Getting into the gluten free organic pasta business
We have been considering entering the gluten free organic pasta business. But unlike the “traditional white flour” (semolina) pasta business, there are all sorts of different kinds of gluten free pasta...
View ArticleOur Cat Is Thrilled!
A note from one of our customers regarding our cat food: “Gary, you asked if our cat liked her new food. She gobbled up the Natural Value canned food we gave her. This is really good news since she...
View ArticleLessons I’ve learned: Vons produce warehouse
When I had my own natural food distributing company back in the 1980’s, I started selling to Vons Grocery Company in Los Angeles. (They were ultimately acquired by Safeway). The buyer took a liking to...
View ArticleLessons I’ve Learned: Paying people what they are worth
n 1971 after leaving college, I had 4 jobs. I was writing for a record industry trade magazine. I worked in a grocery store stocking shelves and cashiering. I worked the night shift at a Seven 11. And...
View ArticleLessons I’ve Learned: Selling To Trader Joes
In the Mid 1980s my distribution business did some Warehousing for Trader Joes. They had 25 stores in LA. They sold their own brand of products and they also bought “closeouts”… I remember when we...
View ArticleLessons I’ve learned: you can’t take profit margin to the bank
When I first started distributing natural foods in 1978 I called on a retailer in the LA area. They were among the first of the “farmers market” type stores that are so popular today. I showed him a...
View ArticleLabel do-over
When I was a kid we played stickball. There were no umpires so when there was a question about whether someone was safe or out, we did a do-over – we “played it again” so to speak. Now hundreds of...
View ArticleOrganic Coconut Milk – New label misprint
As some of you have noticed on the new label of the Organic Coconut milk the coconut extract now says 35% instead of the original 53%, this is a misprint. Some how the numbers got introverted on the...
View ArticleCoconut Water Potassium Mgs declared on new label
We will be adding this important information on the New Label, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
View ArticleBPA FREE LINING
Can Lining of Coconut Milk Hello, here is a bit of information that our supplier is authorized to supply. We do not use the words Non-BPA as this is apparently misnomer. Our suggested term is...
View ArticleAUGUST 2017 UPDATE:
Our Tuna n’ Toppings cat food is expected to be back in stock in early September 2017. If you are having trouble finding our cat food at the store you used to buy it from, then please email us with the...
View ArticleFootball Schedules
It’s Tuesday and I am in Minneapolis for a sales meeting. Last night I watched Monday Night Football and it reminded me of a story. I tell my team, and anyone else who is forced to listen, a lot of...
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