ENTREPRENEUR OF THE WEEK: Up close and personal with the owner of Just Add Heat

1. Full name and company name:
   Sanyo Lue-Kim, Just Add Heat and Kafene
   
   
2. Company web site address:
   justaddheat.ca and kafene.ca
   
   
3. Why did you start your company?
   I enjoy every aspect of food, from shopping to meal planning, cooking/baking, and of course, eating. I knew that owning a restaurant would interfere with my family life, while a food assembly business has much better retail hours. I had a long career in the television industry and was ready for something very different.
   
   
4. What does your company do?
   Just Add Heat provides families with “modern” fast food that is wholesome and home cooked. Eating at least one daily meal together with the family is crucial to healthy, happy children. Kafene is a café providing breakfast and lunch, including kids’ school lunches to go.
   
   
5. What’s the best thing about being your own boss?
   Being able to push the envelope and offer some really different food selections.
   
   
6. What advice can you give to entrepreneurs that are starting out?
   I received this same advice when I started, and it’s so true. You need to spend your time working ON the business, and not IN the business.
   
   
7. How do you manage family life and work?
   Another great thing about being my own boss is that I can hire staff to manage the store, allowing me to schedule my time around my family’s needs. I have been extremely fortunate in finding fantastic people to work with.
   
   
8. Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?
   Happily running a successful company with the flexibility to enjoy my family life as well. Much like today!

NEW! The Just Add Heat Rewards Program to begin in 2011

Book an Assembly Session each month and receive over $200 in savings and rewards, INCLUDING A FREE $100 JUST ADD HEAT GIFT CARD after your 8th consecutive monthly Assembly Session! You will receive special discounts or free meals each month:

Reward

1st month smoothie trio (strawberry, peach, and blueberry)

2nd month side dish (sweet potato fries, spicy broccoli, OR parmesan green beans)

3rd month dessert (pecan pie, brownies, OR date squares)

4th month heat 'n serve (baked ravioli, mac 'n cheese, OR spaghetti & meatballs)

5th month 10% off your session

6th month $20 Just Add Heat gift card

7th month 15% off your session

8th month $100 Just Add Heat gift card

The Rewards Program card costs $20 to join - a great stocking stuffer/gift idea!

Please contact sanyo@justaddheat.ca for more information

TAKE DINNER OFF YOUR "TO DO" LIST. If you're not already familiar with the concept of Just Add Heat, you don't know what you've been missing! Come to our professional style kitchen and assemble your own freezer friendly delicious meals in record time. Choose from 16 mouth watering meal choices each month, select a time to come in to prepare them, then fill up your freezer with wholesome, tasty dinners. Most of our meals are available in portion sizes for 2, 4, or 6 servings. A home cooked meal at the table with the family should not be a special occasion.

Don't have time to assemble your own meals? We also have a Done Like Dinner® service where we will assemble the meals for pick up - at no extra charge.

Web site: www.justaddheat.ca

Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Just-Add-Heat/122364264450010

Oakville Moms has invited you to come to a private meal assembly session at Just Add Heat!

Oakville Moms has invited you to come to a private meal assembly session at Just Add Heat!
When: 7:00 pm on Tuesday, 28 September, 2010
Where: Oakville

All Oakville Moms subscribers receive 10% off, enter promo code P7A44C when booking their session in order to receive the discount.

Attending is easy, simply click the following link and place your order:

http://www.justaddheat.ca/privatesession/invite/NF28C9/

If at all possible, we would prefer that you pay for your session online, at the time of your booking. This makes the check out process much smoother, especially when several people finish assembling their meals at the same time.

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@justaddheat.ca.

Just Add Sharp!
Mobile sharpening company Sharp My Knife is offering a special discount for Just Add Heat clients this September. Bring your knives and scissors along to your assembly session, receive 10% off, and pay no tax for your sharpening of $15 or more that day (a 23% savings!). Sharpening will be done while you prepare your meals and ready to go when you head out! (Pricing: large knives = $5, small knives = $3, scissors = $5)

Please contact Sharp My Knife directly to confirm your booking and the number of knives / scissors you will be bringing along.

TAKE DINNER OFF YOUR "TO DO" LIST

Just Add Heat

If you're not already familiar with the concept of Just Add Heat, you don't know what you've been missing! Come to our professional style kitchen and assemble your own freezer friendly delicious meals in record time. We do the menu planning, grocery shopping, food prep, and clean up. Choose from 16 mouth watering meal choices each month, select a time to come in to prepare them, then fill up your freezer with wholesome, tasty dinners. Most of our meals are available in portion sizes for 2, 4, or 6 servings. This is a great opportunity to add new meals to your repertoire - and no more wasted groceries! A home cooked meal at the table with the family should not be a special occasion.

