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Recipe for Success
Rachel and Andy Berliner were happily married and expecting their first child in 1987 when Rachel pulled a muscle in her leg. Unable to shop or prepare home-cooked dinners, she sent Andy to the local health-food store in search of frozen organic meals. All he could find was a bland lasagna.
Rachel and Andy decided to start their own line of frozen foods that would be organic and flavorful too. Talk about a family affair. Rachel’s mom contributed the first recipe—a vegetable and tofu potpie—and the couple named the company for their newborn daughter, Amy. As the little girl grew, so did the business, Amy’s Kitchen—along with the farms that Rachel and Andy now rely on to supply 100 million pounds of organic tomatoes, onions, and other veggies a year for 200 million lasagnas, pizzas, soups, and other meals. You can find the products anywhere from natural food stores to major chains. “I love that Target carries them,” says Rachel. “Part of my mission is to make organic food affordable.” And little Amy? Now 23 and a newly minted Stanford grad, she works in the company’s small UK branch. And there’s a second generation of customers too. “I grew up on Amy’s,” moms write to Rachel. “Now I feed Amy’s to my own kids.”
Your Comments
Hi Folks,
I just had your frozen Chili with Cornbread meal for breakfast! Yes, breakfast. No time for the usual, I grabbed a couple of your frozen meals from the freezer (one for breakfast, one for lunch) and went out the door. WOW! Very tasty. Nice spice, lots of flavor and a bit of a kick without burning out tastebuds. It was filling, it was yummy and it really went well with the iced chai that I had in hand, too!
I'm a big fan of your Mac and Soy Cheeze, your Vegetable Pot Pies, and a few others but the Chili with Cornbread goes to the head of the list.
Thanks for the treat!
Dani-Jean
Londonderry, NH
Your Comments
It's so rare for me to find a new favorite food. I am such a creature of habit that I rarely try anything different or exotic. A few weeks ago I had a hankering for chili. But to be perfectly honest, none of the typical vegetarian chilis were doing anything for me. I usually had to doctor them with salt and cayenne just to have a little bit of flavor. But then I found Amy's Organic Spicy Chili. I'm a sucker for anything red and I was really drawn to the deep red colors on the can. As I cooked it that evening I had all of my standards out on the counter--cayenne pepper, salt, cheese--ready to liven up the flavor. But after testing a spoonful I realized it needed nothing. This chili is PERFECT just the way it comes. And, honestly, that's just not something you find very often. Bottom line; I have found a new favorite food; one that's actually good for me to eat. I look forward to the cold rainy San Francisco winter now that I have something rich and hearty to keep me warm!
From Tom