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I’ve worked for Alison’s Pantry since 2009 in different capacities.  I started by reviewing products and writing content for the catalog for Alison. Then I supported Regional Sales Managers, and eventually Alison trained and mentored me to handle the catalog planning and marketing.

I love people, so I enjoy getting to interact with a wide variety of people—from AP owners and staff, to brokers and suppliers. I’m also a big foodie, so it’s always fun to be thinking about ways to use our products.

My job is busy and has a lot of deadlines so, like most working women, juggling family, work, and church is probably the biggest challenge.

My husband and I knew we would marry when we first met, and that’s always been a great decision.  He and I both work from home much of the month, so we’re together nearly all day every day—and we like it, which a lot of people think is pretty funny. He is truly my other half. We have 5 daughters, ages 8 to 19, and our household is constantly filled with funny conversations that include TV show and movie quotes and internet memes.  We laugh a lot around here!

Reading is my favorite indulgence, and I like a wide variety of book genres.  I like to bake, and love to host a gathering at home (we do this a lot during college football season!). I also love our Southern Utah weather in the spring and fall, and love to get outside and hike.

I’m a big fan of Janey Lou’s products, and on a busy night Beehive Rolls and Blount Soups are my go-to meal.

I love to keep Farmland Pork Tenderloins in our freezer for lots of meals, but my family’s favorite is copycat Café Rio Pork Salads.  I mix 1 cup each of salsa, brown sugar, and Sprite and pour it over the tenderloin in a crock pot.  Then I cook it on low all day and shred for stacked salads with black beans, rice, cheese, guacamole, etc.  It’s one of our favorite meals, and so easy!

Meet Kimala Douglas from Cedar City, another one of our fantastic reps! Kimala loves to hike and go on fun adventures with her family, she loves to create fun and beautiful things. One of her new favorite AP items is the Foster Farms Marinated Sauté Ready Chicken, but it’s hard to pick just one. Kimala was introduced to Alison’s Pantry when her  mother bought it when she was in high school; it was then that she learned that she didn’t want to bake cookies without PARCHMENT PAPER!  After she was married and started her own family she wanted more of the Alison’s Pantry products in her own kitchen.  Following the birth of her second child, she quit working, but wanted something to help her family and keep her busy.  It was then that she remembered Alison’s Pantry and decided to give it a try.  She has been a representative for 6 years!
She feels so grateful for Alison’s Pantry. She loves that she can provide quality foods to her own family and help others to do the same for their families.   She does most her grocery shopping with Alison’s Pantry each month which is a great financial benefit for her family. She has 3 children, ages 9,5 and 2 that keep things hopping and are the light of her life. Her husband is so supportive, although he is very picky when it comes to food.  She loves pick up day when she gets to visit with her AP friends.  She loves the relationships she has built with them.
She feels the key to increasing sales is to start early, and give reminders about the order deadline. She posts on social media many ideas for meals, including school lunch ideas.
She loves the AP motto, “Be Nourished” as that is what this is all about!

Because we like to make YOUR life easier, here is the schedule for each catalog for 2 Important dates that is the same for EVERY group:

1:  Update Addresses Deadline– By this date, make sure all mailing addresses are up to date and you have turned in any requests for extra catalogs or mailings.

2:  Date Portals Opens– Date when you are able to start entering in orders for your customers in portals.   This is also the date that new Closeout Items will be posted on the website to reserve for the next order.

FAQ

Closeout items are now on the website under Products | Closeout Food OR Closeout Non-Food. These items are now to be reserved by you OR your customers on the website just like Hot Deals.  View the email here.

New Items:  New closeout items are posted for each catalog on the day that the catalog opens in portals for ordering.  View those dates here.

*If you haven’t reserved it, please don’t add it to your portals orders!

Although you and your customer should receive an email verification when an item is reserved correctly, if in doubt please feel free to email [email protected] to check if a reservation went through.

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

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