We were so excited about our line of candied nuts and would share them with our neighbors and friends. Because of their encouragement and word of mouth, we were approached by the local business in town. Well, we live in a very small town (5 blocks long), but we do have a pharmacy, grocery store, hardware store and gas stations. Several of these business were kind enough to stock our walnut products.
Our town is in the heart of walnut country and I figured that more nuts would be the last thing the locals would want. I was very proud of our product and so happy to see that the stores' inventory was selling down. It didn't hurt that the holidays were approaching either. The feedback was positive and we were thrilled.
As it turned out that was probably the wrong thing to do. Later that winter we received a letter from the Walnut Bargaining Board informing us we were out of compliance and that we needed to become a "handler" and pay fees based on sales. After checking into the requirements, we were not able to satisfy the on site certified kitchen yet. So our wholesale and internet sales are shelved for a while....
Our town is in the heart of walnut country and I figured that more nuts would be the last thing the locals would want. I was very proud of our product and so happy to see that the stores' inventory was selling down. It didn't hurt that the holidays were approaching either. The feedback was positive and we were thrilled.
As it turned out that was probably the wrong thing to do. Later that winter we received a letter from the Walnut Bargaining Board informing us we were out of compliance and that we needed to become a "handler" and pay fees based on sales. After checking into the requirements, we were not able to satisfy the on site certified kitchen yet. So our wholesale and internet sales are shelved for a while....
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