Omega 3 6 and 9

Omega 3 Omega 3 can resolve lung inflammation including asthma.  2016 January 3 study.  2013 Jan study (and New Hope summary).

WFFS 17

Trends More organic, healthful, non-GMO Drinking ciders, aka shrubs Turmeric teas Noodles, rice, and bread made from konjac (ex. shirataki) and cauliflower Pro and prebiotics Plant and insect proteins Surplus reuse: Regrained, Rayzyns, ugly fruit, grapes Healthful energy drinks Two cookie dough companies Products

Homemade For Sale

Notes from Homemade For Sale : How to Set Up and Market a Food Business From Your Home Kitchen by Lisa Kivirist & John D. Ivanko; homemadeforsale.com; 664.00681.  Also see ECOpreneuring. Mail services: MailChimp (mailchimp.com), Constant Contact (constantcontact.com), and Emma (myemma.com). Website: company name, products, contact info, order forms, backstory.  Your personal story – differentiate…

Customer Support

Refund or Credit Both refunds and credits are accounted for in Xero with a credit note.  A full or partial refund to a customer’s credit card is accomplished in Stripe, the credit card processing service for Nutriate invoices in both Xero and Shopify. Xero Credit Note Login to Xero. ‘Sales’, ‘Invoices’, ‘Paid’ – find the…

Small Planet Gourmet

Condiments Mustard Base uses Ethiopian spices. Original (Ethiopian-inspired) Irish whiskey Japanese curry (wasabi?  umami?) Hungarian (paprika) Ketchup / Catsup Unsweetened with Ethopian spices. Niter Kibeh Grass-fed butter and vegan, coconut oil versions. Chutney Vegetable and fruit versions.

Gift Bags

Specialty Interesting Contact Yaupon Tea – contact for ordering direct Wei Kitchen – contact for ordering direct Bixby Bar Order Dear North – ordered direct KeHE Ordered Wild Poppy La Tourangelle – many flavors via KeHE Hippeas – all four flavors – ordered via KeHE Sahale Snacks Order When in Stock Bixby Bar Possibility Madécasse…

Accounting Notes

Chart of Accounts November 2016 added 5010 Inventory Shipping / Insurance with type Direct Costs and description “Shipping and/or insurance charged for purchases of goods to be sold”. Inventory Management We are using a periodic inventory system.  We take a physical count of the inventory (not including samples) on December 31st. Taxes and Fees Since…

Web Site

Guidelines Landing Page Encourage potential contacts to interact longer with you via your site: “CTA button” – captures contact information.  With the thank you for providing contact information, offer a link to a specific page in your website, an e-book download, or a video. Qualify a lead by offering web site links before collecting contact…

Email Marketing

Guidelines Personalize (ex. “you”). Use your conversational style. Include one and only one mail goal – one question, outcome, or request. Stats 40% of US adults never read marketing emails. Email outcomes: 4% get clicked, 22% get opened, and 78% get nothing. $38 return on every $1 spent on email marketing.  Email is 40x more…

Inventory Management

Xero for Dummies by Heather Smith, 657.0285. If using Firefox, turn off Firebug.  Enable cookies from www.xero.com.  Refresh the browser regularly. Periodic vs perpetual inventory: periodic recognizes inventory as a direct cost when it is purchased, and as sales income when it is sold.  Perpetual keeps a continuous count of inventory, applying the cost of…