10/28/2026
Kept this real quiet until the dust settled, but New York City just got a taste of how we do things in Western Mass. WEPA!
Let me break down what I just done did.
I was handpicked as one of only nine businesses to take the stage and pitch at FOOD FUNDED (Food Funded East in NYC.).
For anybody outside the food world: this isn’t a regular local market. This is the room where the biggest impact investors, venture funds, and food industry heavyweights sit with the bags, looking for the next major brand to scale. Just getting selected to stand in that room is a flex.
But stepping up to that mic? Showing them how a girl from Western Mass holds down a room? Mira!
The feedback from the judges and the investors was unanimous: We absolutely killed it.
But let me be completely real with you...this is for US. Every single ounce of love, support, and loyalty you all have shared with us over the years is exactly what empowered me to step onto that stage and rep our community.
Every single mile from Springfield to the big city was worth it. We didn't just show up to be nominated; we went out there to represent the 413, put our business model on the map, and prove that nobody can touch our grind or our flavor.
The pitch is over, the bags are being packed, 200 people got a taste of da' cookie passion, and we are officially moving into expansion mode. Western Mass, we brought this win home for us.
