Hooray for Hoopeston !
Big news on the bean front ! Looks like I've finally found my supplier! The great men and women of Hoopeston Foods, Inc. have stepped up to the plate ... agreeing to supply me with the black beans I need to launch Oldhavanafoods.com. Hoopeston is a Minnesota-based food company with a cannery in Hoopeston, Illinois ... about 90 miles south of Chicago.
As you know, it's been a tremendous battle trying to find a cannery that would work with a small start-up company like mine.
If you've been following my effort to market my family's old Cuban-Style recipes, you know I've endured a lot of rejection. These gigantic food companies don't want to take a chance with a tiny company like "Old Havana." They're too busy or unwilling to deal with you. Production time is very valuable ... and unless you're cranking out tens-of-thousands of pounds of product, you're going to have a hard time finding someone to help you.
Which is why I'm so grateful to Hoopeston. The folks there are giving me a crack at purchasing their private-label black beans I need to start the dream - marketing my centuries-old family recipes.
Muchas gracias!
Comments
Congratulations, Julian. Miracles do happen to a nice guy like you. Hurray for your perseverance & Hoopeston
Posted by: Anne Wilmot | July 30, 2008 9:59 AM