Tis the Season Part 1: Sweet and Heavy
Hello Kiddies,
We have decided to get in some kind of spirit this year and return to our traditional year end 'Tis the Season' posts of Holiday anecdotes.
I discovered a fantastic candy store this year. I originally went there because they stocked a particular brand of fruit rolls I like. However, they also have evry kind of sweet treat imaginable available by the pound. kalita82 also has a tremendous sweet tooth, so naturally it's been a frequent stop. Jelly Beans, Gummy Bears, Candy Buttons, Rock Candy, Cotton Candy, Laffy Taffy, and Salt Water Taffy, it just goes on. I can leave there with enough sugar to kill an elephant. :) They have nuts too, hence the name.
Our beloved Marshmallow Peeps have also gotten festive as we've had Christmas Tree, Reindeer, and Snowman varieties already. There's plento of fermented cheer out there as well folks. We shipped 85,000 cases on Monday, 65,000 yesterday and today, and there's at least that much tomorrow. It's supposed to be slow on Friday, so we'll probably only ship 50,000 or so. Truck average is 500-600 or so. We lost a lot of our fleet to Sandy so they rented these HUGE Ryder and Penske 50 footers. I have 3 long rollers. :)
I was originally going to post a Candy-related video, but since we're still on our Queen kick, we'll give you an equally appropriate sentiment. Actually I have been a very big Queen fan for many years, even if I don't have nearly as much of their catalog. This is probably my favorite Queen song, and in my opinion their greatest rocker. Since victory seems to be the theme of 2012, let's have an appropriate icon to celebrate. I can't think of anything better than Freddie's classic pose!
Reports of KISSMas and Elves forthcoming. :)
We have decided to get in some kind of spirit this year and return to our traditional year end 'Tis the Season' posts of Holiday anecdotes.
I discovered a fantastic candy store this year. I originally went there because they stocked a particular brand of fruit rolls I like. However, they also have evry kind of sweet treat imaginable available by the pound. kalita82 also has a tremendous sweet tooth, so naturally it's been a frequent stop. Jelly Beans, Gummy Bears, Candy Buttons, Rock Candy, Cotton Candy, Laffy Taffy, and Salt Water Taffy, it just goes on. I can leave there with enough sugar to kill an elephant. :) They have nuts too, hence the name.
Our beloved Marshmallow Peeps have also gotten festive as we've had Christmas Tree, Reindeer, and Snowman varieties already. There's plento of fermented cheer out there as well folks. We shipped 85,000 cases on Monday, 65,000 yesterday and today, and there's at least that much tomorrow. It's supposed to be slow on Friday, so we'll probably only ship 50,000 or so. Truck average is 500-600 or so. We lost a lot of our fleet to Sandy so they rented these HUGE Ryder and Penske 50 footers. I have 3 long rollers. :)
I was originally going to post a Candy-related video, but since we're still on our Queen kick, we'll give you an equally appropriate sentiment. Actually I have been a very big Queen fan for many years, even if I don't have nearly as much of their catalog. This is probably my favorite Queen song, and in my opinion their greatest rocker. Since victory seems to be the theme of 2012, let's have an appropriate icon to celebrate. I can't think of anything better than Freddie's classic pose!
Click to viewReports of KISSMas and Elves forthcoming. :)