Kallman Looks for the Sweet Spot

It's not unusual for bookstores to have cafés, so perhaps it's only to be expected that a book wholesaler might want to get into food service, or one of its partners would. That's the case for Bookazine COO Richard Kallman, who recently added a new title, CEO of CupcakeStop. Kallman, who had been an investor in the two-year old business that has two mobile trucks in the New York area and a bakery in Montclair, stepped in following the March departure of founder Lev Ekster. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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