Halloween and then some…

Our newest Halloween Coupon is available. Enter FSHW2010 to receive free shipping on all orders over $25.

We have a great new product. Cupcake Push Pops -

How do you define cupcake perfection? We believe it is with our Cupcake Push Pops. All the deliciousness of a cupcake in a portable plastic push-up pop tube container. These are perfect as a dessert or a favor for any event. They are customizable with your favorite flavor cake, filling and icing colors. Each comes with a plastic cap. Easy to serve – less mess. $3.00 each and well worth it.

We are now offering full size cakes to ship -

We teamed up with a fantastic bakery that specializes in shipping cakes. Order layer cake desserts and decorated birthday cakes online for a fun way to spruce up birthdays, or any special celebration. Their recipes include wholesome ingredients like fresh milk, butter and chocolate fudge. – We are sure that these special cakes will make your birthday or event guests happy at dessert time.

More holiday products to come. Enjoy Halloween!

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Summer Shipping and more….

This is the time of year that my shipping department hates. There is an extra amount of work that need to get done to ensure products arrive in good condition. They have to assemble the coolers (Thank you, Kerri) and add the ice packs; all very necessary but cumbersome. Over the past 8 years we (think) we have perfected the fine art of shipping perishable food. It is not easy. One 105 degree day in TX can ruin any product, sometimes a package that is sent Next Day Air.

On other note, we just created the best cake pops for the MTV Movie Awards Celebrity Gifting Lounge. Aren’t they so cute? Lots of celebrities got to taste this decadent treat. I heard back from Lisa at Hollywood Baskets who said they were a huge hit. Why am I not surprised?

You, too could taste this fabulous new trendy treat. Check out this sample order link. We’ll have you hooked ;)

http://www.veronicastreats.com/Cake_Pop_Sample_p/samplecp.htm

We are going to be testing out a new summer shipping promotion in the month of July. Every order that is more then 2 days in transit will get a free upgrade to 2nd day air. We think this will be very helpful to those that live in hot climates but still want our products. We will keep you posted.

And I will leave you with this final thought…CAKE POPS now rule our lives.

Enjoy the summer!

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Welcome Olivia!

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Welcome Olivia!

Meet Olivia – our newest Customer Service Rep. She has lots to say so I thought I would let her blog…So…blog away, Olivia.

Just when I thought we were done with the holidays, Easter sprang right up on us! Valentine’s Day was a huge success, with many long nights packing orders, a lot of box making and plenty of take out delivery food. Our Oreo cookie hearts were a huge success! I wonder if that’s in part to our 15 minutes of fame on the Today Show? Nonetheless, kudos for that.

Now we’re working on our Easter Brownies, Easter themed cookies, as well as our Easter egg Oreo cookies, which I know will be just as big of a success as our hearts. Our shamrock Oreos were a pretty big hit for our favorite Irish nostalgic holiday. Definitely a lot of kids away at college going to enjoy those sweet treats after indulging in their pints of green colored beer and waking up in the bathtub. No, but on a serious note, I really wish my mom had sent me chocolate covered Oreos with shamrocks on them for St. Patrick’s Day; I guess living at home and going to a community college didn’t justify me getting anything.

Oh, I can not forget to mention our most delicious cake pops! We’re working on new design ideas as well as new flavors! I have but only one word to describe the decision process, ” DELISH.” Yes bloggers, I said ‘delish’. Josh, our Pastry Chef is really creative with his flavor trial and error runs. He’s got to be, he works with seven women. I can’t wait until we start selling his new flavors, they’ll definitely be a big hit! What are they? Oh you will have to check out the website because there are surprises too good to tell!

Photo and logo cookie orders are still coming in via internet and phone every day. I wish my mom loved me that much to put my face on a cookie! I been alive for X amount of years and I still have yet to have my face on anything, except the couch. They do look really cool once the product is finished; a true party favor on a stick.

The women out back do bust their butts making, decorating, wrapping, bagging and tagging everything! They’re quick and efficient and usually if there’s a problem, it’s probabbbbllyyy because of me. I get in at 10am, most days when I’m not running late because I overslept or had one of my million car troubles, and the phone’s already ringing before I can even clock in. Checking voicemails is a lot of fun because I get that annoying fax machine tone, or hang ups. I check our site’s email to see if any orders were placed overnight and print out a hard copy to work from. What are you people doing up at 2:15am ordering cookies and cakes? Someone has the munchies. I get to help people make decisions with their orders which is pretty cool because I’m in the office and I don’t usually get to help decorate or package too many orders. So this way, it’s like in some way I’m putting my two cents in every order. I go through a lot of printer ink because I print out too many copies and a lot of staples because I’m usually stapling and restapling. Hey, it happens! But my job is pretty awesome and I am definitely learning a lot pretty quick. I know to wear layers in the office because no matter how warm outside it is, its always cold down here. And I know the number to my favorite delivery pizza shop where the little punk rock tinkerbell works at. So, all in all..things aren’t so bad. I don’t want to jinx anything but I have a feeling we’re going to be all set for Easter. We’re getting ahead of things, something we did not do unfortunately for Valentines Day, despite all the help. So, cross your fingers and keep on ordering.

