CJs Stix Blog Entries

On your mark - get set - go!

cj@marinchef.com — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Where does time go - it seems like the days start blending together and next thing you know, we have the first big rainfall of the season (totally out of character for this time of year in Northern CA) and the reality of the looming winter season hits you! But with the winter season comes all of those wonderful holidays and get togethers. We have been working on the 2009 Holiday season months ago - we've already started planning for Valentines 2010 and beyond. But let's not get ahead of ourse [...]

"It's 5:00 somewhere...."

cj@marinchef.com — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

I often hear people say that during a rough day, trying to find an excuse to settle down with a glass of wine or cocktail. I think the same can be said about eating a special treat - perhaps something chocolate?! I started thinking more about this concept and started to do a bit of research, maybe more like excuses on when and why you should eat chocolate. We'd like to think that you don't need an excuse - everything in moderation....right? But if you need one - here are some interesting holi [...]

Summertime

cj@marinchef.com — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

We've had a busy summer at Marin Chef Headquarters in Northern California. Juggling family and business is always a curious situation and as a mom of 2 wonderful children, ages 9 and 11, I sometimes feel the pressure of trying to do it all. But the one thing that I can say with confidence is that I am truly behind our product and am passionate about what we are doing as a family business. How do you get it all done and still grow a business in a tough economy? Let me tell you it can be hard. [...]

Happy Birthday Lacey!

cj@marinchef.com — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

We were happy to be apart of the 21st Birthday Celebration for Lacey Schwimmer. We found out that she was partial to the Dark Chocolate and White Chocolate CJ's Bitz! She celebrated her birthday on Saturday, June 27th at Deck 5 in Los Angeles.

Hot Moms Club

cj@marinchef.com — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

CJs Bitz was proud to be a part of the Broadway debut of Chandra Wilson (known for her role in Greys Anatomy as Dr. Bailey) in the play, Chicago. We were approached by a great organization called Hot Moms Club,check out their website to learn more about their organization.

Here you will find the link that showcases the information about the premier and all the items (including our CJs Bitz) in this goody bag

http://hotmomsclub.com/gallery/1465

Los Angeles - Part II

cj@marinchef.com — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Here are some of the pictures from the event - hope you enjoy!

This is Ali Landry - she is former Miss USA and might be best recognized as the "Doritos" Girl from the Super Bowl Ads in the late 90's. Who knows, maybe she will be the "Bitz Girl" for us?

Here is a picture of Jason Hervey (the Wonder Years) and Scott Baio

CJ's Bitz was one of the 20 vendors that participated in the 2009 Silver Spoon Dog and Baby Buffet. I know, you are thinking - dogs, babies and CJ's Bitz - how does that all fit together? There is a whole world down in LA that I was unaware of - its the world of celebrity gifting. I know, many of you have said to me "reall [...]

You're Hired!

cj@marinchef.com — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Melissa Rivers,current celebrity star on Donald Trumps "The Celebrity Apprentice:" and Joan Rivers daughter - is a FAN of CJ's Bitz! Melissa also emailed us on FaceBook stating she will be happy to become a "fan" on our page!

Fans of Chocolate Unite!

cj@marinchef.com — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

It was quite an experience this past weekend....I don't think we were prepared for the amazing time that we had at the SF Chocolate Salon on Saturday, March 21 at Fort Mason. We arrived to set up around 8:45 on Saturday morning. Now we knew that there were going to be 50+ vendors all tasting and showcasing chocolate, but it wasn't until you see everyone setting up that you realize how much chocolate was in that hall - those were some serious calories! 20 minutes before the Salon was to ope [...]

Comic Strip

cj@marinchef.com — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Well, I never thought that I would see something like this! I found in my mail today, a nice envelope with a newspaper clip inside. I read the note and was looking all over the paper for an article about us....well it wasn't an article - it was a comic strip! I think its hilarious and will be framed and put in the office! Thanks to the Novato Advance for its creativity! Thanks to my friends Katie & Sarah Cooper for sharing and to all of you who support us!!!

