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Aarthun Enterprises, LLC <br />September 30, ?008 <br />Mayor and City Council of Little Canada <br />515 Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, MN 55 1 1 7-1 600 <br />Re: On-Sale Liquor License Request <br />Dear Mayor and Council Members: <br />Aarthun Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Taste of Scandinavia Bakery and Cafe is a locally owned and <br />operated Company. We currently operate cafe locations in North Oaks and Bloomington, as well <br />as a wholesale manufacturing facility and cafe within the city of Little Canada. Our operation in <br />Little Canada is by far our largest, employing approximately fifty associates. <br />The purpose of this letter is to ask the Council to consider increasing the number of on-sale <br />liquor licenses the City of Little Canada issues. Why? As you know, the City limits the number <br />of on-sale licenses it issues each year to five. That limit has been met for the 2008/2009 yeat•. <br />As a result, Aarthun Enterprises is not able to apply for an on-sale License. <br />Aarthun Enterprises has a significant business interest in obtaining an on-sale license. By doing <br />so, our catering business would be able to satisfy our numerous customer requests for supplying <br />and serving alcoholic beverages at our catering events. Today, we are not able to meet these <br />requests as Minnesota law requires us to hold a caterer's permit, which may only be obtained by <br />anon-sale liquor license holder. <br />We have chosen not to apply for an on-sale license with the cities of North Oaks and <br />Bloomington because the facilities we own within those municipalities ai•e not able to handle <br />large catering operations. Our Little Canada facility is best equipped to handle our catering <br />business. <br />In closing, I ask that you consider our request. I, along with a member of ow• operations team, <br />will be attending the city council meeting on October 8°i to address our request in person and <br />answer any questions you might have regarding our operation. <br />Respectfully yours, <br />Christopher Thienes <br />Director of Human Resources <br />Corpo~~ate Offices • 1 I !Bast County Road F • Vndnais 1{eights, MN SS 127 • (6S I) 483-9242 • (Pax (6> 1) 483-0622 <br />