A roadmap for small business sustainability: lessons from the #5 restaurant on Yelp’s Top 100
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Adela’s Country Eatery—a small takeout counter in Oahu, Hawaii, which won the #5 spot on Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat—is known for its colorful noodle dishes made from local produce. But according to the founders, Adela’s wasn’t initially conceived as a restaurant, or even as a business. It was founded as an experiment in sustainability.