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The Great Cupcake Wars
You know who plays for keeps these days? Cupcake makers. The stakes are high. Ditto, our correspondent’s blood sugar
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Organic Industry Fuming Over Obama Ruling
New government rules allow farmers to use genetically modified alfalfa, which has many in the organic food industry concerned about their trade.
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10 Tips for Becoming USDA Certified as Organic
Want your natural product to bear the USDA's organic seal of approval? We've talked to the experts to get their best tips for going officially organic.
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How to Run a Successful Organic Restaurant
Organic restaurants are popping up all over. Here are 8 things for you to consider if you want to start one.
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Marketing the Hot Dog
The advent of Connecticut creating an official Hot Dog Trail to encourage tubular-meat tourism begs the question: Does the all-American meal need a boost? Read more
The Candyman's Saga to Hit the Big Screen
David Klein, the inventor of Jelly Belly jellybeans, talks about the new film Candyman , which documents his rise and fall. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade
Lifelong friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield took both sustainable profit and social activism into consideration when starting their ice cream business. Read more
Building a Brick-Oven Dream in Seattle
Food writer Molly Wizenberg talks to Inc. about the trials and rewards of opening a pizza shop with her husband. Read more
8 Tips for Starting an Organic Restaurant
Tips for starting an organic food restaurant from Sarma Melngailis, co-founder of Pure Food & Wine, and Amanda Cohen, owner and head chef of Dirt Candy. View slideshow
Uptown Cupcakes Attract Scores of Harlemites
Breaking away from New York's downtown cupcake explosion, Tonnie Rozier finds a new demographic in need of the sweet treats uptown. Read more
The Sweetest Success
Even in lean economic times, the American appetite for cookies, cake, ice cream, and other tasty treats continues to grow. Savvy entrepreneurs are doing ever... Read more
A Chocolate Maker is Buffeted By Global Forces Beyond His Control
How long can he stay profitable? Read more
How Do You Grow an Organic Fish?
I had lunch recently with representatives of our certifier, Pennsylvania Certified Organic, who were in town for a meeting of the National Organic Standar... Read more
Case Study: Could Organic Valley Thrive Without Wal-Mart?
Organic Valley couldn't sell enough milk to Wal-Mart. And that was the problem. Read more
Do You Follow the Market -- Or Try to Lead It?
In 1998 when I started Honest Tea out of my house, I would often hear from buyers and distributors that we were ahead of our time. Whether it was the co... Read more
The Billionaire Bootstrapper: Extended Q&A
A $550 sink nearly prevented Fred DeLuca from amassing a billion-dollar fortune Read more
Five Tips from Subway's Founder
Fred DeLuca, whose sandwich empire now spans more than 25,000 locations, offers up his advice for entrepreneurs. Read more
Sweet Dreams
In time for Valentine's Day: eight entrepreneurs in the thrall of fine chocolate. Read more
The Pioneers
They built these businesses back when green was just another color. Read more
The Billionaire Bootstrapper
A $550 sink nearly prevented Fred DeLuca from amassing a billion-dollar fortune. Read more
Long Live the King
I've always been intrigued by inventors. To hatch a completely original idea for a product that will go on to change people's lives in some way, shape, or... Read more
Meat Market(ing)
Brand extension is an issue with which many fast-growing companies struggle. How do you seize upon a successful brand image without straying too far from ... Read more
Hamburgers with Herb Butter
Chances are, you dream of serving up smoky briskets and competition-quality ribs. But most of the time, when you fire up your grill, it's to cook a humble... Read more
Hickory Smoked Prime Rib
Grilling is the easiest and best way I know how to cook prime rib. The high dry heat forms a delectable, crisp crust (with just the right amount of fat), ... Read more
Wal-Mart Goes Organic
The small companies that make their livelihood growing and peddling organic food fear the entrance of major retailers will destroy the industry. Read more
A Knack for Sweet Deals
Getting preferential treatment from big vendors is deliciously easy for Dylan's Candy Bar. Read more
Rein's New York Style Deli Restaurant: Vernon, Conn.
In this editor's pick for favorite hometown business, Inc Senior Staff Writer Mike Hofman praises the cuisine at his favorite pit stop in Vernon, Conn. Read more
The Copycat: The Next Starbucks
Not only is imitation the sincerest form of flattery, but it may also be the easiest way to make a buck. Read more
Obits: Despite Student "Army," Ice-Cream Venture Is Frozen Out
Jeremy Kraus took the principles of microbrewed beer and applied them to ice cream. His unique marketing efforts built a loyal cult following, but it wasn't ... Read more
The Bucks Stop Here
The fire department wants 103 pounds of ham. The phone rings with an order for 500 pounds of beef. The line to the counter runs 20 deep. Just another day in ... Read more
Building a Cupcake Empire
As consumers warm to splurging on little luxuries, niche bakeries are booming. Here's how one law student spotted the trend and found the sweet smell of succ... Read more
Triple-Scoop Sellers
Super-premium ice-cream stores, once a safe niche, have become almost as easy to find as espresso shops. So Amy Miller needed a new recipe to differentiat... Read more
An Olympic-Sized Letdown
In the aftermath of the 1996 Olympics, many small businesses in Atlanta are concerned about the future. Read more
Why Take Sides?
Column discussing customer service and whether the customer is really always right. Read more
Business For Sale: Maine Homemade-Ice-Cream Parlor
An overview of a business offered for sale, including the price, price rationale, outlook, as well as pros and cons. Read more
Do You Pay Your Top Sales and Marketing Executives Enough?
Average 1991 base salary for top sales and marketing executives. Read more
All Together Now
An ice cream and mail-order candy shop promotes reading in community schools by giving away ice cream. Read more
In Search Of The Perfect Business
Successful franchise marketing leads a deli business to explosive growth. Read more
Strange Fruits
How Frieda's Finest established itself as a major marketer of exotic fruits and vegetables. Read more
Canfield's Revenge
Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum soda is introduced after chocolate soda attempt flops. Read more
Persona Non Grata
It's one thing to sell your business -- but quite another to find that your identity has been unwittingly sold along with it. Just ask Steve Herrell. ... Read more
The Thomas Kron Affair
Chocolatier Kron makes a sweet chocolate-covered cherry but is learning the hard way just how fast a franchise deal can sour. Read more
The New Artisans
ELLIOT HOFFMAN Just Desserts Inc. There is a larger meaning, perhaps, in the fact that it took a New Yorker to bring a decent cheesecake to Sa... Read more
Ronald Reagan Is Making At Least One Business Boom
By nibbling on jelly beans in the Cabinet, the President turned Herman Rowland's little candy company into a supply-side superstar. Read more
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