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<DIV><SPAN><STRONG>Moscow Food Co-op Installs a Soup and Salad
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<BR><SPAN><O:P> </O:P></SPAN> <BR><SPAN>Customers at the Moscow Food Co-op
can now enjoy fresh salads from the new salad bar installed in June. The
custom-made salad bar, located near the Co-op Deli, will offer a wide variety of
local and organic produce, croutons, salad dressings, and other salad items for
an introductory price of $7.49 per pound through the end of June. The regular
salad price will be $7.99 per pound. Soups, desserts, and diced fruit will also
be available. <O:P></O:P></SPAN><BR><SPAN><O:P> </O:P></SPAN> <BR><SPAN>The
6-foot by 10-foot soup and salad bar, which cost $27,000 to purchase and
install, arrived on June 15. The bar was manufactured in Buffalo, New York,
after several weeks of delay. The bar cost as much as a car, $20,000, and at
1500 pounds it weighs as much as one, too. This was the most complex project the
Co-op has attempted at its present location.<O:P></O:P></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN><O:P> </O:P></SPAN> <BR><SPAN>Preparation for the bar included
cutting a trench in the floor to update the utility lines and correct some
settling that had occurred. Water and new electrical were added, along with the
installation of a drain. A scale was added at the Deli cash register so salads,
purchased by the pound, can be purchased at any register. A new service
refrigerator was added so that salad bar fixings can be prepared and stored
nearby. The cost of the preparations is a little over $7,000, some of which was
paid for by generous contributions of members.<O:P></O:P></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN><O:P> </O:P></SPAN> <BR><SPAN>In February 2009, $3000 was raised
during the Salad Daze dinner to help pay for installation. Because of the
Co-op’s solid financial position no loans were needed to purchase the salad bar
and the return on investment is expected to be 3 years.<O:P></O:P></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN><O:P> </O:P></SPAN> <BR><SPAN>The Co-op is located at 121 East
Fifth Street in downtown Moscow.<O:P></O:P></SPAN> </DIV></BODY></HTML>