Adventures in running a web-based food business
On a recent trip to LA I wasn’t most excited about the celebrities or the sunshine. I was most excited about visiting the LA produce terminal. Maybe it is because I grew up seeing the industrial side of meat, but only knowing produce from behind the consumer side of the food industry veil. Who knows. …
We are announcing a new recipe challenge later today. We held the photoshoot this morning and Ryan is currently designing the poster for the challenge post. Everybody in the office was laughing hysterically, except for Nyoki. It’s not that he is upset about being in a santa/elf costume … he loves the costumes because he is …
Normally, I put a job on craigslist and then spend a day reviewing the deluge of a hundred or so resumes that I get in 24 hours. This time, I put it out there to the blogosphere. I received three resumes from three people who seem well suited to the job. I have three interviews …
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A blogger friend expressed concern to me about FTC regulations, so I read FTC regs 16 CFR 255 and the FTC’s explanatory notes about that part. And, since I did that, I might as well share some of my own rules thumb with you. Please scroll to the bottom for my disclaimer. And if you …
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It’s a long time coming, and I am stoked to finally offer Mangalitsa Pork. Right now, we are only offering cured mangalitsa, but hopefully soon that will change. Bloggers, check out this post if you want to get your hands on some. Yes, you want some. This is the hottest new meat product of the …
We’re looking for four bloggers to create two original recipes each using black garlic, an intriguing and increasingly popular ingredient that we have little experience with. A $100 store credit is the booty for the author of our favorite pair of recipes. That’s right, a pair. We’ll send two bulbs of black garlic for you …
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When I work late, Nyoki comes over, paws my legs and gives me a look that says “alright, it’s a late night, let me up.” You can’t beat that for a paperweight. Crazy cute.
The webstore has definitely been growing at a respectful pace since we launched it a few years ago. But, I am ready to move out of the “respectful” chapter. WHAT DOES IT TAKE to create BIG growth … 100-FOLD growth? I am searching for this answer. Working my ass off to find it. I figure …
I don’t think she meant to. She is probably a nice person. But, she probably just figured that she had to act tough in order for us to remedy a problem she had with one of our products. The story is pretty straight-forward. We ship a lot of food and sometimes the product gets damaged in …
Our market research pretty much consists of me giving people stuff to eat (I have very fortunate neighbors). I glean insights nonetheless, they just aren’t statistically significant. We had a whole bunch of samples left over from shooting our molded ice creams for the store. So, I figured that I would take them to my …
Lots of review opportunities going on over on the main blog this week … Here’s a quick round-up. 4 Varieties of Risotto Rice. Compare/contrast and explore the nuances Fresh Ghost Chilies. Finally, a lot of people have been waiting for the world’s hottest chile to be available in fresh form. Fresh Wasabi Rhizome. See bottom …