Edible Communities
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Edible Communities is a group of independently owned local food magazines in North America, numbering 81 as of June 2013. Edible Communities is a publishing and information services company that creates community-based, local-foods publications in culinary regions throughout the United States and Canada.
History
It was founded by Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian in 2002 in Ojai, California. As of 2013[update] consists of 81 Edible magazines in North America. Each magazine has culinary news tailored to the local area. Local publishers pay a licensing fee and a royalty fee to Edible Communities, Inc.[1]
References
- ^ Burros, Marian (August 29, 2007). "How to Eat (and Read) Close to Home". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
The business model, in which local publishers pay a franchising fee in exchange for the title and some editorial support, is not unique. In fact, tailoring a single prototype to multiple cities or regions is an increasingly popular publishing format, adopted by magazines focused on weddings, society and restaurant menus.