FREE BLISS EVERYWHERE (almost)

Upcoming Demos of Coconut Bliss in April. Here they are!

 


Thursday April 15th

Kris @ Whole Foods Venice Beach, CA 11-2

Lisa @ Whole Foods Santa Rosa, CA 3:30-6:30


Friday April 16th

Megan @ Whole Foods Colorado Blvd. In Glendale, CO. 11-2

Christina @ Whole Foods Bellaire, Houston, TX 11-2

Lisa @ Whole Foods Palo Alto, CA 11-2

Larry @ Central Market Ft. Worth, TX 3-6

David @ Central Market Austin Central, TX 3-6

Christina @ Whole Foods Kirby, Houston, TX 3-6

Lisa @ Whole Foods Los Gatos, CA 3-6


Saturday April 17th

Kathy @ Jimbo’s Escondido, CA 10:30-1:30

Nicole @ Fresh and Natural in Plymouth, MN 11-1

Christina @ A Moveable Feast Houston, TX 11-2

Chris @ Whole Foods Boca Raton, FL 11-2

Lisa @ Whole Foods SF SoMA, CA 11-2

Layla @ Madison Market Central Co-Op in Seattle WA 11-2

David @ Central Market Westgate Austin, TX 11-2

Steve @ Whole Foods Tanasbourne Portland, OR 11-2

Larry @ Central Market Dallas, TX 11-3

Shelly @ The Real Food Company in San Francisco, CA 12-4 Earth Day Event

Dena @ NRG Nature’s Finest in St. Petersburg, FL 2-5

Priya @ The Food Bin in Santa Cruz, CA 2-5

Kathy @ Jimbo’s 4S Ranch, CA 2:30-5:30

Layla @ West Seattle Thriftway 3-6

Lisa @ Rainbow Grocery Co-Op in San Francisco, CA 3-7

Sarah @ Arbor Farms Market in Ann Arbor, MI 3-6

Chris @ Whole Foods Palm Beach Gardens, FL 3-7

Christina @ Whole Foods Wilcrest in Houston, TX 3:30-6:30

Dena @ NRG Palm Harbor, FL 6-9


Sunday April 18th

Ernie @ Whole Foods Ponce De Leon 11-2:30

Lisa @ Whole Foods Cupertino, CA 12-4

Nicole @ Valley Natural Foods in Burnsville, MN 3-6

Ernie @ Sevananda 3-6:30


Monday April 19th

Lisa @ Whole Foods Walnut Creek, CA 12-4


Thursday April 22nd

Kiley @ First Alternative Co-Op Corvallis, OR 4-7 Earth Day Celebration


Friday April 23rd

Christina @ Whole Foods Baton Rouge, LA 3-6


Saturday April 24th

Rachel @ Metropolitan Market Admiral Seattle, WA 11-2

Layla @ Metropolitan Market Sand Point Seattle, WA 11-2

Christina @ Whole Foods Woodway Houston, TX 11-2

Steve @ Zupan’s Macadam in Portland, OR 11-2

Barbara @ Whole Foods Woodmere OH 11-3

Jessica @ Whole Foods University Heights Cleveland, OH 11-3

Ernie @ Earth Fare in Athens, GA 11-3

Shelly @ Whole Foods in Oakland, CA 12-4 Earth Day Celebration Event

Christina @ Central Market in Houston, TX 2:30-5:30

Megan @ Whole Foods Capitol Hill Denver, CO 3-6

Ernie @ Daily Groceries Co-Op in Athens, GA 3:30-6:30

Nathan @ Whole Foods Palatine Chicago, IL 3-6


Sunday April 25th

Larry @ Central Market South Lake Dallas, TX 2-5


Tuesday, April 27th

Kris @ Whole Foods Fairfax, CA 4-7 Vegan Vendor Day!



Wednesday April 28th

Marie @ Whole Foods Jericho, NY 11-2



Thursday April 29th

Marie @ Whole Foods Manhasset, NY 11-2

Nathan @ Whole Foods Chicago Ave in Evanston, IL 11-2

Nathan @ Whole Foods Evanston, IL 3-6


Friday April 30th

Marie @ Whole Foods White Plains, NY 11-2

Nathan @ Whole Foods Wheaton, IL 11-2

Nicole @ Whole Foods St. Francis Santa Fe, NM 11-3

Nathan @ Whole Foods Willowbrook, IL 3-6

Ciera @ Whole Foods Highland Drive in Salt Lake City UT 3-6

Diana Stobo Kale Colada Recipe with Pineapple Coconut Bliss

Diana loves our Coconut Bliss in her "Kale Colada" smoothie. She adds Pineapple Coconut Bliss in at about 1:30. ;) YUM!

Feel free to check out her health & nutrition book "Get Naked Fast" and her site; there's great stuff in there. She also recommends us as a healthier food choice in her book. Thanks, Diana!

~Vince

Expo West 2010 Recap: Bliss in Anaheim

Chris G., Marc D., Kris W. , Toby G. 

It was fun, it was loud, it was successful: Expo West (and East) is an event that any natural products company should make a space for on their calendar. Whether you go there to view new products or share your own, it's the place to download massive amounts of ideas regarding healthy food, beverages, beauty goods, and more. 

Bliss Demo Queen Christina S.

Toby at the booth--note our new "Food Service "1.5 gallon tubs!

Our newest item? We're now offering 1.5 gallon 'food service' tubs; if you've got a restaurant/ice cream-coffee-smoothie shop, or commissary and you'd like some, you can reach us at foodservice@coconutbliss.com  . 

