Julie Norris, long seen as the figurehead of the local vegan, hippie culture in Orlando, is no longer affiliated with her flagship restaurant Dandelion Cafe (Facebook | Website) in the Mills 50 District [Gmap].
Norris announced via a blog post (that was picked up by Orlando Weekly, HERE) last August, that she had entered a legal battle with founding partner, Chris Blanc, who had filed to dissolve the company which turned nine years old last March.
With the buyout concluded, Blanc has taken control of the much-beloved cafe, and is looking at moving forward with a handful of improvements that include new equipment, larger storage facilities and a possible build-out of the kitchen over the coming months.
Down the road, Blanc hopes to build on the success of Dandelion and open a number of like-minded locations across the state, and provide more opportunities for growth for his staff.
Due to a non-compete clause negotiated through the buy-out, Norris will be moving on to greener pastures, in DeLand. Her new business concept is still under wraps.
Norris released the following statement, concerning her departure from Dandelion Cafe:
Yes. It was good
Nadia, you’ve tried this place before, right? So good!
Mary Kathryn Jackson Kitty Lamb Jackson Shelly Jackson Blake Addington
We Love this place! But lately it’s a chore to go there…line out the door,
no place to sit, so loud you cant talk or work. Hopefully NEW improved changes will take place! Good Luck to all!
I’m sorry to hear that. Best wishes to Julie Norris.
Someone fill me in.
What?!
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Jennifer Flug Dina Najjar
Love Dandelion, and hoping that this dissolving will leave more room for improvement to the restaurant/building/etc.
If you’ve been following this drama, this is very good news.
Or perhaps downtown Mt Dora 🙂
Every ending is a new beginning. Time for some chilli.
Tell Julie that downtown SANFORD has greener pastures! 😉
Sad to see partnerships end like that
:)!!! 🙂
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