Stacy's Pita Chips

“What we ended up buying was a machine that used to cut carrots for Campbell's soup. So, you know how they cut those tiny little squares? Well, what he did is he took those blades and spaced them further apart”

“So we had to put down 20% of the 60,000, and that's where our family kicked in.”

“There was nine million dollars in damages, and 25% of the factory was burnt down.”

“Trader Joe's was an amazing company to do business with. They paid On time or early. And because of that, we were able to not take on equity.”

“We had moved to the Sealy mattress factory, where we bought the building, and it was two or 300,000 square feet, something like that. It was basically four acres inside. And we converted the Sealy mattress factory into a giant pita chip factory.”

“Everybody thinks Simply Naked was our first flavor. It wasn't. It was the Parmesan and the cinnamon sugar.”

“We chose it because we thought that a female name on a snack food brand would sell more than a male name.”

“They said no to 500, and over a couple of months, we were able to scale it back, and they did say yes to 350.”

“At this point, we were, we had moved to the Sealy Mattress Factory, where we bought the building, and it was Two or 300,000 square feet, something like that. It was basically four acres inside. And we converted the Sealy mattress factory into a giant pita chip…”

“Yeah, in the endgame, we ended up having to purchase a custom-built oven. It was the size of a fifty-two-foot, like an eighteen-wheeler truck.”

“So they said no to 500, and over a couple of months, we were able to scale it back, and they did say yes to 350.”

“65, I think.”

“I took the bag and I walked into Bread and Circus in downtown Boston and I said, hi, I'm Stacy. These are my chips and I'd love for you to give them a try.”

“Our goal was to be a regional brand, more like Cape Cod potato chips, and we were going to keep things manageable and in the Northeast”

“What we ended up buying was a machine that used to cut carrots for Campbell's soup. So, you know how they cut those tiny little squares? Well, what he did is he took those blades and spaced them further apart, and when he first spaced these blades, and all of …”

“People say it takes three years. I would say it takes five.”

“We went to court together, and we went before the judge, and we said, we want to get a divorce, and we're splitting this fifty-fifty, and we really had no assets. Everything we had was the company, and we agreed, we built this together, and we were splitting t…”

“You know, a lot of people say, oh, she got lucky. That really pisses me off. Cause, you know, yeah, maybe the stars aligned, and maybe the timing was right for a lot of things, but each and every one of the challenges and the hurdles that you overcome, others …”

“We really paid ourself very little, and if anything, we really weren't making anything, because everything went back into, you know, if we needed another oven, well, you know, you don't buy this, you don't buy that, you don't do this, because you need another …”

“I was contracted to stay, but I really only had to work 20 days a year”

“There was nine million dollars in damages, and 25% of the factory was burnt down.”

“We chose it because we thought that a female name on a snack food brand would sell more than a male name.”

“And at that point, you know, everything just went back into the business, but we were just about to give up a piece of the company, and we never ended up actually doing that because we got Trader Joe's, and they were ordering by the truckload.”

“And I would make sure that you're always the Stucky's Pecan. Get your name with your product. Stacey's Pita Chips.”

“You ask the question, well, when do you know when you switch or you make that decision? My answer would be, you need to prove out the concept outside of just where you are. So you have to take, whether it's taking the bags of chips to the stores, talking to th…”