The Foley effect: Wine baron rolls out members-only club at Bacara
Foley launched the Food & Wine Society to take advantage of his diverse holdings in vineyards, wineries, vacation properties in Montana and his investment as a minority owner of Pacific Hospitality Group, which bought Bacara in February for an estimated $150 million to $180 million.
Read More →Bottle it up: Vapur exec, daughter team to put filling stations in schools
Kathryn Reinke had the idea to team up with her father’s water bottle company, Westlake Village-based Vapur, to raise money to install new fountains that would have cold, filtered water in addition to a “filling station” feature that would let students easily refill reusable water bottles.
Read More →‘A’ for access: Health leaders warn that despite reform, uncertainty abounds
As it nears the takeoff point, Obamacare gets an “A” for increased access but just average grades for implementation, so far. That was the consensus view among a panel of three regional health care experts at the kickoff on Sept. 17 for California Lutheran University’s Corporate Leader’s breakfast series. All of the panelists gave the Read More →
Read More →Name dispute boils over: Julia Child foundation sues Williams-Sonoma
The late Julia Child’s charitable foundation is suing cookware retailer Williams-Sonoma over allegedly misappropriating the cooking legend’s name to drive traffic to its stores. Child, whose television shows and books inspired millions to try their hand at crafting French cuisine at home, founded the Montecito-based Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts in Read More →
Read More →Limoneira locks in lemons: Santa Paula firm makes $18.6M buy
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Read More →Profits pending: WireFi secures first patent
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Read More →Dreaming big: Arroyo Grande mattress retailer plots national expansion
When partners Jimi Breazeale and Hector Amaya opened Get-A-Mattress in Arroyo Grande in 2009, they wanted to transform the mattress-buying experience from what Breazeale calls “dirty window” into a showroom atmosphere. After all, with the average mattress costing around $2,000, it’s a considerable consumer purchase.
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