Chip Peddler - Act 2 / Scene 1

The start of the 2nd year in business is shaping up to be a furious one. Durango Snack Werks has been issued a vendor # for Albertson's and we are in the process of completing the paperwork for the King Soopers/City Market line of grocery stores. The product will only be available in our local area for the moment with a chance for expansion into other markets as time goes on.

















In order to make sure that I can meet the demand at the larger markets you will see only the tortilla chips on the shelf to begin with. This has led to stepping up the timeline on the artwork for the Salted Tortilla chip bag with the hope of getting it to press by the end of March (hopefully sooner). The Kickstarter campaign is working great and has lead to discussions about taking on outside funding. If the funding goal is reached on the Kickstarter campaign the funds will be going toward a 3rd flavor in the tortilla line of Chip Peddler products.


















You might also have noticed we have introduced a Green Chili & Cheddar Tortilla Chip in the small bags at locations such as Exxon Gas Stations, Durango Brewing Co., Durango Deli, Ska Brewing Co., RGP's, Nini's, and the Durango Bagel. This is a Natural Cheddar Cheese and Jalapeno blend that I am sourcing out of Washington State with Commercial Creamery. Please give me some feedback, this might be the 3rd flavor.




















I was able to attend this years Homegrown Retreat presented by Growing Partners of Southwest Colorado. I kinda felt like I was out of place with my product being sliced thin, fried in oil, seasoned and then put in a package, but at the same time I knew that most of the people in the room ate chips at some point in time through the year. The highlight of the meeting was the formation of a Food Policy Group which should help new operators with understanding current Government Food Policies and helping direct future policies by understanding the process.


On a sad note the world lost Herman Haberl who was the owner of the Ochsenbraterei (Ox Rotisserie) tent at Oktoberfest. He started with a small cart selling beer and roasted ox, to owning 1 of 11 beer tents that set up each year in Munich.

Click here to see the article.









A couple of weeks back you might have heard me on KIQX 101.3 with Chris Garcia. I want to thank the folks at the station for all of the support on this project and allowing me to come up to the station and talk about my company on the air.