On Mar 11, 2:16*pm, bulka > wrote:
> On Mar 11, 1:25 pm, Cindy Hamilton >
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> > On Mar 11, 11:35 am, bulka > wrote:
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> > > On Mar 11, 10:39 am, Kalmia > wrote:
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> > > > On Mar 11, 12:01 am, Anthony 527 > wrote:
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> > > > > A friend of mine is buying a run down liquor store deli and is going
> > > > > to renovate and make it new. Besides all the usual cold cuts and
> > > > > sloppy joes and soup can anyone suggest something different that is
> > > > > profitable and tastes good or any ideas at all.
> > > > > Thank You
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> > > > Decent sandwiches on non-collapsible bread or rolls.
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> > > > Important to have friendly, prompt service and plenty of coverage
> > > > during the lunch hour.
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> > > Sounds like a great idea. *Where are you? *What is the local market?
> > > Around here, suburban Detroit, I can get a slice of pizza at any gas
> > > station or "party store", but can't find an Italian Beef or decent hot
> > > dog. *Have the option of a generic American, a "Nathan's" with grilled
> > > onion, a Detroit "Coney" with chili, a propper Chicago with a salad.
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> > You're in Detroit, dude. * A "Coney" is what's proper here.
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> > > What I would like in a local deli, and can't find even in the larger
> > > groceries, is ethnic jarred stuff - they keep well, so you wouldn't
> > > have to move a lot of product. *I imagine there is a good mark-up, and
> > > once people know you are there, you would be a destination. * Kim Chi,
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> > Kim chee is "alive", so I wouldn't say it keeps well. *I've only seen
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> > under refrigration.
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> > > Tahini, Tarama, grape leaves, dried little snack fishes. *Once you get
> > > customers, ask them what they want, then find a distributor and invest
> > > in a case. *You'll be known as the place to go for the stuff they
> > > can't get anywhere else, and they won't go anywhere else.
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> > Too specialized for a deli. *Go to some of the hundreds of ethnic
> > groceries in the Detroit area.
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> > Cindy Hamilton
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> Kim Chee is saurkraut. *A preserve. *A pickle. * When I couldn't find
> it I learned to make it. * In the pantry for many months and I ain't
> dead yet.

How pleasant for you. I wouldn't take such unnecessary chances with
my wellbeing. I'm far too valuable.

I keep kraut and kimchee in the fridge, just as it's sold in the
store.
Even the Korean grocery keeps it in the fridge.

The kimchee is a little fizzy; I wouldn't want to keep it in the
pantry.

Cindy Hamilton