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We can finally rest after Valentine’s Day

Well, we made it through the Valentine’s Day rush. This year we were honored to become a drop shipper for 1800flowers.com. We produced 3 Valentine’s Day items for them. One of those items was their best seller of gourmet food products…YAY! We were hit hard with over 2000 orders, which we successfully managed to get done and out the door in time. Not that I had my doubts that my staff could get it done; I just think no one had any idea what that impact would be like.

Besides 1800flowers, we have pick up a few new accounts, as well. Those seem to be working out great. Drop shipping for other websites has been very successful for us. It forges great partnerships with other companies that want to sell our products to their customers. We truly believe in the quality of our products and we are flattered that these companies believe in our products, as well.

What does the spring have in store for us? Well, launching new products for one. I won’t spoil the surprise, but I think this will be a good one. Also in the works is a tasty “thank you” gifts for all of our orders. I think this is along overdue.

I rarely talk about myself personally, I don’t think this is what this blog is all about. But, I have had my fair share of hardships in the past couple of months. When I stop and take a look around me, I feel blessed to have a great family. Veronica is doing so well. She turns 10 in June and is such a well-rounded, brite child. She is the best combination of me and my husband. She has been taking drum lesson for over three years now. She is in a band with 3 other 10-12 year old boys. How cute is that? She has an extraordinary talent that blows music teachers away. Her natural talent is a gift that I hope she stays with. I am also blessed to have a successful business. Through the past 8 years we have had our fair share of hiccups. But, we have weathered the storm. Unfortunately, price increases are in the future. With all of our core ingredients price increases, it was only a matter of time we did this. I hate taking price increases, but I understand why it is necessary.

That’s it for now. I have lots to do this week. Talk to you soon!

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Golden Globes, SAG awards, Valentine’s Day and more!

We are flattered again to have been included in the SWAG bag for the Golden Globes. We made the coolest “golden globe” cake pop. We dusted it with gold dust for a complete shine and it looked amazing. We hope the celebrities enjoyed it (if they even get to eat them). That is a good question: do they actually see the items in their bags or toss them off to their assistants and crew? Anyway, here are the celebrities that got these SWAG bags and hopefully saw and tasted the cake pops.

1.  Elizabeth Moss
2.  Tina Fey
3.  Natalie Portman WINNER
4.  Colin Firth WINNER
5.  Jeff Bridges
6.  Steve Buscemi WINNER
7 . Ryan Seacrest
8.  Helena Bonaham Carter
9.  Morgan Freeman
10.  Jane Krakowski
11.  Hope Davis
12.  Sarah Wayne Callies (actress nominee “Walking Dead”)
13.  Kelly MacDonald (actress nominee Boardwalk Empire)
14.  Andrew Lincoln (actor nominee Walking dead)
15.  Laurie Holden (actress nominee Walking Dead)
16.  Olivia Williams (actress)
17.  Ricky Gervais (Golden Globe Host)
18.  Ethan Coen
19.  Joel Coen
20.  Al Roker (TV personality)
21.  Timothy VanPatten (director WINNER BOARDWALK EMPIRE)
22.  Scott Silver (Writer The Fighter)
23.  Scott Frankin (Producer Black Swan)
24.  Darla Anderson (Producer Toy Story 3)
25. Medhi Eftacari (GM Four Seasons Hotel)

 What a cool list, huh? Here is the official SWAG bag press photo:

What’s up next for our products: SAG awards, Emmy awards and Grammy awards. Going to have to out do last year…hmmm….

In other news, Valentine’s Day is coming and we are sure to be going bananas. So, last year was the Today Show with our Candy Heart Oreo Cookies. What a smash hit! This year we are going to be a drop shipper for one of the largest flower/gift basket companies. Hold on to your seats, kids. This is going to be a bumpy ride (but well worth it). I am already designing products for them for Easter.

As for our customers. The cake truffle is a new item and let me tell you with one word DELICIOUS. As I have said, I think, many times before this cake pop line is such a huge success that it is time to open Veronica’s Treats Cake Pop Shop. That has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it. I have another super cool product coming out in the next few days that I discovered at the Candy and Chocolate Show in Atlantic City a few weeks ago; absolutely adorable! Great for Valentine’s Day and all year round, featuring, of course the cake truffle/pop.

Well, you won’t hear from me for a while as I hammer through this Valentine’s Day workload. Any one looking for a PT job?

