On the Friday after Thanksgiving, I catered the young alumni
reunion at my high school. I spent a few hours on Tuesday and Wednesday baking
in preparation for the reunion. I decided to make around 100 chocolate chip,
sugar, and lemon waffle cookies. After baking, I went to Gordon Food Services
and found some large platters with clear covers for only four dollars each. This
was the second year that I catered this event, but last year Serena was still a
part of the business so it took longer to bake this year. The cookies were
popular again this year and I was able to talk to more people about the
progress that I had made in the last year.
One of the
older alums who was present was someone that I had met at a farmer’s market
this summer. He started a coffee cake company that benefits a foundation that
his brother started for cancer patients. The non-profit matches a cancer
patient with a cancer survivor who went through the same type of cancer and has
other commonalities with the current patient. The organic coffee cake company
has been hugely successful and is currently manufactured out of a facility that
I toured in Chesterfield. I was able to speak with the founder for a while at
the reunion and also got to meet his brother. It is always helpful to speak
with successful food entrepreneurs in the area because it is the best way to
learn a lot about the regional retail space, production options and
distribution lines.
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