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Brooklyn Start-Ups

Peter Day asks whether the trendy but tiny artisan food start-ups in the New York City borough of Brooklyn can revive an area that used to be the city鈥檚 industrial heartland.

Peter Day reports from the New York City borough of Brooklyn, that used to be the city鈥檚 industrial heartland, and home to companies like the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Brooklyn鈥檚 manufacturing base has been in long-term decline, but now artisan start-up companies are making the borough hip again, and bringing new employment. Ironically, some are housed in the former Pfizer headquarters. Can they reverse Brooklyn鈥檚 industrial decline?

Producer: Arlene Gregorius

Photo: The owners of People鈥檚 Pops, Joel Horowitz, Nathalie Jordi and David Carrell, started selling their fruit-based ice lollies at a flea market stall.

Nathalie Jordi
Co-founder and co-owner, People鈥檚 Pops

Joel Horowitz
Co-founder and co-owner, People鈥檚 Pops

Antonio Ramos
Co-founder and co-owner, Brooklyn Soda Works

Eric Demby
Co-founder and partner, Brooklyn Flea market

Ronda Kaysen
Contributor to the New York Times

Eric Childs
Founder and CEO, Kombucha Brooklyn

Jessica Childs
CFO, Kombucha Brooklyn

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28 minutes

Last on

Sun 25 Nov 2012 04:32GMT

Contributors to this programme

Nathalie Jordi

Co-founder and co-owner, People鈥檚 Pops

Joel Horowitz

Co-founder and co-owner, People鈥檚 Pops

Antonio Ramos

Co-founder and co-owner, Brooklyn Soda Works

Eric Demby

Co-founder and partner, Brooklyn Flea market

Ronda Kaysen

Contributor to the New York Times

Eric Childs

Founder and CEO, Kombucha Brooklyn

Jessica Childs

CFO, Kombucha Brooklyn

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  • Sat 24 Nov 2012 11:32GMT
  • Sat 24 Nov 2012 19:32GMT
  • Sun 25 Nov 2012 04:32GMT

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