrup was recently awarded top honors by the Michigan Maple Syrup Association.
Kudos to Food For Thought, Inc. and Grand Traverse Pie Company for being recognized as two of the "Michigan 50 Companies To Watch," an awards program sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation.
A belated hats off to Food for Thought, Inc., which was named "Business of the Year 2007" by the Benzie County Chamber of Commerce in October.
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