Yes, I have been to Trader Joe's in several cities around the country and their product line is to die for at a great price. However, they are a privately held company and they are not open to franchise operations. Several times I have inquired about the possibility of their opening stores in the Twin Cities. They have said that they are very interested in the Twin Cities market, however, the laws of the state of Minnesota have kept them away. The bottom line is that as part of their grocery sales, they also want to sell wines (and maybe some exotic beers) as this profit margin does defray the expenses of the grocery lines. Minnesota does not allow wine sales in a grocery store so they have stayed away. There was an attempt to allow for wine sales in the seven county metro area last year, but it was withdrawn. You can find more information at www.winewithdinner.com. The bottom line is the businesses bottom line. You would probably have a very strong possibility of seeing a Trader Joe's in downtown Minneapolis as well as other locations in the central city, but they have to be able to support their bottom line and they do this with the wine sales.
Chris Pluchinsky Vice President, Information Systems Alliant Foodservice - Minneapolis (651) 683-4251 (651) 683-4438 (fax) -----Original Message----- From: Phyllis Kahn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 12:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] grocery stores While we are talking Downtown groceries can I start a request (to be joined by anyone who's traveled around the country) for a Trader Joes? Their Belgian Chocolate alone is worth $100 million subsidy. Just kidding...but they do couple unbelievably high quality with lower prices. Phyllis Kahn, Nicollet Island _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
