Eddie’s Energy Bars Blog

Good Afternoon,

I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weekend outside, and spent quality time with your father, grandfather, or another man in your life for Father’s Day.  I spent the afternoon yesterday making energy bars.  I made some peanut-butter chocolate chip (a customer favorite), and a custom order.

This custom order was for Lauren Wooden, the Principal at Richmond Elementary School, right in my town.  I had recently learned from my mom, who is a secretary there that last year she gave out candy bars to the teachers as a thank you.  Candy Bars!?!  I knew I had to do something about this.  These teachers needed a healthier alternative to keep them going right up through report cards.  I proposed to Lauren, a custom-labeled energy bar.

This energy bar ended up being custom in more ways than one.  It was a custom flavor, a custom size, and a custom label. The flavor was chocolate chocolate chip (which will be on the market soon–don’t worry), the size was basically a snack size, half the size of a normal Eddie’s bar, and the label was custom designed by myself.  You can check out a picture of the custom bar below.

Are you interested in getting some custom-labeled energy bars for your next event? Contact us for a quote, and we will get back to you within a few business days. There are endless possibilities: weddings, company outings, graduation, etc.
You can supply the label, or we can design it for you.  Whatever you want, we can probably do it.

Have you ever seen custom-labeled energy bars?  I didn’t think so.  We’re a different company.  Contact us to have a stand-out gift at your event.

Michael-the wacky small business owner, that came up with this
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I’m baking like a mad man this next week for my upcoming store demo at Sweet Clover Market. In case you forgot to write down the details, it’s Thursday, June 14th from 11:30-2ish. Please come and enjoy the time, as well as sample all of our wonderful energy bars. Hope to see you there!

Well, in the midst of baking these past few days, I have noticed how cluttered our home bakery has gotten. It is full of knick-knacks that do not aid in the energy bar making process. These items, are then carried away to another room in our house, only to make someone angry a couple of days later, when they are looking for that item. It is incredible how much our bakery has lost its zen, if it even had any to begin with. Only so many homemade energy bars can be produced from our kitchen, and if we go over that “zen” limit, it automatically turns into chaos, at least for me.

This chaos has jumped from room to room in our house, and I have started to notice how much more simplified I have become since college. I try to have everything streamlined in my room, and clutter free. Right now, it’s not that way, and it is driving me crazy. I am a cleaner person after coming back from college, and it kind of surprises me, but then at the same time, I realize that if I was a huge mess freshman year of college, I wouldn’t have been able to find anything. Then again, even in a really clean room I can’t find what I’m looking for… I need to work on that.

At some point next week, the kitchen will be uncluttered, and the beautiful blue counter-tops will shine through once again, as well as the rest of the house. Until then, I will bask in the messiness of our bakery right now, and know that there is light at the other end of the tunnel.

Michael
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As my older brother, Ryan, graduated from Colby College, millions of grills were being fired up and burgers and dogs being burnt to a crisp.  I was able to have my share of grilled goodness on Saturday, with an enormous steak courtesy of Mr. Cross, a Zoo owner.  He had brought over fourty pounds of meat for this past weekends festivities.  Now, owning a Zoo, we were a little skeptical about what we were eating.  Was it zebra? elephant?  Who knows?  It ended up being regular beef, that tasted incredible.

My twin sister and I drove back Sunday afternoon, to get excited for memorial day! Woohoo!  I couldn’t be more ready.  Actually, I did have this vision of heading on into stores to see if they would like to sell my homemade energy bars, but alas, half of this fine state is shutdown on memorial day.  Instead, I think some baking will have to be in order, because I have some energy bars that need to be shipped to some wonderful customers of mine.

Get in on this incredible phenomenon, and order some Eddie’s Energy Bars today!

Michael, Owner
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Today was the first time I had baked energy bars in probably two months. I finally got the chance to relieve my parents of the duty. I ended up baking three flavors: Cinnamon Raisin, Cranberry Almond, and Maple Walnut. Out of those three, cranberry almond is my favorite. I needed to finish packaging the bars, labeling them, and getting ready for deliveries. I was home alone thinking that help would be great. I have dishes piled high and a laundry list of things to do.

As an entrepreneur, I have learned that I need family (and friends) to help me grow. I’m not paying my parents, although they are banking on being paid huge dividends so they can retire early :). Friends have helped me taste-test bars, package, and even deliver. These are the people an entrepreneur should surround themselves with, ones willing to help you out, and see you fulfill your dreams. My dream is to have a successful homemade energy bar business, but I should keep in mind that friends and family have their own lives to lead, and lead they shall, but I will always ask “Can you help me?” A great example of this is that my neighbor up the road has offered to do deliveries when we go away–now that is Vermont for you!

I’ll ponder this over sleep. Goodnight.

Michael
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I met with my Business 101 professor this morning, and we were discussing our summer plans. I mentioned that a customer let me know that Eddie’s Energy Bars stay soft and chewy frozen. I thought this would only be a winter promotion, but my business professor came up with a quirky, but intelligent idea: energy bar popsicles.

As crazy as this idea is, it might just work. A great summer treat is the classic popsicle, and sure they are less calories, but our energy pops (should I call them that?) will be more filling because of the great source of protein and fiber they provide. There would be a popsicle stick inserted in the energy bar and packaged as they are normally packaged. This would be fantastic as a summer treat, a nice cold energy bar that doesn’t taste like a brick, but it is soft, moist, and still full of flavor.

Crazy idea or genius? Let me know if you have any great ideas like this for the summer.

Have a great day!

Michael,
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