Showing posts with label farmers market. Show all posts
Showing posts with label farmers market. Show all posts

Friday, May 1, 2009

A SUNNY DISPOSITION

SUNTERRA MARKET WESTJET CAMPUS REDEFINES THE CORPORATE LUNCH ROOM
Sunterra’s newest market location brings nourishment and convenience to busy WestJetters

Calgary, Alberta – The opening of Sunterra’s eighth market, located in the new WestJet Campus, marks the marriage of two Calgary-based, locally-owned companies who share a common vision and focus on people.

“We are thrilled to join WestJetters in their new home,” says Sunterra President Glen Price. “WestJet has a strong and continued commitment to its people and to enriching their corporate culture; we are proud to be a major part of that experience.”

“We’re very pleased to be working with Sunterra in our new Campus building,” says Fred Ring, WestJet Executive Vice President, Corporate Projects. “We choose the people we work with very carefully, and make sure they share the same values, the same goals and most of all, the same kind of focus on customer service. Sunterra is a home-grown, hard-working, successful Alberta company, just like us.”

The same sense of comfort and well-being throughout the campus can be found within the new market, designed to help support busy WestJetters by providing healthy, nourishing food options that complement their lifestyle.

“We took the campus building philosophy that everyone has a ‘right to light’ and applied that to our campus market,” says Price. “Everyone has the right to enjoy food, whether at home or at work, that is healthy, wholesome, nutritious and fresh.”

The market elevates the concept of convenience, from prepared three course meals at an affordable price to customized, nourishing catering services; to freshly prepared daily lunch offerings. Sunterra will be hosting cooking classes at the campus, designed to be fun, informative and entertaining. And, as the on-site vendor, is providing healthy options and fresh, signature products at stations throughout the building.

“This definitely isn’t your average corporate lunch room,” says Price. “A big focus for us is offering affordable convenience to our customers to remove the stress and chore of getting a meal on the table or packing a lunch. We’ll even shop for WestJetters and deliver their groceries to their home or office.”

The new market is an exciting aesthetic blend of the traditional, European-style market concept paired with modern, clean and fresh features meant to complement the cheerful feel of the new campus.
The partnership itself is a perfect fit between two companies who have succeeded in challenging the traditional business models in their respective industries.

“We have partnered with a company who shares the same commitment to quality and so many of our core values,” says Price. “At a time when many companies are facing difficult circumstances, we feel very fortunate to be expanding, growing and cementing new partnerships with great companies like WestJet. The sky’s the limit.”

www.sunterramarket.com

Monday, May 12, 2008

LAZY SPRING SUNDAYS

One of the great treats to living in Calgary is visiting any one of our Farmers Markets. This weekend, the staff at CSL decided to take a drive down to the Crossroads Market in the SouthEast (we realized this after a fateful wrong stop at the OLD location in the North. Calgary has changed just a bit over the years).
Enjoying the natural bustle of the crowds, we were naturally reminded of the markets of some our travels (including our time in France, the Caribbean and South America). The 'flea market' within the walls of Crossroads was a charming detour. Rows of vintage cd's, Diana and Charles memorabilia (will this be worth something ,someday?), stamps and glassware fill the flea market.
The Say Cheese Fromagerie Inc. is an emporium of imported and domestic cheese (TRY THE CANADIAN AGED CHEDDAR from Ontario - subtly sweet, with a crumbly, texture and pale yellow colour).

photo: Copyright 2008 K&S Media

We selected a small platter for our annual SURVIVOR party (it just happens to be one of those obnoxious guilty pleasures).

The subtly strong cheese paired nicely with an inexpensive (but oh so good) Banrock Station sparkling Chardonnay.

Also, while at the market we purchased fresh cherry tomatoes, which we had with a nice blue cheese dressing the next day. The tomatoes needed a little more ripening, but a brown bag and a couple of hours would do the trick (that, or a nice roasting in the oven with some olive oil, garlic and basil).

photo: Copyright 2008 K&S Media

Another interesting treat was to try a sunchoke. Resembling a small demented potato, with the taste and texture of a water chestnut, the sunchoke is native to North America. It's beautiful flowers look like a sunflower (hence the name). We simply boiled these and had a lovely mesclun salad.

photo: Copyright 2008 K&S Media

This certainly will not be our last visit. More to come.

Read more about our market explorations in the SUMMER 2008 issue of City Style and Living: To Market To Market.


Crossroads Market : 1235 - 26 Avenue SE ; www.crossroadsmarket.ca

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