Kristen Solheimer Bingham

I don't know quite why this is or how this is, but it feels like business is just as hard as ever and at the same time, it feels like business is harder than ever.

I don't know quite why this is or how this is, but it feels like business is just as hard as ever and at the same time, it feels like business is harder than ever.

If the idea around tariffs is to confuse everyone, I think that's been successful.

If the idea around tariffs is to confuse everyone, I think that's been successful.

We're still growing.

We're still growing.

We're still investing.

We're still investing.

Our sales are more and more centered around the fourth quarter of the year.

Our sales are more and more centered around the fourth quarter of the year.

So as we approach the spring and summer, that's a little scary.

So as we approach the spring and summer, that's a little scary.

But of course, we're doing everything we can to stay in the game.

But of course, we're doing everything we can to stay in the game.

But more than ever, we're watching our spending very carefully.

But more than ever, we're watching our spending very carefully.

Our rent, our payroll, our ingredients all cost more and our sales truthfully have pretty much flattened out over the last year.

Our rent, our payroll, our ingredients all cost more and our sales truthfully have pretty much flattened out over the last year.

The costs of cocoa skyrocketed in 2024 and then doubled in 2025.

The costs of cocoa skyrocketed in 2024 and then doubled in 2025.