{"id":32484,"date":"2016-06-22T11:40:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T15:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/?p=32484"},"modified":"2016-06-23T11:24:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T15:24:21","slug":"gaffney-brigantine-business-guenther-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/gaffney-brigantine-business-guenther-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Brigantine Business Friendly? Gaffney’s Soul Berri Opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Will Council Kill Awesome Soul Berri in Brigantine?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TV Star, foodie favorite & Brigantine resident; Nicole Gaffney wonders…. ‘with business & families moving out of Brigantine in record numbers, shouldn’t we encourage development and think outside the box?<\/h2>\n

When Brigantine can provide amenities like the tasty & healthy ‘Soul-Berri’, it gives residents and visitors\u00a0another reason to come to Brigantine and stay, says Gaffney.<\/p>\n

Is Brigantine business friendly? Find out on\u00a0Wednesday, June 22nd at 6pm at Brigantine City Hall. The planning board could\u00a0come to a decision that squashes this excellent idea.<\/span><\/p>\n

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FROM SOUL BERRI: Dear Brigantine business owner, You may have recently received a letter from a local business owner or politician who doesn’t want to see our business open & thrive. This letter is filled with mis-information about our intentions, our plans, and our business as a whole, so we’re writing to set the record straight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This innovative business would be situated on the unoccupied parking lot, adjacent to the CrabShack, between 11th and 12th st. south in Brigantine.<\/h3>\n

Soul Berri says this:<\/strong> The opposition is from the Crab Shack and Joe’s Seaside Market. They fear that if we don’t do well, we’ll start selling sandwiches and other products that they sell. We’ve reached out to each business owner, showed them our menu, and offered a legal document that says we won’t sell their products, in fact we don’t have any cooking equipment at all in our container, so it would be impossible anyway. But they would not accept it. We told them it would probably bring them more business and foot traffic, it our business could work in symbiosis with them. But they are still strongly opposed.<\/em><\/p>\n

We say:<\/strong> BOOOOOOOOO Crabshack. You have great fried seafood…. but you’re well known for your nasty, spiteful way with other business owners in the area. Why hurt a new biz that will only bring more biz to you and the area? As for Joe’s Seaside, let’s say we’re just glad that ACME is close by.<\/p>\n

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Site of Cool New Business?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Soul Berri says this:<\/strong>\u00a0The two biggest arguments were the bathroom – which the city is requiring us to have – and safety. We have addressed the bathroom – which is not a port-a-potty, but an upscale bathroom trailer with hard plumbing – by putting it directly adjacent to our structure, which we will be presenting at the meeting next week. <\/em><\/p>\n

As for this being a safety concern, opposition claims that by having a busy business in that location poses the risk of having a child run into the street or parking lot and getting hurt. We certainly don’t want to see anyone get hurt, but we find this to be a ludicrous argument. When there is a bustling business district, people simply practice more caution, as they do in other shore communities such as Cape May, Wildwood and Ocean City. But aside from that, we will have clearly marked borders and signage, in addition to crowd control, and will do everything in our power to keep people safe.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mayor Guenther<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We say:<\/strong> Brigantine is well known for having old school insiders do everything they can to kill innovation and entrepreneurship in Brigantine. Especially if the new business is NOT connected to a small group of ‘Mayor Guenther Approved’ friends and family. Often, this group will make stuff up about protecting ‘the kids’. Hmmm…. wanna protect the kids? Put a DUI check-point at the entrance\/exit of THE COVE beach area.<\/p>\n

DID YOU KNOW? Mayor Guenther’s well paid brother-in-law is in charge of licence & inspections. Nuff’ said.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

SoulBerri could be a unique and forward-thinking brand<\/strong>\u2026. serving fun, healthy and family friendly food in the central business district of Brigantine. The menu is small and will consist of fresh homemade Acai bowls, creative fruit\/vegetable smoothies, and high quality, locally roasted coffee drinks. That\u2019s it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Gaffney & Husband in Brigantine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brigantine Island is long overdue for a fun, modern, food establishment that encourages and supports a healthy, sustainable lifestyle.<\/h3>\n

Gaffney: We are not looking to step on anyone’s toes or compete with other businesses, as no one else on the island is currently\u00a0offering the innovative and exciting items that will be on our menu.\u00a0Instead, we want to co-exist in harmony with other businesses and work together to create a bustling business district that will attract and retain residents and visitors alike. Our team is made up of three year round Brigantine locals: Nicole Gaffney, a local celebrity chef and TV personality; her husband Chase Gaffney and Will White.<\/p>\n

LISTEN to answers from OLD SCHOOL (Guenther\/Simpson\/Sera) Brigantine leadership talking about local business….<\/p>\n