02/07/2024
As I’ve reflected on the past 2 years, it saddens me to bring this announcement. With the recent 10% increase in food, when I’ve sat down to assess how this would affect prepped.bykay, it’s forced me to come to the realization that it is not realistic to continue my meal prep service.
With the cost of living increasing, we’ve seen a steady decline in customer orders along with an increase in cost of goods. This combination is not an ideal mix. We struggled through the past year, trying to minimize price increases, but with this last increase we would need to increase our prices by 10$+ a meal to stay afloat when thinking of wages, utilities, groceries, fuel, etc.
Although this is an incredibly hard decision, it’s also made me understand that we are a desired service and we hold a valuable place in many people’s lives. So with a negative outcome, there’s always a silver lining.
I want to not close prepped.bykay forever, but I want to transition this business to becoming an educational source for people. I want to teach you how to do what I do at home. To save you time and money while trying to eat healthy.
My plan is to offer digital products that can help you plan and prepare to successfully meal prep along with a full cook book of all your favourite prepped.bykay meals.
It’s been an honour serving you all, and if the economy ever decides to come back to level ground, I would eagerly be so happy to start cooking for the wonderful community of Grande Prairie again.
I hope you continue to follow us and stay tuned as we transform prepped.bykay into the food blog of recipes of all the meals you’ve come to love and enjoy and allow me to share my knowledge with you down the road!
Thank you Grande Prairie for the past 2 years. You’ve been amazing to me and I wouldn’t trade this experience for anything in the world. ♥️