Princeton Business Manolo's Best Farmstand Chili Needs Your Help

The new coronavirus has changed life for all of us. Local businesses have taken a huge economic hit, but communities are finding creative ways to support the establishments they know and love.

In an effort to help local businesses in our communities stay connected and succeed, Patch will be shining a light on some of them through a series of Q&A articles during this time.

Manolo's Best Farmstand Chili is one of the businesses in town facing struggles during the coronavirus. You can lend your support by reading more about the company, below, and by contacting them here.

Tell us about your business and its history in your town.

Manolo's Best Farmstand Chili and Soups are vegan, gluten-free and soy-free, sold exclusively in Whole Foods Markets and Whole Foods PrimeNow online delivery service. Being a small business of eight people, we have been able to control the quality and safety of our product. We offer two 24-ounce refrigerated recipes in containers that are found with the Whole Foods soups in the prepared foods department. We are in all the stores in Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, D.C., Virginia, Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. The products are ready to heat and eat!

How has the new coronavirus impacted your business and its employees?

The ability to sample our food to the public and introduce shoppers to our products has been removed, that alone prevents us from spreading the good word about our product. However, we are going to improve our Whole Foods PrimeNow visibility in the near future!

How can local customers support you now and in the future?

Thank you for this question: We ask anyone that shops at Whole Foods to ask the managers in the prepared foods department to keep us stocked on the shelf and not run out of our healthy and great tasting soups!

Do you have any words of encouragement for your community?

Yes we do, and that is to be kind and mindful of the hardship that the pandemic has burdened everyone with, that we are all going to struggle to pull our families through this experience and that kindness goes a long way to making the day more tolerable!

Are you offering any special services, promotions or hours during this time?

We would love to speak to charities that align with our social mission of helping veterans and their caretakers.

Are there any other outstanding businesses in town you think deserve some community support?

Yes, the volunteers at our local fire department and the grocery stores and pharmacies that continue to serve us all so well.

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Thank you, and stay safe!