Brooklyn Start-Ups
Peter Day asks whether the trendy but tiny artisan food start-ups in the New York City borough of Brooklyn can revive an area that used to be the city’s industrial heartland.
Peter Day reports from the New York City borough of Brooklyn, that used to be the city’s industrial heartland, and home to companies like the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Brooklyn’s manufacturing base has been in long-term decline, but now artisan start-up companies are making the borough hip again, and bringing new employment. Ironically, some are housed in the former Pfizer headquarters. Can they reverse Brooklyn’s industrial decline?
Producer: Arlene Gregorius
Photo: The owners of People’s Pops, Joel Horowitz, Nathalie Jordi and David Carrell, started selling their fruit-based ice lollies at a flea market stall.
Nathalie Jordi
Co-founder and co-owner, People’s Pops
Joel Horowitz
Co-founder and co-owner, People’s Pops
Antonio Ramos
Co-founder and co-owner, Brooklyn Soda Works
Eric Demby
Co-founder and partner, Brooklyn Flea market
Ronda Kaysen
Contributor to the New York Times
Eric Childs
Founder and CEO, Kombucha Brooklyn
Jessica Childs
CFO, Kombucha Brooklyn
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Contributors to this programme
Nathalie Jordi
Co-founder and co-owner, People’s Pops
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Joel Horowitz
Co-founder and co-owner, People’s Pops
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Antonio Ramos
Co-founder and co-owner, Brooklyn Soda Works
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Eric Demby
Co-founder and partner, Brooklyn Flea market
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Ronda Kaysen
Contributor to the New York Times
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Eric Childs
Founder and CEO, Kombucha Brooklyn
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Jessica Childs
CFO, Kombucha Brooklyn
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- Sat 24 Nov 2012 11:32GMTÂ鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Online
- Sat 24 Nov 2012 19:32GMTÂ鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Online
- Sun 25 Nov 2012 04:32GMTÂ鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Online
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