Starfish Cafe counter table
To make my reusable take-out container plausible, I want to sell it as a business model for an existing local restaurant here in town. I thought about Starlander Cafe, Sentient Bean, Zunzi’s, among others, and David recommended I check out Starfish Cafe.
Entering Starfish Cafe
This restaurant is a product of Union Mission and Savannah Technical College. They train students who were once homeless or part of Union Mission’s programs to be part of the workplace. You walk in and everyone immediately says “Welcome to Starfish Cafe”.
As you can see the layout is interesting. The kitchen is open to the public. The staff is friendly. The food is delicious.
Starfish Cafe
I spoke with Chef. Every month they order two crates of take-out containers, a total of 200 pieces of plastic clamshell containers for 35$ each crate.
This is as wonderful program addressing a serious issue especially in Savannah, in a constructive manner. I am not sure if this is the target market that would work best as a model for my system since their focus is different then mine, but their positive attitude and local community-driven efforts make it an attractive opportunity.
Where is that?