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Food & Beverage
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Sweetening the Pot: Navigating the Luxury Food Market

February 19, 2021
Andre Natera

 

How will niche stores connect with their customers and maintain their role in their communities?

To answer that question, Executive Chef Andre Natera takes a visit to Dude, Sweet Chocolate in Dallas’s historic Bishop Arts District.

Natera is meeting one on one with owner Katherine Clapner to find out how she has protected the company’s flagship location and bet on the shop’s tremendous growth potential in an expanding arena — online.

Heat the oven. Set out the sweets. It’s time to Run the Pass.

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