** UPDATE !!! **
I can’t believe it, but after all this time we’re finally getting a baking test this week from a co-pack baker who is willing to take on Aunt Erma’s Mandel Bread!
The place can produce the volume we need to handle the big push for the jewish holidays, up to 100 cases. And they’re kosher! Up until now, Aunt Erma’s Mandel Bread has only been able to claim “100% kosher ingredients” because the last two rental kitchens we’ve used were not kosher. If the new place works out, we’ll be faced with new challenges. First, we’ll need to get a sticker promoting the fact that we are kosher. Second problem, in order to run Aunt Erma’s mandel bread thru a sealer, we needed to add a tray internally to the box. No big deal except that we can’t fit 16 pieces in that box with the tray and the seal wrap. So 12 is a nice round number. Now we have to adjust the nutritional panel (another sticker) to reflect the total number of servings per package and total pieces in the box. For those of you noticing, the online pricing has been reduced, and the packaging now says “12 pieces.” But I feel so bad about the ridiculous cost of shipping everybody ordering a 12 piece box online actually gets a 16 piece box.