Airplanes are fun...

The 'conga line' in front of our booth (that was rumored to happen on Facebook) never materialized. However, we were very appreciative of our booth visitors, and their patience, as they waited in long lines to sample our many flavors of "Bliss".

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I'm back in my office finally, enjoying a bar of Naked Coconut. And...it is good to be back home. :) If I missed you at Expo or if you have something to share about your experiences there, please leave me a comment.  Blessings. :) 

~Marc D. , National Sales Manager

Bliss is Free...if you come to these events...

We are demoing (read: free tasting!) Luna & Larry's Coconut Bliss a LOT in February...see if one is happening near you.

And see why it's better than ice cream...it's  'Bliss'. :)

Sun Feb 7, 2010
11am - 3pm Steve @ WF Fremont Store,  Portland, OR

Wed Feb 10, 2010
3pm - 6pm Comet @ Ashland Co Op, OR

Thursday Feb. 11th – Saturday Feb. 13th Coconut Bliss will be sampled at
All 5 New Frontier Market Stores in CA & AZ during their Annual Festival of Chocolates Events

Fri Feb 12, 2010
3pm - 6pm Nicole @ Wedge Community Co-op, Minneapolis, MN

Sat Feb 13, 2010
11am - 2pm Nicole @ Eastside Co-Op Minneapolis, MN

11:30am - 2:30pm Megan @ Vitamin Cottage Co. Springs , CO

11:30am - 2:30pm Layla @ Madison Market Co-Op Seattle, WA

11:30am - 2:30pm Megan @ Vitamin Cottage Col. Springs , CO

12pm - 3pm Shelagh @ Community Mercantile Lawrence, KS

3pm - 6pm David @ Wheatsville Co-op Austin, TX (New Flavors!)

3pm – 6pm Sarah @ Plum Market Ann Arbor, MI

3:30pm - 6:30pm Megan @ WF New Center Point Col. Springs , CO

11am- 6pm Ernie @ Sevananda Co-Op Atlanta, GA

Coconut Bliss Sampling and Bars at Eugene's Truffle Festival

Sample some Coconut Bliss for free at the Truffle festival this weekend...

http://www.oregontrufflefestival.com/

It's happening Sunday, January 31st, 2010. Christina, our Demo Coordinator extraordinaire will be sampling many flavors of Bliss and selling BARS!!!

She'll also have a few of our hard-to-find Luna & Larry's Coconut Bliss T-shirts. We don't sell them...yet.


Festival Location: Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way, Eugene Oregon
Time: 11am -4pm

A blissful weekend to you all!
~Vince

Introductions: Toby G.

Toby Gamberoni, our latest addition, is part of our Bliss sales team.

A Brit who has extensively traveled the world--often in a bizarre fashion, having hitched over half the planet--has fortunately ended up in the North West,  joining our Bliss family from January 2010. 

His motivation?  "This company is all about community, sharing, creativity, consciousness and fun!" Plus he loves the product: the Pineapple Coconut blew him away!

Toby and his family are all up for a better world, a better diet, healing, and the outdoors. They love to travel, hang with the dog, or get on the bike---you might well find Toby playing football (soccer) or mulling over his garden...regardless of the weather. 

In the face of its many environmental challenges, Toby has, from an early age,  had a concern for the fate of our planet. In addition to sales, he has taken on the role of Green Coordinator for Coconut Bliss. So, if you have any tips concerning the greener side of business, feel free to share them with us via Facebook, Twitter, or the comment thread on this blog post.  

~ Toby and Vince

Jaya Lakshmi And Coconut Bliss at SF Green Fest Parties 2009

[An update from Jaya Lakshmi, Director of Events and Public Relations...]

Last weekend, we had a blast sponsoring the two Green Festival after parties in San Francisco. I flew down for the weekend from Eugene, OR with Jenya (very cheap flights on Alleigant Air!)

We attended Common Ground Magazine's 35th Anniversary party at 1015 Folsom St. We had a table there along with the other sponsors; we gave out samples and sold bars. Shanna, our Bay Area "Bliss Op" came in with the freezer and other supplies (amazing  how she handles that freezer!).

It was a rockin' party, split into three rooms - my favorite of course was the cozy 'Kirtan' room downstairs, where I performed a kirtan set, and got to sing along with Mukti (thanks to Shanna & Jenya covering the table). Delhi 2 Dublin played on the main stage, and we also experienced some other great bands and fantastic entertainment by El Cirque. We didn't leave the venue until 4 am!

On Saturday night, November 14th, we sponsored the Hamsa Lila party at the Regency Ballroom, along with Earthdance, Lydia's Lovin' Foods, Nutiva, Alter Eco and other vendors. This was actually a benefit for Common Vision. Our spot was in the lobby, and wow, what a scene it was all night long!

It was quite a tribal family gathering - there must have been at least 800 people there. I recognized folks from all eras of the rainbow trail: super fun to serve out Coconut Bliss, constantly, for 8 hours, and at the end we gave the rest of our bars away. It was surreal to see everyone in the whole lobby licking their Coconut Bliss bars! (Hey, special thanks to those who helped us carry the freezer up & down all those stairs!) Hamsa Lila had an incredible re-union show, stronger than ever. 

We'll definitely be back next year, possibly in the Festival as well, to participate in one of the most incredible celebrations of our green economy and neo-tribal culture that happens on the planet...right here on our expansive, frontier west coast where dreams come true!

If any of you out there have links to pictures from any of these events, feel free to leave them in the comments!