| Monday, 12/26/11 5:50pmAmy Noyes(Host) Vermont Peanut Butter Company may be the state's next gourmet specialty food producer to hit the big time.Business is booming, despite the fact the company lost everything in its Waterbury manufacturing facility to Tropical Storm Irene.VPR's Amy Noyes has this post-Irene success story:(Noyes) Chris Kaiser is determined to make a go of his premium peanut butter. And he's not going to let something like a devastating tropical storm get in his way.He lost everything in his Waterbury factory to the flooding from Irene. But Kaiser decided to start over, even though he didn't have any flood ... Read More |
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| Link: http://www.stowetoday.com/stowe_reporter/news/business_news/article_dbfab36c-1129-11e1-8dbf-001cc4c002e0.html?cbst=47
Posted: Thursday, November 17, 2011 2:00 pm | Updated: 10:23 am, Thu Nov 17, 2011.By Lisa McCormackChristopher Kaiser was on top of the world Aug. 29 when he arrived at his business, the Vermont Peanut Butter Co. manufacturing plant, just one day after Tropical Storm Irene flooded much of downtown Waterbury.Sales of his gourmet peanut butters had doubled in the past year and food distributors — from across the U.S. and Europe — were knocking on his door.Kaiser had heard about the flooding, but assumed that it hadn’t reached his building, located in the Moretown Industrial Complex at Routes ... Read More |
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Why the rapid growth? Well, what’s in a name? The very name Vermont Peanut Butter Co. may have helped the business succeed.In 2000, a state government study found that “Vermont” is recognized nationwide, and adds strong consumer appeal to products.Vermont has been able to leverage its strong tourism attractions and its aura — as a place that many people dream of — in marketing value-added food products, said Liz Schlegel of Waterbury, director of community outreach for the Central Vermont Community Action Council, which offers services for entrepreneurs through its Micro Business Development Program.Schlegel, a longtime marketing consultant, has written ... Read More |
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| Our minds are constantly churning ideas, making connections, jumping from one thought to the next as each sentence of the inner dialog triggers a new image, a new perspective, a new emotion and the occasional invention.Inventors. All of us. We invent products, processes, better configurations for the home office, new ways of fitting the laundry in the busy schedule, a strategy to get the kids to tidy up their rooms and better spaghetti sauce recipes. Some invent bobby pins, flying machines and computers. We can barely contain the excited voice inside. It competes with the voices of friends who think ... Read More |
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Hi girls! And guys ;)As I’ve mentioned I’ve been eating when I’m not hungry every couple hours to prevent hunger and despite a small snack before bed I either have been getting hungry when I try to sleep or I wake up in the night really hungry! I’m taking that’s a sign I should increase calories even more. I’ve been talking to Jessica and I’ve decided I want to put on a few pounds of muscle. Which means more intense strength training, less cardio, and more food!Anyway, this morning I woke up pretty early and I didn’t want to wake ... Read More |
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| Businesses on the brink of making it big
I’ll bet if you asked people from outside Vermont to name a couple of foods that come from here, most would say milk, maple and cheese. Some might also come up with coffee and ice cream. Added to that list are a couple of food-related start-ups that are getting some traction producing foods that are not usually associated with the Green Mountain State: The Vermont Peanut Butter Company, The Vermont Brownie Company and Vermont Spirits, a premium vodka distiller.As with all successful businesses, there are characters that stand out promoting the product. They ... Read More |
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It's not quite re-inventing the wheel, but what a small company in Stowe is trying to do is make a better butter -- a better peanut butter. "I've always loved peanut butter," beams Chris Kaiser.Kaiser started developing what he calls gourmet artisan recipes in 2008 as a sideline from his financial planning job. He launched production under the Vermont Peanut Butter Company label just last year. "'Made in Vermont' is synonymous with quality," Kaiser explains.The ski patroller and avid outdoorsman's idea is that organic peanut butter, with no chemical ingredients and no excess sugar or salt, will stick in health-conscious ... Read More |
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'Bounces Back After Flood' - VTPB Moves To Morrisville (listen)
Vermont Peanut Butter Bounces Back - Stowe Reporter
