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Council Member Won asks for clarification on major food vendors
2:02:14
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Council Member Julie Won asks Barbara Hughes to identify the 'big three' competitors she mentioned in her testimony. Hughes names Regina, Whitsons, and Riviera as the major food vendors competing with her company, City Beet Kitchens.
- The exchange highlights the dominance of a few large vendors in the shelter food service market
- It provides context for understanding the competitive landscape faced by smaller, social enterprise caterers like City Beet Kitchens
- The interaction demonstrates the Council's interest in understanding the specifics of the food vendor ecosystem for NYC shelters
Julie Won
2:02:14
Thank you so much.
2:02:14
Can you just put on record who the big three are that you're referring to?
2:02:19
Pardon me?
2:02:19
The big three that you're competing with?
Barbara Hughes
2:02:22
Regina, Wittens, and what's the other one?
2:02:27
Rivier.
Julie Won
2:02:28
Okay.
2:02:28
Thank you.
2:02:28
Yes.
2:02:30
No further questions.
2:02:31
Thank you so much for coming to testify.
2:02:32
Oh, council member Brewer has a question.
Gale A. Brewer
2:02:35
So, all three of you testified, I think, suggestions that could be made.