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WONDERFUL.
THE MASCOT FORMERLY KNOWN AS
SWINE.
THEY ARE ALL GREAT.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
PEANUT
BUTTER THAT TAKES YOU BACK TO BEING
A KID.
A BETTER PEANUT BUTTER MADE
FROM
AN APARTMENT.
STORES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
Reporter: AS AN ADULT, YOU
ALMOST FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GETTING
AWAY WITH SOMETHING WHEN YOU
EAT
PEANUT BUTTER.
EVEN MORE SO WHEN YOU ARE
EATING
BUDDIES NUT BUTTER.
I'M A YOUNG KID, DRIVEN, PASSIONATE.
ANDREW GRADUATED FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS
ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM.
HE NOTICED MOST OF THE NATIONAL
BRANDS TASTED THE SAME.
THERE WAS KNOW REALLY GOOD
FLAVORED PEANUT BUTTERS THAT I
COULD GRAB AND SAY THIS IS WHAT
MY
KID WANTS AND I WANT TO FEED IT
TO
THEM BECAUSE IT'S A FEW SIMPLE
INGREDIENTS.
SO HE WENT TO WORK ALMOST
BURNING OUT HIS FOOD PROCESSOR
MAKING HIS OWN PEANUT BUTTER.
SO I STARTED GRINDING PEANUT
BUTTER.
TODAY HE IS IN MORE THAN
1000
STORES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
NOW TO THINK THAT WE ARE MAKING
THOUSANDS OF JARS OF PRODUCT AT
A
TIME IS INCREDIBLE.
PEOPLE LIKE THAT I'VE NEVER MET
LOVE THE PRODUCT.
BUDDIES STARTED WITH AN AWESOME
HONEY PEANUT BUTTER USING HONEY.OTA
THE CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER ONLY
HAS 5 GRAMS OF SUGAR.
AMONG WILL FEED IT IF IT HAS
LITTLE SUGAR IN IT.
AND THE CINNAMON RAISIN IS
SURPRISINGLY LAYERED IN FLAVOR.
WHO IS BUDDY?
I AM BUDDIES.
AS A KID, MY MOM AND MY FAMILY,
PROBABLY SINCE I WAS LIKE MY MOM
CALLED ME MY BODY -- CALLED ME
HER
BODY.
NOW HE'S CREATING
SINGLESERVE
PACKS.
PERFECT FOR HIKING,
TRAVELING IN
THE SUMMER, BACK TO SCHOOL.
FROM HIS APARTMENT TO
FARMERS
MARKET TO STORES AROUND THE
WORLD,
ON THE VERGE OF SWEET SUCCESS.
I AM THE BRAND.
I LIVE IT.
I LIVE AND BREATHE MY BRAND AND MY
PRODUCT EVERY SECOND OF EVERY
DAY.
A LOT OF HIS FRIENDS THINK
HE IS
ROLLING IN MONEY, BUT NOT
QUITE.
HE SELLS HIS JARS OF PEANUT BUTTER
FOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX BUCKS.
THAT DOESN'T LEAVE MUCH ROOM FOR
PROFIT AT ALL, AT LEAST NOT YET.
NOW YOU ARE TRYING THE
CHOCOLATE
OVER THERE.
THAT'S REALLY NICE.
IT'S NOT AS SWEET AS I THINK YOU'D EXPECT.
THAT'S A GOOD THING.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MORE LIKE
THAT HAZELNUT SPREAD.
THESE SINGLESERVE PACKETS, WE
MENTIONED THOSE IN THE STORY.
THEY HAVE A KICK STARTER TO HELP
GET THAT GOING.
WE HAVE A LINK AT WCCO.COM.
SHE DOUBLE DIPPED.
I DON'T CARE.
WHERE FAMILY.
MIKE CAN HAVE THE PACKET.
I'VE RUINED IT.
BUT THOSE ARE VERY COOL.
IT'S REALLY GOOD.