When we found out over six years ago that our first child was going to be a girl, I was over the moon. After all, there were so many “girly” things I couldn't wait to share with my future mini-me! While no one would take me for a frilly pink girly-girl in the Legally Blonde sense of the […]
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Whether you are visiting Atlanta for the first time or you call the metro area home, downtown Atlanta is a must-visit location for the entire family. Here are 12 things your kids are sure to enjoy in downtown Atlanta (and I … Continue reading
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Atlanta-based radio giant Cumulus Media Inc. (NASDAQ: CMLS) fell deep into the red in 2015 after sagging revenues as its debt was at $2.4 billion.
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With the introduction of Uber style delivery services, I wonder if there are new food business models coming our way? When food trucks became a thing, it meant you no longer needed a brick and mortar restaurant, and the expense that comes with it, to serve the food of your dreams. Proliferation of a dynamic food logistics service could result in the quick creation of a delivery-on (or carry out) restaurant without a fleet or other delivery related overhead (insurance, drivers, repairs). If you wanted to start a delivery-only sandwich shop, one would only need an inspected kitchen. The barrier to entry cost is quite low.
As mentioned, food trucks are a good option for those financially strapped. But even food trucks have significant costs, and scalability and geography remains an issue. To run an inspected kitchen has costs, but rent would be extremely manageable for a space without dining and for which location is nearly a non-issue. Assuming a growing offering of Uber and Lyft style drivers, maintaining a vast geographic coverage of the metro area, business owners instantly have a fleet of drivers who "happen to be going" all over town, with the ability to deliver your product. It's the last-mile problem, applied to food delivery. It's extremely scalable, assuming driver availability, as well as your ability to create enough demand for and supply your product. Once could then use success in this area to finance growth, even if a brick-and-mortar restaurant is the end goal.
As an example, I've long wished we had a legit breakfast burrito place (such as you find on every corner in Austin) in Atlanta. I even day dream that if the shit ever hit the fan in my business, that I would take a crack at it, in my mind I've kicked around a King of Pops style model, with warmed coolers full of wrapped breakfast burritos, with a delivery van resupplying street corner/parking lot vendors as needed. (Btw, I'm talking about the small $1-2 San Antonio style breakfast burritos with just two fillings – been and cheese, egg and potato, potato and bean, etc).
With larger burritos and more complex, custom orders, this isn't possible. Most places in Austin have the larger format, and you can pick and choose 3-4+ items for the $3-5 burritos. The King of Pops idea doesn't work, and that idea may have had too many health code and logistical issues tied to it anyways.
Opening up a breakfast burrito truck requires capex for the truck, many employees to cook, someone to accept the orders, and a good place to sell burritos. Atlanta is fairly terrible when it comes to finding good places to setup a food truck.
But what about a breakfast/burrito delivery service utilizing Uber? Customers can order online or through Uber/some other ride sharing service. If there is an Uber available nearby, they are hailed with the option to pickup the burrito and deliver it. Perhaps the driver is heading that way anyways?
All of the sudden you have a fleet available to deliver your product, assuming it's a deliverable product. Overhead and risk are low. Customers are paying a fair price and are hopefully getting a prompt delivery due to the arm of ride-sharing drivers crawling the town, which could be tough for an in-house delivery fleet to match. The technology piece of ordering, paying for the product, and facilitating delivery are already covered.
I used Postmates this weekend to order a burrito, for which they had a special in the "Howell Mill area" – $3 for a burrito, plus fees. I ended up paying $9 with 20% tip and all fees for a burrito to be delivered to my house from La Fonda (not the best, but it certainly was acceptable, and it was a ton of food.) With a new age upon us, we can finally sit back, tap a few buttons, wait for our food at a fair price, and get back to what we need to be doing – working and/or screwing around on our computers.
The home at 211 Colonial Homes Drive, No. 2104 in Atlanta Georgia is a lovely two-bedroom residence in an exclusive concierge community. Located just off Peachtree Road, in the Peachtree Hills area, this community enjoys convenient access to Midtown, Buckhead and the Atlanta BeltLine.
211 Colonial Homes Drive #2104 Atlanta, Georgia 30309
This spacious home is located in the community of Heritage Place. This community provides its residents with world class amenities such as swim, conference and fitness facilities, concierge service and a state of the art media center. Quality of life is emphasized in this gated, secure community.
Living Room
The residence features an open floor plan and is filled with natural light from large windows. The living room, dining room and kitchen are all open to each other with hardwood floors in the living and dining rooms and a tile floor in the kitchen.
Kitchen
Adjacent to the marble fireplace in the living room is a glass door which leads to a private terrace. Additional windows next to this door provide natural ambiance to the dining room and kitchen.
Dining Room
The kitchen looks into the dining room through a wall cutout with a granite bar. Custom cabinets and granite countertops with an artistic tile backsplash accent the gourmet kitchen and white appliances complete the design motif. Additionally, the washer and dryer are included with the home.
Master Bedroom
Both of the bedrooms are well lit with trey ceilings. The master bathroom features a jetted garden tub, a separate glass shower enclosure and dual vanities.
Fitness Center
With comfort and style to spare, concierge service, security and world class amenities this home will satisfy even the most discerning homeowner. Combine these obvious advantages with the prime location and you have the recipe for the ideal home at 211 Colonial Homes Drive, No. 2104 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Two Bedrooms and Two Full Bathrooms
Offered at $299,000
211 Colonial Homes Drive, No. 2104
Atlanta Georgia 30309
Kay Quigley, Buckhead Office, REALTOR®
Kay Quigley
404.933.6637
866.919.3607
kayquigley@atlantafinehomes.com
Lisa Fuller, Buckhead Office, REALTOR®
Lisa Fuller
678.778.4628
866.919.3607
lisafuller@atlantafinehomes.com
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