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We dropped the claim and would have the day the idiot contacted us, if she would have and that's where the rub is. She didn't take responsibility as a "public servant" to have contacted us before taking drastic unwarranted action. She cost me big money and our employees their livelihoods. All to promote herself.

I noticed that your Amazon page says a 1.6 oz bag of Belgian Chocolate Chip Cookies is 105 calories, but evidently the bags say that there are actually two 105 calorie servings per bag. Can you clear up this ambiguity, given that you specifically market your cookies as healthier than alternatives?

We've dropped that claim years ago. A waste of time

There's never a bad time to start. Will you take the Giving What We Can pledge?

https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/pledge

Hi, OP. To prove your identity so this post might be restored, put up a photo at bartsbakery.com where you're holding up a note that says "I'm Bart Greenhut and I'm doing an IAmA on 02/11/2023," then send a message to the moderators.

Okay, but what do you mean by biodegradable? How long does it take to break down, and under what conditions? Do you mean that, per FTC guidelines, the bags (or 99% of them?) "will completely break down into its natural components within one year after customary disposal"?

no. It was a ignorant move by the DA. Any intelligent responsible DA would have given notice so the "issue" could be resolved. Still in business but I lost 2 major customers who still accounted for over $1million in sales annually. 12 people lost their jobs. Fault of a overzealous DA trying to advance herself by taking irresponsible/wrong action

It's a Brazilian restaurant Bossa Nova at 7181 Sunset Blvd. that kept the triangle roof.

If you think cookies don't have luxury customers, you must not have been to a Crumbl yet.

99% as I've always stated.

Madagascar vanilla is the most expensive by far.

I've made many millions and I've invested many, many millions in our enterprise. What Judy and I "need" to live is not much, our kids are grown and on their own and we are not into showing off.

I've invested much more. I first began with less than $20k on my first product that received a great deal of acclaim. I built and expanded around that. Times are very different now. It is MUCH more difficult to bootstrap $20k into millions of dollars. My cookie project began with $800k net from the sale of our house. Unless you are in high technology I think it is very very very difficult to bootstrap a enterprise today. Shark Tank is NOT the way to go. The sharks end up controlling you and your original inspiration gets compromised for dollars. Creating wealth for the Sharks is what Shark Tank is about.

And that is exactly why OP’s business failed. They lost 2 million dollars marketing a value product to a luxury consumer.

Marketing 101: set clear expectations.

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I believe in kavanna -the power of intention and and good will. I try to follow my inspiration and it may not a "solid" way to proceed but I have good instincts and sense and it's always led me will. I definitely believe in God -you can never fool God

If you count going out of my way to take the risk with providing marginal people with excellent opportunities, lots of money. Outside of that perhaps $1,000

Ha! I remember that Famous Amos. Is it's still there?

A cookie made from ingredients sourced only because they were cheapest probably wouldn't be very good.

We developed a cat litter box scoop that we didn't market because of the immense barriers to trade in the pet industry. I invested $25k in tooling and making a incredible video however in the industry you are dead without Petco and Petsmart. You will never survive with the independent stores. I still have the tooling and will introduce it down the line because it is a great safety and convenience item

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You aren't taking accountability when you blame the entire thing on the DA, nor did you answer the question. Was it biodegradable?

It actually wasn't too hard. His secret was serving his cookies fresh and still warm. Judy and I began baking at home and tested in Farmers Markets around L.A. We actually greatly improved his cookie by employing butter and higher quality chocolate chips. Judy and I tested for weeks and weeks and found that the real "truth" of a chocolate chip cookie is discovered about 36 hours after baking.

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