For those who don't have time to assemble their own meals, or who simply don't want to, we also have a Done Like Dinner® service where we will assemble the meals for pick up - at no extra charge.

NEW at Just Add Heat: individual servings of "Just Spaghetti & Meatballs", "Just Mac 'n Cheese", and "Sliders"! Fully cooked, frozen, and ready to heat - perfect for lunches or dinner on the go. We also have healthy fruit smoothies made with four simple ingredients: fruit, low fat plain yogurt, Tropicana®, and a touch of honey. Three great flavours to choose from: "Strawberry Banana", "Blueberry", and "Peach". Stock up your freezer and thaw as needed - great with breakfast or as a nutritious afternoon snack.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until August 13, 2010 Oakville Moms subscribers receive a 10% discount on first time online bookings for a session or pick up order. Get some friends together and contact us about a private party! If this is your first online order, use promo code P7A44C to get your 10% discount. Not to be combined with any other promotion.

Please contact sanyo@justaddheat.ca for more information or visit our website at www.justaddheat.ca

Spotlight of the Week: Just Add Heat

NEW at Just Add Heat: individual servings of “Just Spaghetti & Meatballs”, “Just Mac ‘n Cheese”, and “Sliders”! Fully cooked, frozen, and ready to heat - perfect for lunches or dinner on the go. We also have healthy fruit smoothies made with four simple ingredients: fruit, plain yogurt, Tropicana®, and a touch of honey. Three great flavours to choose from: “Strawberry Banana”, “Blueberry”, and “Peach”. Stock up your freezer and thaw as needed – great with breakfast or as an afternoon snack. Use promo code P7A44C to get your 10% discount.

http://www.justaddheat.ca/

Just Add Heat is a busy family's best friend.

Just Add Heat is a busy family's best friend. Anyone can come to our professional style kitchen and assemble up to 12 freezer friendly delicious meals in record time. We do the menu planning, grocery shopping, chopping, dicing, and clean up.

Choose from 16 mouth watering meal choices each month, select a time to come in to prepare them, then fill up your freezer with wholesome, tasty dinners. Most of our meals are available in portion sizes for 2, 4, or 6 servings. This is a great opportunity to add new meals to your repertoire - and no more wasted groceries! Having the whole family seated at the dinner table is not a special occasion. This should happen daily.

For those who don't have time to assemble their own meals, or who simply don't want to, we also have a Done Like Dinner® service where we will assemble the meals for pick up - at no extra charge.

SPECIAL OFFER: Oakville Moms subscribers receive a 25% discount on first time online bookings for a session or pick up order. If this is your first online order, use promo code P9E228 to get your 25% discount.

Host a private session with 4-8 friends and receive a $20 Just Add Heat gift card (to be used towards a future purchase) for each new person you refer! And your friends will receive a 25% discount as first timers. You may take the referral gift card OR the 25% discount if this is also your first online order.
Please contact sanyo@justaddheat.ca for more information or visit our website at www.justaddheat.ca

Just Add Heat- WHAT'S FOR DINNER

Just Add Heat- WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

By 4pm on any given day, many families do not know the answer to that question. We all need to eat and we all want to make the best food choices, so why not stock your freezer with a variety of delicious wholesome meals? The award winning Just Add Heat at Ford Drive and Cornwall provides a solution to this age old dilemma. They provide a wide range of meal selections - 16 new choices each month - and most of their meals are available in portion sizes for two, four, or six people. You can make an appointment in their professional style kitchen and assemble your own meals, customizing the recipes to your family's likes and dislikes, or if you're really strapped for time, let their staff assemble your meals for no extra charge. Just Add Heat meals are affordable, easy to prepare, and they certainly spice up your family's meal repertoire. Anyone can make meals like "Pork Roast with Balsamic Fig Glaze", "Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken with Mushrooms", "Shrimp & Pea Risotto" and so much more. A home cooked meal with your whole family seated together should not be a special occasion.

Just Add Heat recently expanded to include Kafene, a gourmet coffee shop with espresso based coffees, grilled panini, soup, breakfast sandwiches, homemade muffins, pastries, and more. Drop by Kafene, either before or after your assembly sessions for a snack! Both Just Add Heat and Kafene are open daily.

Host a private session with 4-8 friends and receive a $20 Just Add Heat gift card (to be used towards a future purchase) for each new person you refer! And your friends will receive a 25% discount as first timers. You may take the referral gift card OR the 25% discount if this is also your first online order.

SPECIAL OFFER: Oakville Moms subscribers receive a 25% discount on first time online bookings for a session or pick up order. If this is your first online order, use promo code P9E228 to get your 25% discount.

Please contact sanyo@justaddheat.ca for more information or visit our website at http://www.justaddheat.ca/