Wine and Chocolate...Chocolate and Wine

cj@marinchef.com — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Can you think of a better way to spend your day - tasting the best wines and sampling food that will pair with it...including our CJ's Bitz! This weekend we will participate in the SF Chronicle Wine Tasting event at Fort Mason - Saturday, February 28th.

We are also getting excited about our March 21st event - the International Chocolate Salon . As SF magazine 944 just state - life is like a box of chocolate, how much better can it get....50 chocolate vendors, $25 entrance fee and ta [...]

Ronald McDonald House

cj@marinchef.com — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

CJs Bitz makes an appearance at Tori Spelling's Home to support Children in Need.

CJ's Bitz Dark Chocolate and Original boxes were featured in the gift bags for a special “Winter Wonderland” children's event hosted by Tori Spelling at her home last Saturday. Many celebrities attended with their kids, and Tori also hosted children from the Ronald McDonald house . Celebrities in attendance included Nancy O'Dell, Rachel Griffiths, and Denise Richards. The event will be featured on the new [...]

And the winner is...

cj@marinchef.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

We are thrilled to announce that CJ's Bitz will be the exclusive gourmet snack treat that will tempt the stars - this year at the 2009 Oscars!

CJ's Bitz will be a featured product at this year's Oscar Buffet hosted by The Silver Spoon - celebrities and other VIP's, through an exclusive invite only event, will be gifted with our decadent chocolate treats and have the opportunity to taste our product throughout a day of pre-oscar pampering.

What people are saying.....

cj@marinchef.com — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

We know how delicious our product is - we've been saying it for years....now people all around the country are "talking" about us and agree with us when we say that CJ's Bitz is Love at First Bite! Here is the buzz....

InsideBayArea.com - Jolene Thym from the Oakland Tribune had the following report from the Fancy Food Show

LOVE BITE: A pretzel is just a pretzel ... until Cheryl Jagoda of CJ's in Novato gets her hands on [...]

It was Fancy....

cj@marinchef.com — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The weekend is over and we talked to many people about CJ's Bitz, "Chocolate dipped pretzels rolled in English toffee" - we said it about 10,000 times! But we are happy to say that the masses loved our product! The Fancy Food Show is an opportunity to meet retailers, distributors, manufacturers worldwide. It is quite a show. We are apart of a group called Savor California - so as a marketing partner we shared a booth with 26 other small business owners, all from the sta [...]

Chocolate Events!

cj@marinchef.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Another holiday - Valentines is right around the corner. Chocolate has to be the number one sweet gift items for this holiday of LOVE! We've had lots of people ordering our Chocolatier Club Gift for their favorite sweetheart - a years worth of CJ's Bitz - what isn't great about that?! Think about breaking away from the traditional heart shaped boxes of chocolate and give them something that they will say is "love at first bite".

We are so [...]

2009 - off to a great start....

cj@marinchef.com — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

It's hard to believe that we are into 2009 already and that we are beyond the first week. It has been quite a holiday season - we realized that people LOVE chocolate and they especially LOVE our products! We were very excited with the holiday response and the emails from all those gift recipients!

Now we are into 2009 and there are LOTS of things going on with the business. We hope that you can be a part of all of it. In just over a week we [...]

Wineries in Livermore!

cj@marinchef.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100

It's the holiday time and another year that we will participate in the wonderful event called Holiday in the Vineyard - each of the wineries in Livermore will celebrate the season with special wines, music, arts & crafts, gifts and warm holiday experiences.

This coming weekend, December 6 & 7 - we will be showcasing our products at Wente Winery, but you can find CJ's Stix and CJ's Bitz at Steven Kent Winery and Concannon Winery as well. [...]

Report from the Fabulous Food Festival

cj@marinchef.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Just this past weekend, we participated at the 1st Annual Fabulous Food Festival. It was the first time that we had our own booth at a tradeshow versus a shared booth space - some new challenges, but we were looking forward to testing the waters.