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Oct 8, 2026
E46 | Country Maid’s Next Recipe: Smarter Manufacturing, Stronger Nonprofits and Retail Growth | Made In Iowa
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17:47Darin MassnerGUEST
um so in addition to these three um we'll also we also carry a product called croissant crowns they're a little bit more of an individual pastry that's more of a pull it out and bake it in a hurry so it's a little more convenient And then we also have a pizza that we, it's a Neapolitan style pizza, Bella Napoli is the brand name that we use for that.
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18:15Darin MassnerGUEST
So again, that's more of a utility fundraiser where it's a meal replacement for a busy household and stuff like that.
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18:21Darin MassnerGUEST
It's not the center of the plate Christmas or Thanksgiving celebration item, but it's something that people use and can use.
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18:30Darin MassnerGUEST
So On the fundraising front, our company really is committed to, I think, on the table here, you can see helping others help each other.
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19:46Leisa FoxHOST
So most companies in the food production industry had a full year to react to the changes and the mandates.
E46 | Country Maid’s Next Recipe: Smarter Manufacturing, Stronger Nonprofits and Retail Growth | Made In Iowa
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5:13Darin MassnerGUEST
So the line you're talking about there is this old cake line that's in front of us.
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5:18Darin MassnerGUEST
Um, [sighs] like any product, when you have a, when you find yourself with something that's resonating with, with, um, the consumers out there, and more and more people want it, there's usually a scaling problem.
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5:32Darin MassnerGUEST
And how do you preserve what you have but yet still be able to deliver in mass quantities? And that particular product is a, is a difficult one to make.
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5:44Darin MassnerGUEST
Um, there's quite a few midsize bakeries across the United States that'll, that'll make those products by hand, and so the process that we found, it was, um, a Mennonite-started company, um, that, um, that was hand-making these, and they had a great following, had a great recipe and, and base to work from.
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6:05Darin MassnerGUEST
So we acquired that company in 2016- And, um, started working on, on automating it and, and bringing it to the, to the masses.
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6:15Darin MassnerGUEST
Um, they used about 135 people to produce what we currently can do today in 70 days-
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