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They did 100% of everything. They had me walk them thru all the steps, showed me all of the ingredients they were using, added them one at a time while cooking and had me sign off on each step. I even watched their bottling, labeling and boxing process. It was a great experience. Blue's

There was a good article on this company in an aviation mag. They've been in business since 1983 and own a cessna citation worth a few million. They are doing OK. Blue's

Greetings Chillipaddi: Don't know about pickles, but for sauce, my co-packer can do it all cheaper than I could out of the house. The initial test run was for 75 gallons opposed to the normal 150. I over saw the entire process, signed off on each step and physically left the plant with about...

Don't forget Blue's Carolina Pepper Sauce and Blue's Habanero Reserve. Blue's Blues BBQ.net

Greetings to all: I've sent all the samples out that i can afford to. ($300.00). Please stay tuned for the finished product. I think I have a winner. Blue's

I'm sorry. The prototypes are all gone. Actual production will begin soon. Waiting on label folks to get back with me. Blue's

I should rephrase the term rich. I should've said have good positive cash flow. I'm weak on marketing and volume. Blue's

Hey Sauce Makers: I'm curious about at what point you turn the corner and start making money. I'm married to a CPA, so I'm told how many label to print (9000 minimum). I know cost to the penny of each bottle sold and made by my co-packer. I've got all of my costs wired. Does anybody get rich...

I totally agree about the 10 oz. size. I will send limited 10 oz bottles to the folks here, but my co-packer will be doing 5 oz. bottles. I am also going to a 5 oz. bottle for My Blue's Carolina Pepper sauce. For some reason, 10 oz. bottles don't sell as well. Blue's

Hey Captain: I just want to get an idea who will be ordering. Plz hang tight till I can design a new label. Thanks for the good words. Blue's

Not sure about NY. Here in NC, sauces fall under FDA only. The facility that the sauce is produced in, falls under Health Alliance; however, the FDA does the facility inspections unless you are processing uncooked meats and then the health alliance does the inspections. That my friend makes no...

O.K. Folks If I do it, I'll keep it in 10 oz. bottles Price will be around 6.50/bottle. Any Pre-orders??????? Just an idea of who's interested would be great. Blue's

I actually tried to share a commercial kitchen. The FDA in North Carolina wouldn't approve it because they said we would be sharing utensils and each party involved could not be responsible for each other. I explained that we would not share anything. He then ran his finger over a counter top...

Thanks for the words of wisdom. What I did was incorporate and carry 1 million+ in insurance. Won't protect me from big money people that like to sue, but should help. My co-packer can't get my recipe exact and the restaurants that buy from me after trying mine over the co-packer still want my...

You can get FDA approval to do the sauce out of the house. I started out that way until my Blue's Carolina Pepper Sauce took off. I still do 8 gallons/week for a restaurant out of the house. There is no cost to get FDA approval. You just need to jump thru the legal hoops and provide PH levels...

I value your opinion! I cut the sugar by 75%. It must be the applewood that is making it sweet. Blue's

Thanks a bunch for that type of input. I am trying to develope a hot sauce, not a S.A.S. sauce. (specific application sauce) If you have a sauce specific to certain foods, you really limit your market. If you're big, SAS sauces sell well like tobasco. I'm a small frye, so I think limiting this...

To All: I prefer the 10 oz bottle but have been told by the folks at Peppers that 10 oz bottles are hard to sell. Peppers loves my Carolina Pepper Sauce and do carry it, but it's not selling very well. They can't figure out why except for the size of the bottle. It sells well to the military in...

Ahhh But now that you've tried it, would you buy it? Blues

Actually, I am an FDA approved manufacturer so I could do limited quantities out of the house. My only major cost becomes label design and printing costs. I'm already sitting on pallets of bottles, caps and shrink bands. I'd put the price at 5.49 for a 5 oz bottle. Any interest? Blue's