STOP IMAGINING – IT’S HERE!! And we want to bring this one-of-a-kind creation to the world. Made with clean ingredients like cucumbers, onions, jalapenos, vinegar and spices and with 0 carbs, fat and sugar – we want to bring our great new Pickle Salsa to market so all Salsa and Dill lovers can be Sweet with joy!
As soon as Liz and Brian met, everything mashed. Life, love and this one-of-a-kind recipe.
How did it happen you ask?
Brian and Liz never planned to be pickle-prenuers, but the Stars (or pickles) in this case aligned. They literally turned a sour situation sweet when they jumped headfirst into the brine after Brian’s business partner cleaned out their company’s bank account and left town.
Brian and Liz always had a passion for cooking and began experimenting with different recipes. On the weekend, it became a really fun thing for their family to do together. One night they were cooking hot dogs and didn’t have any dill relish. Brian started chopping up some pickles and mixed them with onions, jalapenos, and some seasoning. It was amazing!
That ignited the flame! The next weekend he added more ingredients and continued to perfect the pickle salsa recipe. They jarred the salsa and started to give it out as gifts for friends and family to try. Everyone loved it, so they shared their pickle salsa with more people. Everyone told them they should sell it. The love kept growing and took on a life of its own.
PickleSmash was born!!! Liz and Brian thought this was a “dill-lightful” idea and began making PickleSmash in 3 varieties and sampling it to the public. They were extremely popular at the 2018 and 2019 Texas State Fair and recently won 1st place in the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival. People keep saying “Wow! My two favorite things: pickles & salsa”, “I’ve never heard of pickle salsa, sure I’ll try it”, “That’s not what I was expecting, it’s sooooooo good!”.
With this kind of reception, Brian and Liz knew they had discovered a “dill-icious” opportunity – to bring their pickle salsa to more people. They will be selling online initially via picklesmash.com. But the long-term plan is worldwide pickle domination! (ok – really they will be happy getting their products into retailers like HEB, Kroger and Target!).
PickleSmash is taking pickles to the Next Jar Level! It is a unique product that delivers a zesty and satisfying full-mouth experience. A unique blend of pickled cucumbers, onion, jalapeno, garlic, and spices, it is entirely free of tomatoes and artificial colors. You will never think of salsa the same way again. Picklesmash goes great on burgers, hot dogs, eggs, salad, barbecue, ramen noodles, chicken, beef, pork, or even right out of the jar with a spoon; kids love it too!
It can be used as a salsa, relish, dressing, or marinade or any way you can think to use it – so how will you PickleSmash?
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The current timeline is to ship all rewards by May 2020. If we experience any unforeseen delays we will notify you in a timely manner so you can plan for the contingency.
There are always challenges and unforeseen obstacles that arise when trying to bring a new product to life. This is our first Kickstarter, and while we are novices at product launches, we have an advisory team behind us that has over 40 years of experience launching products. Our process is fairly simple and our Co-packers are well versed in making salsa, we are just changing the main ingredient on them – which could cause some challenges, but nothing we cannot overcome. We will be manufacturing in the USA and have reliable factory partners and material suppliers that are as excited as we are to get you PickleSmashed. If any issues come up we promise to be transparent and keep you updated as we find solutions. We will only be shipping to the US due to the weight of our products and our initial packaging being glass. We are hoping to sell outside the US eventually, but that’s not our short term plan. Please be patient with us if we have unexpected delays based on the participation level of our Kickstarter, inclement weather, or anything else that may be out of our control. We sincerely appreciate your backing our campaign and we will do everything we can to get you your order on or before our deadline.