By Rich on December 16, 2009
Stephen and I have made the difficult decision to close Sound Bites Sauce & Spread Co. We were experiencing steady growth, but we simply ran out of personal and family resources to keep going until we could reach profitability. Although we tried to secure bank loans or private investment, we were not able to do so.
We would like to thank our many fans, our employees, and our farmer-suppliers. We are grateful to everyone who bought our products, came to our local food celebrations, and hung out with us at farmers markets.
If the local food movement in the Puget Sound weren’t so strong, we wouldn’t have made it this far. Thank you for believing in the mission of this company—we are humbled and heartened by the response we got from thousands of customers.
Please feel free to leave comments here at this post—share a fave Sound Bites story, tell us which product you’ll miss those most, or offer Stephen a job.
See you at the markets. Hopefully you’ll recognize us, in plain clothes, without our aprons on.
Viva Local Food and Farms!
– Rich and Stephen
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By Rich on November 21, 2009
Our hummus, deconstructed
Beginning the weekend after Thanksgiving, we will be at the University District Farmers Market on Saturdays and at the Capitol Hill and Ballard farmers markets on Sundays.
Check out our market schedule for the latest updates on our market schedule.
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By Rich on November 21, 2009
Two of our Middle Eastern Washington(tm) Hummus flavors can now be found at Pasta & Co. If you’ve never been to a Pasta & Co. store, you’re in for a treat. Stop by one (or all) of the locations in Queen Anne, U. Village, or Bellevue to find our Riesling Garbanzo or Merlot Red Bean Hummus.
Our complete store list is available here.
Posted in New Stores, Sound Bites Updates, Uncategorized
By Rich on November 3, 2009
Garbanzo Bean Bin at Central Bean, Quincy, Washington
Our Bacon-esque and Honey Mustard Hummus flavors proved to be such a big hit at farmers markets that we are going to continue making them for our retail store customers. Please see our
store list to see which stores are featuring Sound Bites hummus.
South Sound stores are carrying these two new flavors, but they won’t be available at Whole Foods in Seattle for a few more weeks. In Seattle, you can pick up these flavors at the University District, Ballard or Capitol Hill farmers markets, or you can find them at Madison Market on Capitol Hill or Sunset Hill Greenmarket in Ballard, 6405 32nd Ave NW.
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By Rich on October 12, 2009
Hi All,
Below is the Sound Bites Market Schedule for the week of October 12th. See you at the market!
Tuesday
Tacoma Sixth Ave
Thursday
Tacoma Broadway
Saturday
Tacoma Proctor
Sunday
Ballard
Capitol Hill
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