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Where do things get made?: In-House vs Co-Packing

Where do things get made?: In-House vs Co-Packing

Where do things get made? Who makes them? How?! 

Here we take a look at in-house manufacturing vs co-packing. There are some interesting pros and cons to each, but let me tell you, one is definitely easier than the other for 'brands'!

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It's International Women's Day! Part 3

It's International Women's Day! Part 3

And, it is still July.   ;)    Make way for Marissa of Eat The Dishes - an innovative, delicious company based out of Vancouver and thriving on delivering unique concepts from international street food- with a zero waste twist!   She kept it real short and sour with some recent experiences she had- also, a head's up! If you've got offended eyeballs, this post contains some swear words.    And now, some words from Marissa:    Here’s some of the yucky stuff I’ve dealt with recently: -A male “mentor”, before meeting me in person, said “I’ve looked at your picture. You...

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It's International Women's Day! Part 2

It's International Women's Day! Part 2

International Women's Day- happens in March, but we're just going to keep it going....! Here's a guest blog post by Audrey of Sweet n' Sassy Patisserie for you, with her take on the subject.

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The Kids We Ignore Deserve More.

The Kids We Ignore Deserve More.

Zimt's core purpose is to make a high quality product, and put sales toward not only keeping the company going, but to really good causes. This includes supporting kids in foster care.

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Can vegans eat peanuts?

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Can vegans eat peanuts?

  Thanks for sticking about to celebrate the opening of our retail location- has been a long 9 years, but, it just keeps going. I wanted to take this opportunity of your undivided attention, to provide a bit of insight as to our adjusted approach at Zimt. Some things are not going to change- vegan everything (always), organic always, compostable packaging (even-when-it-is-difficult/expensive) and trying to produce as little waste as possible in our day-to-day activities.  These things will always stay, because they have profound ethical implications. Lives, quite literally, depend upon them. No matter what. Some things that are out. ...

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