| June
1993 |
Nanci and Tara tackle their
first day of freezer cooking.
|
| September
1994 |
Nanci
and Tara are asked to speak about "that cooking thing they do"
at an Indianapolis conference for 1300 moms. They begin writing a tip
sheet and end up with a 20 page planner which they sell to their room
capacity-plus crowds for $5 each. |
| September
1994 |
30 Day Gourmet, Inc.
is born when a news reporter features the cooks on local Indianapolis
television. Nanci takes over 300 calls to her home after the evening
news and they begin filling orders out of a makeshift office in Nanci's
parents' basement.
|
| January
1995 |
The
30 Day Gourmets develop a 90 minute seminar that quickly becomes popular
with libraries, church groups and women's organizations throughout the
midwest. Three recipe packets are added to the product line. |
| April
1997 |
Nanci
and Tara receive a call from the Home and Family Show inviting
them to appear on their 2 hour cable television show airing on The
Family Channel. |
| April
1997 |
30 Day
Gourmet rents office space, runs 3 phone lines, hires a staff and acquires
an 800 number, just in time for their 15 minute segment which airs LIVE
with Cristina Ferrare on April 28, 1997. |
| May
1997 |
30 Day
Gourmet takes 6000 phone calls and sells 2500 30 Day Gourmet Cooking
Manuals in the first few weeks after the show airs. |
| May
1997 |
www.30daygourmet.com
is born. |
| June
1997 |
Hailing
them as two of their "most popular guests", the Home and
Family Show invites Nanci and Tara back for an entire week. Each day,
they do a 5-7 minute segment and receive thousands of phone calls. Re-runs
of the 6 Home and Family shows air throughout the summer. |
| December
1997 |
The
30 Day Gourmets are asked to appear on The Gayle King Show in Hartford,
Connecticut. |
| December
31, 1997 |
30 Day
Gourmet, Inc. has sold over 10,000 cookbooks. |
| January
1998 |
Nanci
and Tara continue their speaking schedule averaging one seminar per week. |
| June
1998 |
Re-run
of The Gayle King Show draws thousands of calls. |
| July
1998 |
The
Freezer Cooking Manual is renamed, revised and bound in a spiral format. |
| August
1998 |
www.30daygourmet.com
is now averaging 1000 hits per month. |
| March
1999 |
Nanci
and Tara tape a segment for The 700 Club in Virginia Beach, VA. |
| May
1999 |
The
30 Day Gourmets appear on HGTV's Smart
Solutions show with Maty Monfort resulting
in thousands of calls and book sales. |
| June
1999 |
New
lay-flat paperback edition of The Freezer Cooking Manual from 30 Day
Gourmet: A Month of Meals Made Easy is published with a print run
of 10,000 copies. |
| July
1999 |
www.30daygourmet.com
now averaging 5000+ hits per month. |
| December
1999 |
30
Day Gourmet, Inc. has sold over 20,000
cookbooks. |
| February
2000 |
Nanci
and Tara appear on The
700 Club and receive thousands of
calls.
|
| March
2000 |
Website
now averaging 23,000 visitors per month
with 225,000 hits in February. |
| October
2000 |
30
Day Gourmet's Free eNewsletter Chewin'
the News is launched. |
| August
2001 |
Good
Housekeeping magazine recommends www.30daygourmet.com
for great freezer cooking info. |
