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ENTREPRENEUR Ari Weinzweig HOSTS A TWO-HOUR BUSINESS WORKSHOP
IN FLORENCE, ALABAMA AT THE ALABAMA CHANIN FACTORY Store + CAFE
Join Ari Weinzweig, co-founding partner and CEOof theZingerman’s Community of Businesses, March 5-6, 2015 to take part in Alabama Chanin’sMakeshift Dinner Series andbusiness workshop
WHAT: Ari WeinzweigofZingerman’s, a collection of food specialty businesses based out ofAnn Arbor, Michigan,comes to Florence, AL for a specialdinner and business workshop at The Alabama ChaninFactory Store + Café on March5-6, 2015.Natalie Chanin is a long-time admirer and student of Weinzweig’swork, teachings, and books. His philosophy and approach to business has helped her and the Alabama Chanin family create a better work environment.
Weinzweig will host the first Makeshift Dinner of the year onThursday, March 5.The dinner series, in its second year, celebrates slow, sustainable, and inventive food, joined with Alabama Chanin’songoing conversations on craft, design, food, making, and community. Weinzweig and team will create the four-coursemenu and serve up classic recipes from Zingerman’s Delicatessen, Bakehouse, and Creamery. Weinzweigwill be on hand to sign copies of his books during the cocktail hour, starting at 6:30 p.m. Reservations are$98 per person (including beverages, tax, and tip) and can be booked here.
Weinzweig’s collection of businesses also encompasses ZingTrain, an entity thatshares the Zingerman’s business experience with organizations all over the world through seminars. On Friday, March 6th, Weinzweig will lead a two-hour workshop entitled “12 Natural Laws of Business – Raising Awareness of the ‘Other’ Energy Crisis”from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. He will share the approach to business that led to Zingerman’s success, including their unique business model, as well as the challenges all business owners and organizations inevitably face. The $250 class includes training materials, presentation, roundtable discussion, and lunch at The FactoryCafé. Reservations are required and can be madehere.
WHEN:Makeshift Dinner Series with Zingerman’s
Thursday, March 5th, 2015
6:30p.m. cocktails; 7:30p.m. dinner
$98 per person (includes drinks and dinner)
Two-Hour Business Workshop with Ari Weinzweig
12 Natural Laws of Business – Raising Awareness of the ‘Other’ Energy Crisis
Friday, March 6th, 2015
9:00 – 11:00a.m.
$250 (includes training materials, presentation, roundtable discussion, and lunch at The Factory Café)
WHERE: Alabama Chanin
The Factory Store + Café
462 Lane Drive
Florence, AL 35630
HOW:Seating is limited for both events. Reserve your spot for dinner here, and register for the business workshop here. Or call +1.256.760.1090 for more information.
Alabama Chanin is a lifestyle company producing beautiful, well-designed and thoughtfully-made goods for the person and the home. They create lasting pieces through great design and strive to build products that create an emotional relationship between the user and the product. The house uses only 100% organic cotton jersey fabric in the designs, sourced sustainably from seed to fabric. The company umbrella includes Alabama Chanin, A. Chanin, Studio Style DIY, The Factory, Building 14 design and manufacturing services, workshops, and a partnership with Heath Ceramics. The Alabama Chanin team consists of makers and educators, working to elevate and merge design, craft, and fashion.To find out more information about the Alabama Chanin lifestyle brand visit follow @alabamachanin on Twitter and Instagram.
Zingerman’s Delicatessen was founded in 1982 by Ari Weinzweig and his business partner Paul Saginaw in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Today, that institution has evolved into a collection of food specialty businesses (known as the Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, or ZCoB) that includes a bakery, mail order operation, a coffee company, candy manufacturer, a barbeque restaurant, creamery, and a catering and event planning service. The decision to build new, independent businesses (instead of franchising the deli) proved to be an sustainable strategy for operating a business, an effective approach for establishing growth opportunities for employees, and a way to ultimately give back to their Ann Arbor community.For more information on Zingerman’s visit follow @zingermans on Twitter and @zingmailorder on Instagram.
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For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact:
Michelle Charak at 224.619.6463
Melany Mullens at 540.314.8089
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