A New Year, a Renewed Vision!

Another year has come and gone and a lot of people are asking us what we think 2014 will hold. 2013 was such a great year and we want to build on our successes and learn from the numerous mistakes that we made. I want to share with you some of the plans for this next year; I want you to be as excited about these as I am, after all, none of this would be possible without you.

A few weeks ago, I had a man come in to pick up his order. He had just moved from Boston and he was eating Paleo up there. As we got to talking he was commenting how Boston, with as large as it is, does not have a Paleo service, such as Evolve. And here Kansas City has multiple services - who would have expected that?

This year, we want to spread the Evolve love. It is our goal to move to new markets and open Evolve. We are slated to finish opening Wichita, Northwest Arkansas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma - and we are researching new markets all time to see where Evolve can make a splash.

It is also our goal to start a new company called Evolve Pantry. A lot of the food from Evolve is just that - food. There is nothing inherently special about it other than it’s really good and it’s Paleo. But some of the pantry items we have created are VERY special and unique in the market. We will start shipping these across the country this next year.

In the next few weeks, you will start to see some aesthetic changes at the catering center in Kansas City. We have some new furniture, coolers, art, and retail stations coming. We want to be THE place for Paleo in Kansas City. When we started Evolve, our goal was to be the place that you could go to get everything you to live the Paleo life for a whole week.This is why we have breakfast, soups, salads, and snacks. We want eating Paleo to be as easy as possible and this is our next step. When we finish this effort, you will be able to walk in 7 days a week to our place and get food, Paleo balls, trail mix, supplements, books, t-shirts and other non-Evolve items to help you stay Paleo all in one place. We will truly be a one-stop Paleo shop.

One of my goals this year is to write a Paleo cookbook. There are a lot of these out there, but I feel I have something to add to the collection. Recipes that are tested, that are accurate and recipes that take Paleo cooking to the next level. Check in with me throughout the year, a cookbook is a major undertaking!

And finally, there is something to be said for small businesses. Knowing your customers on a one-on-one basis and I feel we have not done a great job at that this year. We are going to make strides to get back to that. Hopefully you will be seeing more correspondence, more effort on our part to make you feel as if you are important, because to be honest, you are!

Have a happy new year, and if there is anything we can do to make your year better, do not hesitate to ask. Thanks again!

Live Paleo!

Caleb Summers

Owner

Evolve Paleo Chef