Well, it seems as though I have still not been very diligent about updating our blog regularly... I promise that that is truly still a goal of mine and I will continue to work on being more efficient in that regards. A lot has happened since our last post, and so the updates shall begin now! :)
First and foremost, generally speaking, our snack boxes are still going pretty well. We have a new idea we would like to implement starting in May. We are going to look at our sales statistics from the past few months and figure out which 10 of our products have been the best sellers out of everything we have put in the box. From that list of 10, we are going to create a survey to be passed out at each snack box location and ask our customers to select their favorite 8 from the list given. We will tally the results and the 8 treats which recieve the most votes will be on our official "Snack Box Menu," so to say. The 8 treats selected will become regulars in the boxes and be stocked on a schedule, with 2 snacks designated for each week of the month. We will also throw in surprise treats, probably once or twice a month, because I can't imagine not being able to test out new recipes. Hopefully the consistency will allow us to better supply more of what our customer's demand, and in turn, hopefully this will also boost our profit margin. I am contemplating adding a new box or two, but our time constraints have us pretty well overbooked as it is, so this is really only a consideration at this point.
Second, we have been selected to be featured as U.S. Bank's Business Partner of the Month at the local Laramie branch! This will start April 20th and run until May 20th. For this promotion, we will have a table set up at U.S. Bank that is stocked with business cards, magnets, and samples of our products. We are really looking forward to getting our name out and circulating in the larger community. As of right now, there is a relatively small pool of people who actually know about us and what we offer, so this is a wonderful opportunity to expand on that pool! Hopefully, we will see some new inquiries and new customers will start to drift our way.
As a personal endeavor, we are entering two original recipes into the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest. The deadline for entries to be recieved is April 18th. The two recipes which will be submitting are our Banana Split Swirl Brownies and our Tropical Island Cookie Bars... both are delicious and simple to make, so hopefully, we stand a chance! How surreal would it be if we were actually somehow selected to be finalists? I honestly can't imagine, but I am excited at the opportunity to try! We will keep you posted if we make it past preliminary judging, as, if I am correct, our recipes will be posted online and viewers will have the opportunity to vote for the favorites.... Not holding our breath, but definitely keeping our fingers crossed!
We have really been having a blast experimenting with cupcakes lately, and we welcome any opportunity you have for us to continue on with our experimenting. Finding new flavor combinations is really exciting, and birthdays are always a great occasion for us to try out some new ideas! So far, we have come up with original recipes for Dreamsicle cupcakes, Boston Creme cupcakes, Cookies & Cream cupcakes, Blueberries & Cream cupcakes, and Irish Cream cupcakes... All are wonderful, and as mentioned already, we have a ton of other ideas we want to try out... Next on the list I think is going to have to be either Junior Mint cupcakes, Almond Joy cupcakes, or something Springy and Summery that I have not yet titled yet. :)
You can find pictures of all of the mentioned treats on this page on our Facebook page! Hopefully someday I will find the time to add all of those pictures here so I can better cater to both audiences, but for now, hopefully you will visit our Facebook page, as it really is updated more frequently, both with posts and pictures! Also, be sure to look for the contest we have going on this week. The person who can get the most referrals for our page on Facebook will win free treats!
Until next time.... take care!
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