Talk to you soon!

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Happy New Year!

After the holiday rush, we enjoy spending this week catching up on paperwork and organization. I enjoy focusing on what will be new in 2011.  Since we did so well with our cake pops and chocolate covered oreos, I am dedicating some time to come up with new gift ideas and packaging. yummm….cake truffles!

I am so excited to go to the Philadelphia Candy Show in January. The Phily Candy Show is the largest trade show dedicated to chocolate and confections. Packaging and equipment companies from around the world show off their newest and greatest. I hope to bring back some new ideas.

We have some additional flavors  of cake pops that we are offering for Valentine’s day. Yep, you guessed it – RED VELVET cake. We are also trying to come up with unique gifts for the SWAG bags for the Golden Globes. Cake pops it is! We just had our cake pops and oreos added to Celine Dion’s Twin’s gift basket. Could they be anymore popular?

Hollywood Baskets (hollywoodbaskets.com) - you ROCK!

Stay healthy and safe during the New Year. Talk to you soon!

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The holidays are coming, the holidays are coming!

Oh my! We are certainly enjoying the start of our busiest season. Not sure if my staff would use the word “enjoying”. I have to say, again, they are very hard-working and loyal. I am one lucky, lucky, lucky business owner!

So, anyway…Here are some of the new products for the holidays:

What could be cuter than our holiday theme chocolate covered Oreos in this Santa lunchbox? This lunchbox had my staff buzzing. They are OMG cute and work well as a gift box. I felt they worked best with the Oreo cookies $34.95. 

Speaking of Oreos; here are some of the new designs. They are so reasonably priced at $1.50 each.

*On a side note, I have to come up with some more synonyms for cute and adorable; I am kind of getting tired of using those adjectives.

We have crafted some cute little mini cakes in your favorite holiday shapes. Created using our signature mini cake baked in shapes and decorated like our cookies (uber-cute!). Sold individually for $3.50 or in a gift set of 5 for $24.95.

And last but not least – Cake pops! I will refrain from the “A” word but come on, how “cute” are these?

   

What a talented staff! These cake pops are just taking off like nobody’s business! let’s just say our cake pops are going to be featured on a huge company’s website for Valentine’s Day. How exciting!

That’s all the time I have for now. I have a bunch of quotes to get out to customers. New coupon code to come.

Thanks for reading!

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Which celebrities are enjoying Veronica’s Treats?

We have customers all over the country. I love, love, love hearing stories from our customers as to what events our products are being used for. It is especially fun when our products go into SWAG bags and celebrity gift baskets.

In the past few weeks our products have been requested for gift baskets for Ellen Degeneres and Alicia Keyes.

 our smiley face chocolate covered Oreo cookies. (left)

our mini cake pops with adorable feet hand drawn and our chocolate covered Oreo baby blocks. (bottom center)

Over the years our products have been used for several celebrity events and gifts. It is rare, however, for us to receive pictures!  Shout out to Lisa at Hollywood Baskets.

This week we have some exciting guests coming to visit. More about that soon.

My mind is gearing up for the Holiday. I have a few great ideas which I think will be big hits.  We just have to test them out. It is important to me to find great new gift packaging. This year, I think you will be impressed. : )

Everyone LOVED our Halloween Oreo Gift Box, they flew out of here in record amounts. We will be having a Christmas/Seasons Greetings gift box with those adorable Oreos. Stay tuned.

Lots more to say…not enough time.

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New Products

Well, we have a couple of new items I would like to share:

First our personalized cheesecakes. They are so delicious and make such a great favor. Offered in NY Style or Chocolate Truffle. Can be personalized with a monogram, name or small message. Personally, cheesecakes are one of my favorite desserts. I always wanted to offer them but had to figure out the best way to ship them…well, VOILA..done!

http://www.veronicastreats.com/3_Mini_Hand_Decorated_Cheesecake_Boxed_p/mcchd.htm

We have some new mini cake pop designs:

http://www.veronicastreats.com/Mini_Cake_Pops_s/185.htm

These are a staff favorite, great gift or favor. They can be made into the most adorable bouquet. Check it out, so cute!

The holidays are coming soon! We love to come up with new holiday gifts. Every year we hear back from our customers. The rave about how big the gifts went over. It is truly nice to hear. We get a lot of thank you notes and compliments from our customers. It is extremely rewarding and I make sure the staff reads them too.

We are going to be introducing a new sugar-free line for the holidays. We often get asked if we can make sugar-free products. I refuse to offer sugar-free products that taste like garbage, so I have been having Josh diligently work on great tasting recipes.

If you have any suggestions of products you would like to see offered, send us an email at info@veronicastreats.com

We love suggestions and challenges :)

If we don’t talk — Happy Halloween!

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