The Herd Returns Home For The Night

Morning Post Monday, August 14, 2000 -- Clearwater Florida

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The herd expands as our business grows, we had an exceptional last year and this year is surpassing all our expectations. Looks like premium quality ice cream products are here to stay!

By Tim, Chief Cow Herder

Working Cow Homemade, inc (call us Working Cow) has been in business since 1990 on the West Coast of Florida. Our staff has 60 years of combined experience in the Ice Cream industry. There are a number of competitors in our industry but what distinguishes us from the rest is our commitment to consistent customer service, quality products, and the fact that we will go the extra mile to keep you a satisfied customer.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

PRODUCE AND DELIVER THE MOST DELICIOUS HOMEMADE ICE CREAM IN THE UNIVERSE BY UTILIZING A DESIRE TO SURPASS CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS, AND A SPIRIT OF TEAMWORK.

Quality Control

The safety and quality of our product is influenced by several things. Our factory and the factory of our suppliers. Our raw materials are purchased from vendors that adhere to strict quality control and cleanliness standards. The taste and quality are monitored as the materials are received. In our factory we have written cleanliness standards the each employee is familiar with. These documents describe the cleaning process for each machine and the clothing and hygienic standards that are in place.

Production Capability

Very flexible with growth potential. Additional machines can be purchased with a several month lead time. Additional square footage is available in our business park.

Delivery

95% of the time we hit a 1 hour window or corrective action is taken. We are in contact with our trucks by 2 way radio and cell phones.

Pickup

Pickup at our Clearwater Address can be scheduled.

Factory Tours

Tours of our factory are available to retailers that are interested in seeing our operation. Walk ins are not possible due to constraints with our operations and personnel.

Pricing

Our pricing is set to cover our costs and beat or competitors. We want to establish a long term relationship with our customers and will not act to temporarily dump product at a low price to force competitors from business. We believe we have the best quality product at the best price. Let us know how you feel.

State Requirements

Licensed by the State Department of Agriculture
Frozen Dessert License Permit # 12-1558 6-30-2000

References:

References are supplied (contact us for a list). We welcome you to contact our customers and hear of our excellent quality products and service.

Inventory:

All flavors are in stock, ready for immediate delivery. Our inventory is stored at -20 degrees F. We turn over our inventory every week to assure product freshness.

Capacity:

We are currently at 35-40% production capacity and plan to continue growing capacity as our volume increases.

Container sizes:

We offer 2 container sizes 3 gal = 14% butterfat, and 2 1/2 gal = 16% butterfat.

Recommended shelf life:

Because we use no artificial preservatives or chemicals we recommend that the shelf life at the retail distributor be less than 1 month when the product is opened and in a display case.

Overrun:

Because we use the old fashioned batch type freezers to produce our product we only have a 75-80% overrun. Note: overrun is a measure of how much air is whipped into the product, other manufacturers have overrun numbers over 100% in which case you would have over 1/2 the container filled with air!

Preservatives, chemicals, gums, coloring:

None Used. Only natural food items and natural flavoring added.

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The Herd Returns Home For The Night

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