Ok folks today is June 9th. Tomorrow Dolly and I celebrate 39 years of married life!
But today we will be on the corner of 8th and Nicollet. Come try our new sugar free meltaways. Sugar free peppermint and sugar free almond will be added to our line of candies including Key Lime, Berry Splash, White Chocolate Cherries and Regular Almond.
This picture is from last week’s FMA and yes I’m wearing a stocking cap and a sweatshirt on May 15th. Only in Minnesota, right? Let’s hope it gets better, it can’t get any worse. The weather is supposed to be rainy this weekend, but at least it’s not snow. I know the first day of spring came and went, but no one told Mother Nature. ‘Til next time – Phil
…is under our belts. Nice weather made it much more enjoyable for everyone, especially he vendors. Thanks to those of you who came back this week for another snack or a sample of a different snack. I mentioned Simply Chipotle and Savory BBQ in the last blog and those two were well received, although the Garlic Dill Pretzels and Ranch Twisters are still the best sellers. That could be short lived. We’ll have to see. We have a few more flavors in the works, including Firestarter (yes it will be spicy) and a Zesty Blue Cheese (sort of like dipping a wing in Blue Cheese dressing). See you this weekend. Check out the Farmer’s Market Annex before you come. ’Til then – Phil
WOW! Will Spring ever get here? (Or is that what we had a few weeks ago?) Our first Farmer’s Market Annex (FMA) experience is now history, and based on the weather, we’re glad it is! It rained all day Saturday, but a huge thank you to those die hards who came out to spend time with all the vendors. Despite the rain we still had a good time and our neighbors at the market are great as well. It was a slow start, but that helped us get to know the ropes a little easier. We met a few folks who remembered us from the Food and Wine Show in March. All in all it was a good day. Although it didn’t rain on Sunday, it was at or below the freezing point when the Market opened. Again, there were the real troopers who didn’t come on Saturday, but definitely decided the cold wasn’t going to keep them away on day 2. There were even a few snowflakes during the day. Quite a few more folks showed up, but we were told that it was not like a normal day. When we open up next week we will have a couple of new choices. There will be a Savory BBQ and a Simply Chipotle waiting for you. Stop by for a sample and don’t worry, the other 5 will also be available. See you there! ‘Til next time – Phil
Well we did take a little time off to relax before the start of the busy season. A few weeks out of Minnesota (in March) and into Florida can do wonders to revive the spirits.
BUT, we are back and ready to get your snack items freshly prepared. The Minneapolis Farmer’s Market is just around the corner. Where does the time go? Philly’s Inc will be bulging with the treats you loved at the Minneapolis Monthly Food and Wine Show in March. Didn’t get there? Then come and see us at the newly organized Market on Saturday and Sunday from 6:30 AM – 1:30 PM. We will have the 5 favorites described in our Snack Shack products list AND we’re working with a spicy chipotle recipe that should really warm you up.
We will let you know which ‘booth’ we’re in as soon as we get that information. Looking forward to a delicious spring, summer and fall.
‘Til next time.
Now it’s two days after the biggest event of our lives and we made it through. Many thanks to all the people who stopped by our booth to find out what we are all about. I’m excited that there are so many of you who look to support the locally owned businesses. Dolly and I had several conversations with people from other businesses offering support as they sampled our fare. We chose to showcase 5 of our snack items and gave out almost 3,000 samples, as well as selling some packages along the way. We had someone from General Mills® stop off and offer help with purchasing bulk products for us to use in our mixes.
Our most popular item to date has been the ’Caramel Pops’ and that was reinforced this past Saturday and Sunday. The buttery melt in your mouth snack again proved to be irresistible to all who dared to try it. ‘Ranch Twisters’ was a close second, no cereal was harmed in the making of that product. It’s a blend of different snack crackers lightly seasoned with a ranch dressing. That actually is Dolly’s favorite. If you purchased a product, thanks and remember that there are no added preservatives in those products so they should be consumed within 7 days. Next stop the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market, Saturday and Sunday starting in May. See you there. ‘Til next time, Phil.
Well, here we are, the day before one of the biggest events of our lives. Nike says “Just Do It” and that’s exactly what we did. Philly’s Inc will be officially ‘open for business’ tomorrow morning at the Minneapolis Food and Wine Show. During a recent class, titled ‘Starting your own business’ the instructor said “you have to be willing to walk to the edge of the cliff, and jump!”. We jumped. No turning back, no waffling back and forth, no ‘what ifs’, no ‘what abouts’, just go for it. A better feeling for us is, we will never be able to say, “Why didn’t we start our own business back then?”
We are scared, excited, apprehensive and as committed as the pig was in bacon and eggs. We can’t stand around and wonder what to do next. We have no clue until ‘next’ gets here. What we believe is that we have the products and the service to build Philly’s Inc into a regionally and then nationally recognized brand. Our products can’t miss and there are more coming.
We want to thank our family for their undying support. They are as excited as we are, and are constantly encouraging and asking us how it’s going. I think that’s called Role Reversal isn’t it? They tried many of our products and even risked sharing them with friends and co-workers. That led to a brainstorming session at Andrew’s office where they came up with a list of about ten more snack mixes we could make.
We wish all of you reading this the best, now go back to the main page and check out our great procducts in the Snack Shack!
‘Til next time, Phil.
(We just don’t know when that will be.)
