Over the company's short two-and-a-half-year history, founders Leah Tutin and Taya Geiger have made due in spaces as small as 250 square feet. The company started out making sticky ties, but have continued adding new shapes and themes to the line-up. LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. -- We first met Taya Geiger and Leah Tutin back in January after the pair pitched their take-home cookie baking kit, Scratch and Grain, on "Shark Tank. Around 1964 they began transitioning away from the wholesale purchasing and selling of grains to expanding their retail towards a garden center and plant business. Vestpakz – We weren't really on board with the idea when it was first pitched, and we really don't get the sense that things have changed at all since the show. Kevin then asks about the cost to produce each cookie kit, which Taya prefaces with the knowledge that their costs to produce cookies are all-inclusive; overhead, labor, and materials are all included in the cost to produce one kit. Scratch and Grain Baking Company has evolved from just creating cookie products, too; they now offer additional products like a Cheesecake Brownie Kit, Chocolate Truffle Cookies, Coffee Cake, and even Muffins.
Leah Tutin and Taya Geiger, two mothers from Portland, Oregon, founded the Scratch and Grain Baking Company. You can reposition them and reuse them as you please. RESULT: DEAL with Barbara for $150K line of credit for 20%. These cookie kingpins say Barbara has done a lot for them since the deal was signed. TIGARD--What started out as a messy baking night a year ago is now an unexpectedly booming startup for two entrepreneurs. They've done $52, 000 in sales in 14 months. The spirit of The Farmers Grain is and always will be kept alive through the best hospitality, quality and value. She doesn't want to work with Robert. I hope they took their 30 minutes of tears and cut it down to like a 10-second clip! Doughs and mixes can be a good source of whole grains or a big box of sugar and not much else. Scratch and Grain Baking Company is a Portland, Oregon-based baking company that provides cookie kits that include all of the fresh ingredients necessary to bake a batch of tasty cookies from scratch. It didn't end up happening like that! They've made $52, 000 in sales during the previous 14 months.
And then Scratch and Grain had its first store order. Scratch & Bake now offers seven different cookie kits on their website, including three that are gluten-free. The women ask if Robert will do $150K for 40% with just him, he agrees but the women go with Barbara. The actual process of filming was remarkable stressful. The year after our episode aired, we went from doing about $115, 000 in business to about $900, 000. That's how it got started, based on those concepts. So that's when she called me up and said that we need to make a kit that makes cooking fun, is not so messy, and is healthier. The show's producers warned this would happen. After a break, Barbara offers a $150K line of credit for 20% of the business. Leah and Taya arrived on Shark Tank in seeking of $150, 000 in return for a 20% stake in their company, which valued at $750, 000.
By 1952 a new grain elevator and warehouses were reconstructed. We always thought it was moms, but it turned out college students were our top market. Kevin then says he wishes to make a statement, and says that the reality is that unless the two get the cost down to $1. Her advice was spot-on, especially with what price points people respond to, and she checks in with us every few months to see how we're doing. They both wanted to make it easier for themselves and others to make handmade cookies by removing the clutter and work involved with ingredient collection. Give it a try with your kids too.
They sought a Shark's help with distribution and funds for order fulfillment, offering a 20% stake in the company worth $750, 000 for $150, 000. Corcoran says that she doesn't want anyone to get the impression that she made the deal because she was swayed by emotion. We label, number, and color code each of our bags, which we did with children in mind, so that you can look at the back of the box and see the colors, like blue and green, with icons that make it really easy to read and follow the directions for making these kits. The story continues in Beyond the Tank episode 205. The two ladies were looking for a Shark to help them with distribution and funding for order fulfillment. However, Barbara makes an offer excluding Robert; she makes an offer of $150, 000 in a line of credit in exchange for 20% equity. It was here that Payne developed a love and respect for the beauty of all things outside. He tells them good luck; he is out. If you're not polished enough, you could be cut from the show. Scratch & Grain got an investment from Barbara Corcoran and later appeared in an update on the TV series Beyond The Tank.