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On this week’s episode of Lunch Out Loud Ottawa, we visited the office of CanadianKiosk.ca in New Edinburgh. We met up with Cory Zufelt, CEO and Mandi Relyea-Voss,the Events and Promotions specialist to talk about the company, how it started, the future and some really exciting times ahead for local Ottawa businesses.
We were treated to some awesome baked goods from Auntie Loo’s Treats on Bronson. The best vegan bakery in all of Ottawa. You can now get their products at the Farm Boy in the Trainyards
The music we featured this week was from Dynamite Motel. Dynamite Motel is an anagram for Mindy Amelotte who is the singer. She will be performing at the Ottawa Bluesfst on Sunday, July 7th . Her first album is called Muses and she is currently working on her 2nd one. You can see her at the Mill St. Brewery on April 25th and she is holding a songwriters showcase @ Pressed Café on April 16tt. She hosts a house gig every 4th Sunday of the Month at the Atomic Rooster.
In the interview with Mandi and Cory we spoke about:
– Cory’s coming from Grenada to Brockville to London to Kingston to Ottawa
– Spoke about the founder of Ottawa Kiosk
– Re-branding Canadian Kiosk
– The Blue Cactus, The Fish Market and The Senate are Cory’s restaurants of choice
– Mandi mentioned Vineyards which I have not heard of
The second song we played was Mahalo Blues from Dynamite Motel
After the break we spoke about:
– The history of CanadianKiosk, it started as another school project!
– What they have added to the site since, what will be added in the future
– Number of hits the site gets a year
– The new apps coming out in the coming months
– What Mandi does for Ottawa Events on twitter and Facebook
– How involved they are with trade shows in Ottawa
– The awesome Ottawa Senator contests they hold
– The Digital Rewards program coming to Ottawa. It will be starting at Sparks Street
– How Digital Rewards will work and why it will benefit Ottawa and its businesses and citizens
– 16 Beechwood Unit 202 is where they are located and you can pick up physical cards there
Have a great day and thank you for listening!!
