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Salt City Market Set to Welcome Three New Vendors Salt City Market Set to Welcome Three New Vendors

By Alycia Cypress

CYPRESS:
THE SALT CITY MARKET IN DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE IS COMMITTED TO HELPING LOCAL FOOD BUSINESSES GROW ENOUGH OF A FOLLOWING TO GENERATE GENERATIONAL WEALTH, ACCORDING TO THEIR MARKETING MANAGER. BY SPRING OF 2024, THREE VENDORS, MISS PRISSY’S, BIG IN BURMA, AND FARM GIRL JUICERY WILL BE LEAVING THE MARKET THANKS TO THE HELP THEY RECEIVED FROM SALT CITY. SALT CITY MARKET COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING MANAGER CJ BUTLER IS PROUD THAT THE MARKET HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOAL OF HELPING SMALLER BUSINESSES.

BUTLER:
THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IS A DIFFICULT PLACE TO BE PROFITABLE AND TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO KNOWING THAT WE HAVE VENDORS WHO ARE NOT ONLY SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR BUSINESS, BUT ARE ALSO ABLE TO TAKE THAT SUCCESS INTO THEIR PERSONAL LIVES IS REALLY FULFILLING FOR US.”

CYPRESS:
SALT CITY REGULAR, DANIELLE JOHNSON ALSO BELIEVES THE MARKET IS A LARGE INFLUENCE IN HELPING VENDORS GARNER A REGULAR CROWD BEFORE MOVING OUT.

JOHNSON:
THE EXPOSURE PARTICULARLY IS AMAZING. IT’S A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN. SO JUST BEING ABLE TO START AND GET YOUR NAME OUT THERE, PEOPLE TRY YOUR FOOD. IT THEN PROPELS THEM TO BE ABLE TO GO DO THEIR OWN THING SOMEWHERE ELSE.

CYPRESS:
WITH THREE VENDORS GONE, THREE NEW RESTAURANTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE THEIR MARK WITH THE CENTRAL NEW YORK CROWD. CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A CALI-MEX TACO JOINT – ELLERAE’S, SINBUN – A SHOP THAT’S REDEFINING THE TRADITIONAL CINNAMON BUN AND SHE FANCY, A BUILD-YOUR-OWN CHARCUTERIE SHOP – ALL IN ONE SPOT. AND WHILE VENDORS LIKE MISS PRISSY’S AND BIG IN BURMA HAVE GOTTEN THEIR FULL USE OUT OF SALT CITY MARKET, CUSTOMERS ARE SAD TO SEE THEM GO, BUT THEY ARE EXCITED TO SEE THE OPTIONS THAT AWAIT THEM IN THE FUTURE.

JOHNSON:
I DO LIKE NEW VENDORS COMING IN. YOU GET THE VARIETY AND SO THAT JUST ALWAYS KEEPS IT FRESH.

CYPRESS:
FORTUNATELY, CUSTOMERS WON’T HAVE TO WAIT TOO LONG TO TRY AT LEAST ONE VENDOR’S FOOD ITEMS. TOMORROW AT 11:00 AM, SINBUN IS HOSTING A POP-UP STORE RIGHT IN THE MARKET TO GET LOCALS EXCITED ABOUT THEIR NEW OPTIONS.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC NEWS) — In the heart of downtown Syracuse, the Salt City Market is committed to helping local food businesses not only thrive but also build generational wealth; the market has been a catalyst of success for many vendors. As the market bids farewell to three beloved vendors – Miss Prissy’s, Big in Burma, and Farm Girl Juicery – the community eagerly welcomes three newcomers.

Salt City Market’s Communications and Marketing Manager, CJ Butler, sheds light on the challenges of running a restaurant, emphasizing the market’s commitment to more than just profitability.

“The restaurant industry is a difficult place to be profitable and to be successful,” Butler says. “Knowing that we have vendors who are not only successful in their business but are also able to take that success into their personal lives is really fulfilling for us.”

The Salt City Market serves as a launching pad for vendors, enabling them to garner a dedicated customer base before venturing out on their own.

“The exposure is amazing. It’s a very busy intersection right in the middle of downtown,” Salt City Market Regular Danielle Johnson says. “Being able to start and get your name out there… it propels them to be able to go do their own thing somewhere else.”

With the departure of three fan favorites, Salt City Market welcomes ElleRae’s, a Cali-Mex taco joint, Sinbun, redefining the traditional cinnamon bun and She Fancy, a build-your-own charcuterie shop. Customers express a bittersweet farewell to vendors who have become culinary staples but are excited to see what options await them in the future.

Johnson mentions that the new additions add to the variety of the market and keep the space “fresh.”

To celebrate the transition and introduce one of the new vendors, Sinbun, the innovative cinnamon bun shop, is hosting a pop-up store at the Salt City Market. Scheduled for Nov. 15 at 11 a.m., this event is an open invitation to the community to get a sneak peek at what the vendor has to offer.

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