Well at least those are the plans! As I have hinted many times before and even given small details, I thought I’d blog about what we plan to do over what used to be the ’slower’ Winter months this year. We are quite grateful for all the customers that we have and for the many new fans of Hoover’s Southern Fusion sauce! Here’s to the Vinegar lovers out there….not that we don’t like you ‘thick & sweet’ sauce folks, we’re just a bit different that way! To be honest, we are butting up against full capacity and something’s gotta’ be done to allow us to accomodate growth! NOW, I say that knowing that too much of a good thing can often turn it bad and as a guy who is committed to first and foremost producing high quality, wood smoked meats and home made sides. That said, we’ve got to do something and for that I’ve got a plan!
We are fortunate enough to have some great friends at Blue Mountain Outfitters (www.bluemountainoutfitters.net) in Marysville and Doug’s willing to let us have a temporary presence there during peak months to help fill the bellies of hungry paddlers and passerbys alike. SO, I have been working for months now to design a Concession trailer that also houses a Commercial Catering Kitchen. This would allow us to accomplish many different things; first of all it will help meet our goals for rational expansion, secondly it will give us greatly enhanced abilities to provide complete off-site options to our service lines, thirdly (if that’s a word) it will allow us to provide an expanded menu and it will also allow folks to have GreatQ on demand by simply walking up to our windows!
All that said, we still have a few hurdles to overcome. Choosing the right rig is imperative to this working out right…I’ve got it narrowed down to a few builders, but am not yet ready to pull the trigger, so-to-speak! Also, as you might imagine, financing in this economy is challenging to say the least. In fact, we are exploring a number of options, including offering up a piece of the action to customers or investors looking for an alternative to traditional investments with a higher return than just about anything out there. Again not procrastination, but deliberative contemplation. (See, I can use big words!) Finally and most importantly, we’ve got to do this without sacrificing the “Q” since that IS the reason for all of this insanity! We started out with a goal to make authentic, real-deal BBQ and I intend to keep it that way!
So, for now we move along down the path of steady growth and expansion with a bit of trepidation and lots of good friends to support us. As if that isn’t enough, I am actively seeking a packer to bottle up a good sized run of Hoover’s sauce for all you fans out there, but same deal…not willing to sacrifice quality for quantity, not now, not ever! Anyone with any ideas, please feel free to toss them my way! I’m always appreciative of assistance. I hope everyone has a safe and Happy Halloween, look out for all those Ghosts and Goblins while you’re driving around at night! – jak
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