For Starters is the essential weekly briefing for the next generation of small business owners. Inspiration and ideas, every Friday – for free. It’s curated by Danny Giacopelli, formerly of Monocle and Courier magazines.
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Señor Mango sisters
1. Mexican mangos. Sisters Daniela, Paola and Pamela Wong grew up surrounded by mangoes as far as the eye can see. Decades ago, their father built and ran a mango farm in Sinaloa, Mexico. He didn’t grow just any mangoes, he grew the Kent variety – the sweetest and juiciest. Fast forward 30+ years and the three ‘sisters, best friends and partners’ are carrying on their dad’s legacy by running a small biz called Señor Mango, selling delicious, dried Kent mango slices in various flavors. 🥭
You can pick them up at the likes of luxury US grocery shop Erewhon. The secret to getting stocked, Dani tells For Starters: “Persistence, quality, uniqueness and enjoying the road!”
“Mango has a very powerful meaning for us,” Dani says. “It’s more than a fruit; it’s family, love, hard work and culture.”
2. You gotta hand it to them... This adorable cafe recently popped up on a quiet residential street in Ho Chi Minh City. The designers understood the assignment: just make people smile. ☕
3. A case study of resilience. The Pacific Palisades fire destroyed ~2,635 local businesses. This is the story of how one is trying to rebuild. If you read anything this weekend, read this. 🥋
4. The bicycle chef. And in Copenhagen, meet Morten Kryger Wulff, who gives bicycle tours around the city before cooking delicious gastronomic meals for his guests using ingredients, pots, pans – and even a fridge and stove – all found on his mobile kitchen (i.e. his bike). 🚲🧑🍳
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