On February 10th, we recieved more amazing news! We got the following email from Dave Marnoey, the head of the Cannon Falls Economic Development Authority (EDA): All, Thank you for the information – I distributed the same to the EDA members this morning! Following discussion, the EDA approved a motion that grants you the exclusive […]
Cannon Falls is an AMAZINGLY, WONDERFUL, and WELCOMING town. The Grow Cannon Falls Committee is how we were first contacted by the community. They heard about us and reached out to Jackie. We had our first meeting with them shortly there after, and our fate was sealed. We knew that Cannon Falls was the perfect […]
The curds at the wedding we a HUGE hit! The cheese platter was always empty, and Kathy had to constantly remind the bartender to put more out. She brought 16.5 pounds of curds, and only 1 pound was left over, but that was probably only because it was never put in a bowl. As she […]
We have a new bank account! It’s one more step, but one that makes me feel like this is even more real. We opened up a business account at our local bank. I can’t wait to see those checks with “CannonBelles” on it 🙂 Another day, another step! – Deeann
That’s right, our business is all grown up. Our LLC name is Trinity River Creamery, but we will be selling cheese under the company name of CannonBelles Cheese. On Wednesday, 30 Dec 15, we finally got our LLC paperwork back from the Minnesota State Government offices. We met with our lawyer and signed them. […]
On Monday the 18th, the three of us got together to make a batch of cheese curds for Kathy’s sister’s wedding this weekend. We loved that we had the chance to make this for her, plus is was great practice. Another huge bonus, we got to spend the day together. Have I told you recently […]
We had a great phone conference with our awesome, amazing, wonderful, patient, and very knowledgeable consultant, Jim Gage. We needed help with writting a business plan and working on grant proposals. He was recommended to us by my instructor at the Cheese Maker’s Course at University of Wisconsin, River Falls. At the time, we had […]
We are so excited to be starting a new cheese buisness in Cannon Falls, MN. The city could not have been more welcoming. The local foods businesses in the area have also embraced us and offered us plenty of advice and help. We have so many more exciting things to come, so stay tuned for […]
