I’ve been making Yummy Yammy dips, sauces, and spreads in my Vermont kitchen since September, 2009.
Those roasting sweet potatoes make my kitchen smell so great! They’re a gorgeous color, warm up my kitchen, and taste so outrageously good: my kids’ favorite thing is to show up just as they’re coming out of the oven, and ask if they can have a hot one with some great cheese.
It has been an extraordinary experience having 2 fridges, YyYy ingredients, packages, and labels invading the kitchen.
And we are ramping up. We have a space this coming July at DC’s Fancy Food Show, where we will debut Yummy Yammy on a national stage. What a lot of work to do to get it ready for that show!
* We now make it in plastic tubs, and we’re going to change it over to glass jars
* I make it on a very small scale, and we need to scale it up to a 300-pound steam kettle
* We hand-label every tub, and it will be done all by machine
* I deliver to four local stores and sell a little directly to local friends – I’ve started to ship a little on the east coast, and we will be working soon to develop a relationship with one or more distributors so dozens of stores can carry it
* We are starting to work with a lawyer who focuses on helping growth of small specialty food companies like us, and we’ll be making an offering to investors soon
Sometimes when I think about all the changes in front of us, I have a moment of overwhelm. But most of the time I see a clear path to success, peopled by all the friendly, wise, and loving folks that help us. You know who you are… we couldn’t do it without you.
Gratefully,
Lisa Johnson, Y’Ambassador
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