Archive for the ‘Meal Assembly General’ Category

Meal-preparation services quickly cool off

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Here is another one that gives more of the realities of the business and the problems owners are facing.
More than a dozen locations — some chains, some independently owned — opened their doors to customers throughout the region. Folks forked over money for use of a borrowed kitchen and dinner ingredients already prepped for assembly. […]

Make & Take Gourmet to close store in Towne Center of Fayetteville

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Syracuse, NY — One of the two corporate stores in the Make & Take Gourmet meal-preparation chain is closing, its owners informed customers today.
The 2-year-old Make & Take Gourmet storefront kitchen in Towne Center at Fayetteville will shut down, leaving the founding store in Cicero and a handful of franchises still operating.

The reason for the […]

Snappy suppers: Meal prep kitchens take work out of dinnertime

Monday, August 11th, 2008

It seems like history is repeating itself. These articles are almost the same ones we saw back in 2005 about this industry. The phrasing, theory and benefits are almost exactly the same.
Resurgence or rehash?
Beth Fulton used to cringe when she heard, “What’s for dinner?”
“I don’t love to cook, but it’s part of my job description,” […]

Reading between the lines

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

I don’t want to link directly to the store since I don’t want to interfere with the sale (and if by chance you do find it please don’t post the link - just smile inwardly at a job well done), but I found some of the comments in the “sales pitch” quite interesting:
For example:
Franchisor No […]

Review of Dream Dinners, a Meal Assembly Store

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

No idea when this was posted, but here is a review of Dream Dinners and Meal Assembly in general. Here is a quick rundown of the Pros and Cons. Seems Convenience is good, cost is bad…
Pros
* Spend two hours preparing one or two weeks’ worth of tasty dinners from fresh ingredients. […]