Spicekick
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OVERVIEW
SPICEKICK® makes it easy to get healthy, homemade meals on the table in 20 minutes or less with our crave-worthy, gluten-free seasoning mixes made without added sugar or fillers.
Health-conscious home cooks simply follow the recipe on the back of every pack to combine Spicekick seasonings, a protein, and vegetable for a satisfying meal in minutes.
SPICEKICK® seasonings are now sold in 100 retail stores in Indiana and the Midwest and nationwide through Amazon and spicekick.com.
OUR STORY
On one late-summer weeknight of 2019, I was cooking dinner for my family using a basic taco seasoning packet because my daughters loved it. I was amazed how it was ready in 15 minutes and all I had to add was meat and water. What I didn't feel great about were the fillers, sugar, and other mystery ingredients in it. I thought there had to be a better way. That is when the idea hit me for Dash Dinners, what would be renamed and rebranded two years later as Spicekick.
Most spice blends on the market, even the "natural" ones, list sugar and salt as the first two ingredients, but not mine! I knew that I could create my own spice mixes with wholesome ingredients I use at home with more herbs and spices, fruits and vegetables, no added sugar, and just a touch of sea salt. I wouldn't rely on artificial coloring or flavoring, preservatives, or fillers.
Within a week, I began my quest by converting a popular recipe for Shredded Chicken Tacos from my first cookbook but using only dried ingredients to flavor it. I cooked a batch and sampled it to my girlfriends as we were sitting around the pool that late afternoon while watching our kids swim.
I explained to them how it worked. They tasted it and very seriously responded with, "I'd buy that."
I set off to make 20 spice kit samples presented in hand-taped parchment pouches with the recipe stapled to the back and distributed it to my mom friends and neighbors. One of my friends, a busy anesthesiologist and mom texted me, "I need to buy 10 packets right away." Within weeks, I created three more flavors—Stir Fry Lettuce Wraps, Chili, and Curry—which all originated from my previous recipes, but in the dried spice kit form.
That's when I knew it was time to get proof of concept, so I applied to be a vendor at the farmers market.
SPICEKICK® makes it easy to get healthy, homemade meals on the table in 20 minutes or less with our crave-worthy, gluten-free seasoning mixes made without added sugar or fillers.
Health-conscious home cooks simply follow the recipe on the back of every pack to combine Spicekick seasonings, a protein, and vegetable for a satisfying meal in minutes.
SPICEKICK® seasonings are now sold in 100 retail stores in Indiana and the Midwest and nationwide through Amazon and spicekick.com.
OUR STORY
On one late-summer weeknight of 2019, I was cooking dinner for my family using a basic taco seasoning packet because my daughters loved it. I was amazed how it was ready in 15 minutes and all I had to add was meat and water. What I didn't feel great about were the fillers, sugar, and other mystery ingredients in it. I thought there had to be a better way. That is when the idea hit me for Dash Dinners, what would be renamed and rebranded two years later as Spicekick.
Most spice blends on the market, even the "natural" ones, list sugar and salt as the first two ingredients, but not mine! I knew that I could create my own spice mixes with wholesome ingredients I use at home with more herbs and spices, fruits and vegetables, no added sugar, and just a touch of sea salt. I wouldn't rely on artificial coloring or flavoring, preservatives, or fillers.
Within a week, I began my quest by converting a popular recipe for Shredded Chicken Tacos from my first cookbook but using only dried ingredients to flavor it. I cooked a batch and sampled it to my girlfriends as we were sitting around the pool that late afternoon while watching our kids swim.
I explained to them how it worked. They tasted it and very seriously responded with, "I'd buy that."
I set off to make 20 spice kit samples presented in hand-taped parchment pouches with the recipe stapled to the back and distributed it to my mom friends and neighbors. One of my friends, a busy anesthesiologist and mom texted me, "I need to buy 10 packets right away." Within weeks, I created three more flavors—Stir Fry Lettuce Wraps, Chili, and Curry—which all originated from my previous recipes, but in the dried spice kit form.
That's when I knew it was time to get proof of concept, so I applied to be a vendor at the farmers market.
Product Category
- Food & Beverage
- Dry Goods
- Seasonings & Spices
Hall
North Hall Level 200
First Time Exhibitors
Yes
Country
United States
US State/Canadian Providence
Indiana
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