The Cooqi retail bakery is no longer open for business.
Stay tuned for product availability!
Limited selection of items for sale at the bakery, one last time (same place, 2186 Marshall Avenue) on Thursday, July 15.
And here we are in July...
Making Lemonade
Oh my gosh. This has gotten so complicated. So very much more complicated and drawn-out than I had anticipated.
I will admit that I was naïve about some of the requirements of managing this transition from retail to wholesale, and that is my fault. But there also have been some setbacks that I honestly am just getting tired of. I'm not going to quit, don't worry about that (here, I could quote the quotable Sherry again, about how 99% of success as an entrepreneur is perseverance). But I am going to get a bit annoyed and take a stand against all this protracted nonsense.
Here's the deal: I am encountering delay after delay in getting my wholesale products to market (this has to do with things like production snafus, licensing confusion, packaging problems, and just general things beyond my control). And, while I did close my retail facility and let all my staff go, I still have the space and the license to sell from that space, through the end of this month. And so, since I know many of you are waiting, and since I can't get my products to you any other way at this point, I'm going to get creative and take a page from jewelry, clothing, and antique businesses, and offer what I will call the occasional sale, Cooqi style.
How it works:
I will offer a very limited selection of items for sale at the bakery, one last time (same place, 2186 Marshall Avenue) on Thursday, July 15.
Sales will be on a first-come, first-serve basis by pre-order only (I have no staff, and so will be only able to have available a limited supply of baked goods) - you can email me judy@cooqiglutenfree.com what you would like from the list below.
You may pay by cash or check only (no more credit card swiper).
The bakery will be open for pickup of your order from 1 to 5 pm only, on Thursday, July 15.
Even though I just said everything is by pre-order only, there will be some things I would anticipate having enough of a supply of (mixes, for example) that you can come by during the appointed hours even if you forgot to put in an order.
What you can get:
Packaged baking mixes: Ellie Bread Mix, Pizza + Pita Mix, Cooqi Flour + Baking Mix, and Pancake Mix. These are the very ones that will be for sale in stores and from my website when that finally happens, but available to you now.
Ellie Bread Mix - 16 oz., makes 1 loaf - pack of 3 for $15.75 (suggested retail $5.75 each)
Pizza + Pita Mix - 16 oz., makes 2 16" crusts, or 1 dozen 4" pitas - pack of 3 for $15.75 (suggested retail $5.75 each)
Flour + Baking Mix - 2 lb. - $8.00, or 5 lb. - $18.50
Pancake Mix - 18 oz., makes 3 batches of 8-10 pancakes - pack of 3 for $19.00 (suggested retail $6.95 each)
Granola - the stuff you love, in limited supply, pending my finding a production facility - 16 oz., $9.25
Brownies! - so many of you have been asking for these, and I will have them available, the fudgy no-nuts version only, in a convenient 16-oz. recyclable aluminum pan, uncut so you can decide for yourself how many servings there are, and ready to stick in your freezer if you think you can save them for later - 16 oz., $18.00
Ellie Bread - very limited quantity, I will bake some up so you can see how the mix turns out - good size loaf, $9.00
Pizza Crusts - these will be the same ones currently being produced for pizza restaurants (slightly different from those we previously sold at the bakery, as well as from the ones you can make yourself from the mix) - pack of 3 for $15.00
So, get your order in to me (you can reply to this email) as soon as you can - supply will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis. I will confirm your order by return email. Please note that orders will not be taken by phone, but by email only. judy@cooqiglutenfree.com
I look forward to seeing people again! I apologize in advance for the "transitional" look of the bakery space you will encounter if you visit. It may lack the charm of the bakery in its heyday, but it absolutely will get the job done for this intermediate purpose.
Hope to see you Thursday!
Love and Peace,
Judy
