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Please excuse the future tense- I definitely started writing this the night before the protest and, through the miracle that is handling technology while operating a manufacturing business, this little treat is only making its way to you a couple of days late. No Climate Strike for me. Nobody at Zimt will be going, actually, though that doesn’t mean that we don’t believe it its value.  However, it is that value that I struggle with- and it is why I am not prioritizing attending. Maybe that’s the wrong decision, but when I step back and look at the day ahead, and...

As expressed in a previous blog post, the purpose of Zimt is not to make chocolate.  There are a number of topics that I’d like to delve into and, this one provides a great overview for the premise of these. It’s a topic that, unless you’re an economist (or just someone who can’t stop won’t stop analyzing),  you likely don’t think about too much- at least not in a broad sense.  Externalities are costs or benefits (spillover effects) to a third party, who is not directly involved in the primary market transaction, resulting from either the production and/or consumption of...

Here's a blog post I wrote about social media. I tried to keep it inoffensive.  I also tried to keep the accompanying video inoffensive, while conveying my observations truthfully. Here we go.  Social media offers many benefits- an ability to stay connected with friends in a more visual way, especially if they live far away, and a chance to share about yourself, perhaps with some added distance that makes things feel safe. It’s basically a way to provide and receive information- and accessible to many individuals. There are of course cons to these components as well, but I wanted to...

... surprised?    Fair- we're pretty sneaky. I mean, if we are a company that makes and sells chocolate, it is logical to conclude that we are a chocolate company.  And sure, we are. In some ways. (Like those two listed above).  But- Zimt is actually more than that. You may or may not have wiped from your memory, the video I threw onto YouTube a while back. It wasn't that long ago but it's already pretty embarrassing to look at, yet, I'm willing to promote it again, for the benefit of the visual learners out there.  Here's a reminder of our mission statement. The...