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Bentley bets on love of pets BY LIBBY ELLIOTT DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
Before animal loving entrepreneur Lisa Senafe lost her two cats prematurely to cancer, she never considered the disease might be connected to her pets’ diet. “I always bought the highest priced food I could find and assumed it was the best,” said Senafe. “It turns out, the food I was buying was expensive, but was still loaded with filler ingredients like corn, wheat and soy.” When Lisa and her husband, Giovanni, adopted their rescue dog, Bentley, they carefully researched his food, making sure to avoid grains in favor of all-natural, high-quality proteins. But the Senafes still found themselves scanning each bag of kibble in search of the right blend of nutrients for Bentley. They were surprised to find that every pet store they visited, regardless of location or price point, was selling dog food laden with unnecessary fillers and additives. Determined to change the pet store playing field, the Senafes opened the first Bentley’s Pet Stuff - named after their beloved pooch - in 2006 in their hometown of Arlington Heights, making two solemn promises to customers: never to sell food with corn, wheat or soy in the ingredients, and never to stock food or treats made in China. “When customers walk into our stores, they know all the pet food and snacks we carry are safe,” said Senafe. The Senafes are also keen to dispel the notion that dogs should consume only one type of food at a time. Bentley’s Pet Stuff
RESOLVED DAILEY METHOD OWNERS BREAK WITH FRANCHISE, OPEN SALT BY LIBBY ELLIOTT DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
Contrary to conventional wisdom, a heavy dose of SALT isn’t always bad for your health. Owners of The Dailey Method in Ke-
California-based parent company The Dailey Method (TDM), a national chain of dance barre fitness studios founded 17 years ago by Jill Dailey. Leanne Kurtzwell, together with Tami Conway, has owned the TDM Kenilworth studio for 6 years. Kurtzwell and co-owner Katy Kerr opened TDM’s North-
inside the former TDM storefront in Kenilworth on Green Bay Road. Since joining The Dailey Method as an instructor 10 years ago in Bucktown, Kurtzwell said she’s been watching the market for singlepurpose studios change gradually over the past decade.
Continued on PG 10 Instructor and co-owner Tami Conway during a class at SALT in Kenilworth. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
nilworth and Northbrook recently broke away from their franchise agreement and rebranded their fitness studios as SALT, a new workout concept aimed at bringing the three distinct disciplines of barre, cycle and foundation interval training (FIT) together under one roof. The change marks a break from the owners’ longstanding franchise agreement with
brook location on Willow Road in 2013. ‘This is the next step in our entrepreneurial journey,” said Kurtzwell. Although rumors had circulated for weeks of an impending change, regular clients at the busy Northbrook and Kenilworth studios received an email blast on November 14 announcing the name change. That same morning, a new green neon SALT sign blazed
“Research tells us 60% of our client base is now mixing at least two different workouts each week,” said Kurtzwell. “With the launch of SALT, we’re going back to the essential elements of fitness by bringing everything our clients need into one studio.” The SALT concept, Kurtzwell said, repreContinued on PG 8
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