Business & Tech

How East Lake Businesses Found Success

They're the businesses you frequent in your neighborhood, but do you know the stories behind them? As 2012 comes to a close, we introduce you to some East Lake business owners who explain what they did to find success.

How these East Lake businesses found success-

1) Vetture's Italian Favorites Keep Business Booming

Vetture’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, located in Brooker Creek Shopping Center in Palm Harbor, isn’t just your local neighborhood pizza joint.

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Owner and head chef Montha Hatfield says her restaurant is different than other Thai places thanks to its high quality food, fair prices, cleanliness and menu items that can't be found anywhere else.

3) Ritter’s Owners Hire to Help Students Pay for College

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Local Eric Treichel employs numerous high schoolers and college students at Palm Harbor’s Ritter’s Frozen Custard location, located at 2665 E. Lake Road, including his two sons, with the goal of helping them pay for college expenses.

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Owner Peter Pergola spent years in the food service industry in New York before bringing his "old-fashioned neighborhood family restaurant" to East Lake and Palm Harbor.

5) A Nursery Has Grown in East Lake 

For the last 26 years Landmark Nursery has grown along with the East Lake Community it serves, while retaining its hometown helpful appeal.

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