Hi guys- thanks for sharing our link! We're a small business, just started up this past month. Our hope is to eventually compete with these other brands (Sytari), but right now we're essentially making to order with our mini "industrial production". There may be some cheaper PB promos at some stores out there, but after recently attending a food market lots of people who tasted ours noted that the color was brighter and it was tastier than the Argentine brands they're used to. I thought about it and in many neighborhoods shops jars tend to sit on the shelves for a while, since it is a small market. In Barrio Chino the jars are over 35 pesos for the 350g jars, and likely haven't moved in some time. It's been years since I've had any local brands, but they always looked a little grey. It could also be the case that they industrial grade peanuts (used mainly for nut oil production) while we use retail grade peanuts (made for bakeries/final consumers.) From what I've seen Sytari is a pan-arab foods company, making sesame paste mostly and other Syrian/Lebanese foods. Their "pasta de mani" is likely a limited item. I think most Argentines use it for baking or sauces vs snacking/sandwiches. I used to end up packing a suitcase with a few jars when coming back from the US.
Since it's just me, with help from a few friends when they can, reaching the whole city is an issue but I'm more than happy to work with people (meeting them at convenient locations, etc.) so they don't have to pay the delivery fee. We'll hopefully have a few locations where people can pick up our products by the end of the summer. For now we have to encourage people who live beyond La Paternal/Parque Patricios and Villa Mitre (our delivery zone includes them for free for 100+pesos) to order with friends. Delivery discounts exist for larger order to the non central neighborhoods (which include Barracas-Soldati-Santa Rita-Del Parque etc. and beyond) Most people pass through a central part of the city a few times a week, and again, we're more than happy to make arrangements to meet with someone or drop something off at their office. And, pickup is free! We're walking distance from the Agüero stop on the D line, and Carlos Gardel stop on the B.
I should mention we do offer a 10% discount for orders over 1,5k. And it goes without saying, we're in Argentina! Which means if you'd like more, or purchase often, email us so we can talk about descuentos importantes. PS, if you're a blogger and enjoy sharing recipes, do contact us and maybe we can get you a jar! Either way, email us, tell us what you think. Any/all feedback is excellent and welcome.
ps- David, your profile says you're in Centro? You should be close then, email me and I'll send you a coupon so you can at least try some real, freshly made peanut butter!
Anyway, glad to see people are interested. Thanks!
-Chris
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