A marketing plan and some financials might have come in handy in the early days but Big Cove Foods’ founders were fuelled only by their unbridled enthusiasm for flavourful food. Today the company, headquartered in a converted barn on a dirt road near P...
| Posted: July 28, 2022, 10:50 a.m. | Updated: July 28, 2022, 1:30 p.m. | 6 Min Read
About 10 years ago Sarah DeSchiffert and Armstrong left their conveniently-located, well-priced apartment in downtown Toronto, which even boasted a prized parking spot, to spend some time at an old farmhouse his grandmother had handed down to Armstrong, his mother and his sister. “In our enthusiasm, we planted a few too many and we lost them all,” said DeSchiffert, adding that drove them to create other products for the market, including hot sauces, cookies and whisky lollipops.
But the couple was also trying other business initiatives, including a popular Sunday barbecue at their property where they offered a menu that included chicken tacos, pork ribs, grilled eggplant and queso fundido dip. Convinced there was potential in the spice business, DeSchiffert and Armstrong eventually came to a crossroads.
Armstrong added they worked with Pictou Regional Enterprise Network, recently renamed Pictou Partnership.
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