The Economics of a Commune in the Ozarks

Re:The Economics of a Commune in the Ozarks by ntock on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @12:01AM (#18173242)

$630k a year in profit selling nut butter?

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Re:The Economics of a Commune in the Ozarks by Mizza on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @12:14AM (#18173297)

I was surprised by this as well, they have more information here: https://www.eastwindblog.co/?page_id=409

Looks like small-batch-industrial, and their customers are other businesses who make organic health food products containing peanut butter.

Apparently they also make sandals: https://www.eastwindblog.co/?page_id=411

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Re:The Economics of a Commune in the Ozarks by mikekij on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @12:07AM (#18173266)

I was blown away by this! At $5 a jar, that’s 10,500 units a year. Or roughly 350 a day. They must have a distribution deal with Whole Foods.

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Re:The Economics of a Commune in the Ozarks by jonah on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @12:40AM (#18173371)

Two large natural food distributors, UNFI[0] and KeHE[1], carry their products[2] and so they're found in many natural food stores and co-ops around the country.

[0] https://www.unfi.com/ [1] https://www.kehe.com/brands/

[2] https://eastwindnutbutters.com/buy.php

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Re:The Economics of a Commune in the Ozarks by oh_sigh on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @02:30PM (#18178562)

People like nut butters, you know? Justin's Peanut Butter got bought for a quarter billion

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