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The IKEA Concept: More than just a good meatball
Jessica Sites
Posted on December 5, 2015 at 6:56 pm
As students, I’m sure most of us are familiar with the surprisingly affordable, yet frustratingly complicated, Ikea furniture.  But for those who may not know, Ikea is a Swedish home furnishing company known for their broad range of products at [...]

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On December 5, 2015, Jessica Sites commented on Chobani: Sour Milk Never Tasted So Sweet :

Interesting! (And great title)! I knew very little about the founding of Chobani but they are clearly an incredible success story. It would be interesting to learn more about what caused the spoilage in January 2013. Obviously in food processing quality is number one, so it would be interesting to better understand what caused this issue and what steps they took in the future to prevent something like that from happening again.

On December 5, 2015, Jessica Sites commented on Eat, Shop, and Learn: How Eataly Became a Cash Cow :

yummmm, I love eataly and was excited to see an article about it! I didn’t realize in addition to the restaurants and shopping they also offered classes. No matter how hard I tried not too, I would always end up walking away with some kind of impulse buy. It’s impossible to walk a few feet without bumping into a cookbook library, gelato shop, cheese stand, etc., so I imagine they must be capitalizing on impulse buyers like myself!

On December 5, 2015, Jessica Sites commented on Alinea Restaurant: Dining Unconventionally :

Interesting article! I tried many times to get in at Alinea while I was living and/or working in Chicago but they never had available tickets on the days I was free. I didn’t know that they had to build their own ticketing platform, really interesting. I wonder if other top rated restaurants have adopted a similar strategy.