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Endless candy at the All Candy Expo!

Clare, Halia, and I went out the all candy expo and saw more candy than ever before in our lives!  In fact, you'll notice that one can get a bit crazy after too much candy.  :)

Sugar Bar & Carolyn's bday

It was Carolyn's birthday last week and she wanted to go to Sugar Bar.  I hadn't been and was willing to head to the Upper West Side for the occassion.  (To Be Honest, I normally won't go North of 14 street and just hang out in my little Village all of the time.)  :)

I actually keep calling it Sugar Rush because I felt like I had one the entire time!  Not from sweet things but from the sweet music inside.  It was open Mike night and the performers were simply incredible.  Sugar Bar is owned by Ashford and Simpson, notable songwriters for many including Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin.  Happy Birthday, Carolyn!

sweetriot in New York Magazine!

We are very excited to be in NY Magazine this month where they called us 'Better than Vitamins.' (Clare seen modeling w/ magazine)!  They created a 'Best Bets' chocolate section and we were one of the select few.  See all the latest sweetriot news here.

The NY Gift Show!

Right after the winds of Fancy Food and Sundance and in the middle of Fashion Week, The NY Gift Show was bustling at the Javits Center.   You can find just about anything at the Gift Fair from handmade international items to specialty food or home furnishings.  After all of the shows and events, the rioters were feeling a little silly and even had a sign holding competition!  We were happy to see our rioting friends from Body Factory in LA too!  If you haven't been, it's worth a visit.

Fortune Small Business Award Pitches!

There's never a dull moment at sweetriot.  The team headed to the World Headquarters of Time Warner & Fortune Magazine this past Friday for the Fortune Small Business Finals.  We made our final pitch and were filmed by CNN while doing it.  Cool, huh?

We met the great teams from far away places like Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Athens, Georgia too.  We'll find out in October the news, and we'll keep you updated.  We're just excited to make it this far!

Fortune Small Business Business Plan competition Finalist!!!

Great news - sweetriot has been selected as a Finalist in the Fortune Small Business Plan Competition!  How cool is that?!  We're excited.

 

A quick stop in London.

My last stop on my way home from Turkey and Cyprus was London.  I love that city!  I spoke about sweetriot to some great AIESEC alumni there and stopped by the new Whole Foods store.   Here are a few new AIESEC friends - Rajiv, JJ, and James.

Geneve is resettled out West!

For all of you rioters out West, Geneve is now firmly settled there for all of your full-time rioting needs.  She's in LA at the moment but tends to rove up to SF and all over the place.  We celebrated her last week in NYC at various rooftop bars....and now we miss her.  Take good care of her!

Our new office!!! Name it!

We are very excited about our new office!   Here it is taking shape - I'll send better photos when I have them.  We're happy to share with our friends from the Brand Experience Lab in the heart of Soho!   Thanks to our old friend, Rene, from the MoMA Design Store, who even helped me pick out some red furniture!

At the moment, I'm calling it our 'home base' or 'hub' but please email your even better ideas.  "Corporate Headquarters" just doesnt work for us!   Free cacao for the winner.

Cards, flowers, cacao, and cadillacs can be sent here...  ;)
sweetriot
520 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10012

Map it and come visit. 

Advisors in NYC

We were happy to have our fantastic advisors in town recently for our annual strategic meeting to talk about the future of sweetriot!  Huge thanks to Peter, Tim, Nancy, Shoba, Fleur, Bonnie, Peter, and David for attending!  Carolyn called into the meeting and Cindy was whisked away to work elsewhere.  Thanks also to the guys on Wooster St for their beautiful space.   Teddy and Geneve cooked them an awesome dinner too.   Sweet.