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The good thing is that Sip & Savor had an established brand for 17 years. We as a company were suffering and we knew a bunch of other companies were suffering.

Sip and savor how to#

“It speaks to who Trez is in general that he’s always thinking about how to help the next person.

More than 50 businesses participated in the cafe popups, said Whitney Hampton, Sip and Savor’s vice president of strategic planning. Sip & Savor also began hosting a bimonthly series, “The Building Blocks of Business,” to provide local entrepreneurs with resources, advice and a place to network. Pat Dowell (3rd) joined Sip & Savor owner Trez Pugh for his grand reopening celebration May 7.īetween hosting the pop-ups and renting the space out for events, Pugh managed to stay afloat while helping other budding entrepreneurs get their foot in the door. We shut down to the general public last year and started hosting popups for other businesses,” said Pugh. Since the was the newest one and we were still building our customer base, we’d have to repurpose it. “We were trying to stay open as long as we could but we couldn’t sustain all four locations. Pugh owns three other locations in Hyde Park, Bronzeville and suburban Matteson. Like other businesses, Sip & Savor took a hit early in the pandemic and struggled to regain its financial footing until Pugh was forced to close last July. Pugh opened the Rosenwald location in January 2019 and it quickly became a community gathering space. Pat Dowell (3rd) and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle stopped by to show their support to owner Trez Pugh III, who said the two women were an integral part of getting his chain of coffee shops off the ground. Michigan Ave., celebrated its grand reopening May 7 with brunch and live music.

BRONZEVILLE- One of Bronzeville’s most popular cafes is back in business after a 10-month hiatus.