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Stonewall Kitchen is a creator of high-quality, specialty food products. Their product line ranges from jams and jellies to grill sauces and mustards. ==History== Starting in 1991, partners Jonathan King and Jim Stott combined their interests in horticulture and cooking to create recipes for oils, jams, chutneys and more.〔The Best of Portland 2013 – Stonewall Kitchen. Copyright 2013 by Bohler Productions.〕 At the urging of a friend, they began their business by selling their homemade products at the local farmers’ market.〔How I Made My Millions: Rocky Patel Cigars | Stonewall Kitchen | VeeV Acai Spirit, CNBC, August 15, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20110810-BIZ-108100361〕 Working from a small folding table and calling themselves Stonewall Kitchen, after the historic New England stone walls visible outside their kitchen window, the two ended up selling every product they brought with them.〔“Stonewall shoots for $100M” by Clarke Canfield – Associated Press February 28, 2006〕 Able to repeat their success at farmers’ markets and other local venues, Jonathan and Jim expanded their product line to include new kinds of vinegars, oils, pesto, jams and baked goods.〔“The Bottom Line: An enterprise that sticks” by J. Hemmerdinger – The Portland Press Herald, February 20, 2011 http://www.pressherald.com/business/an-enterprise-that-sticks-_2011-02-20.html?pagenum=full〕 At one event, a local business owner asked if they sold wholesale. Not knowing exactly what she meant, Jonathan and Jim ended up selling every jar before the market even opened.〔How I Made My Millions: Rocky Patel Cigars | Stonewall Kitchen | VeeV Acai Spirit, CNBC, August 15, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20110810-BIZ-108100361〕 And with that, a new revenue stream emerged. In 1993, demand for Stonewall Kitchen products was growing. National retailer Crate & Barrel approached Jonathan and Jim with an order for 2500 jars of their Orange Cranberry Marmalade. The order was filled but it took a month for the two of them to do it.〔“Kitchen of dreams” by Jerry Miller – The Union Leader, March 8, 2004 C, Section〕 Realizing they needed to increase production capacity, they purchased and renovated an eighteenth-century era barn in Kittery, Maine.〔“The Bottom Line: An enterprise that sticks” by J. Hemmerdinger – The Portland Press Herald, February 20, 2011 http://www.pressherald.com/business/an-enterprise-that-sticks-_2011-02-20.html?pagenum=full〕 Though adequate, when another larger property became available in nearby York, Maine, the two purchased it and opened a new center of operations. As production became more structured and streamlined, Jonathan and Jim attended the Fancy Food Show in New York City – the largest specialty food and beverage marketplace that attracts 1,100 exhibitors and 36,000 buyers.〔http://www.specialtyfood.com/fancy-food-show/about-fancy-food-show/〕 The result was unprecedented for first time attendees—the Outstanding Preserve award for their Roasted Garlic Onion Jam. They also earned a second highest honor award, for Outstanding Product Line. By the time the show was over, Jonathan and Jim had 500 orders from retailers across the country.〔“Stonewall shoots for $100M” by Clarke Canfield – Associated Press February 28, 2006〕 By 1999, Stonewall Kitchen's momentum required a new and bigger facility. With support from the local community, Jonathan and Jim purchased an eight-acre parcel of town-owned land in York, ME and built a 46,000 square-foot headquarters.〔How I Made My Millions: Rocky Patel Cigars | Stonewall Kitchen | VeeV Acai Spirit, CNBC, August 15, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20110810-BIZ-108100361〕 The building still serves as a manufacturing facility, distribution and fulfillment operation and the headquarters. A casual breakfast and lunch bistro called the Stonewall Kitchen Cafe was added to this facility in 2003.〔"Stonewall Kitchen Cafe" - Travel and Leisure, Kennebunkport & The Southern Beaches Restaurant Guide http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-guide/kennebunkport-and-the-southern-beaches/restaurants/stonewall-kitchen-cafe-york-harbor〕 Another expansion took place in 2008 when a new 32-seat, theater-style, Cooking School was added to the York facility. This state-of-the-art classroom is designed for cooks of all skill levels. Restaurant chefs, cookbook authors and cooking professionals from across the nation come here to share their knowledge and demonstrate their talents. Class attendees observe, can ask questions and are then served a full course meal.〔"Stonewall classes add fun to the recipes" by Juliet Pennington - boston.com, July 15, 2012, http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/articles/2012/07/15/at_the_stonewall_kitchen_cooking_school_in_york_maine_classes_are_as_varied_as_the_instructors/#sthash.UtUXPOPv.dpuf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stonewall Kitchen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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