Letter from Paul Hartney - August 29th 2004


Every few years I try a frozen dinner, hoping to find one that might not taste like cardboard and past. This year I found one, actually several, that so surprised me that I had to write this letter. The frozen dinners were yours and I would compare them favorably with restaurant quality, the better restaurants.

For a long time now when I buy packaged food, I read the ingredients. I almost cannot believe that you are able to prepare such delicious dinners without all the toxins other companies apparently need. My wife and I are eating a total of perhaps six meals per week. And for the first time in my life (I'm sixty-something) I eat the pizza crust, all of it.

I visited your website recently and can see why you do what you do. A family business with genuine concern for a product. May you have continued success.

Best Wishes
Paul Hartney

Email from: Ruthia Jones - July 26th 2004

Subject: Low Sodium Soup

Hi Rachel and Amy's Family,
 
I just wanted to let you know that I am new to Amy's products and I've fallen in love with them! 
 
I knew that I wanted something different to eat for dinner and I thought oh what the heck maybe another frozen meal, its quick, etc. So off to the grocery store I went, but I knew that I did not want the same old frozen entrees that were offered because I was tired of the bland taste. I also wanted meals to take for lunch. I wanted something new and tasty and one of your frozen meals caught my eye. Right away I liked the packaging of the product so I picked up your Veggie Loaf dinner and the Garden Vegetable Lasagna. The rest as they say is history.  My taste buds thank you!!!  So many times I would buy a frozen entree and would have to keep the spices near by in order to make it palatable, but not so with Amy's products. You should be proud of the fabulous meals you make! They are so filled with flavor that I was amazed and I had to tell my mother and best friend about them.  Now I always include Amy's products and/or meals on my grocery list and make it a point to try something new each time I visit the grocery store. I have NOT been in any way disappointed! 
 
I have pretty much stopped buying Weight Watchers and Lean Cuisine meals as well because your meals are so well balanced and filled with flavor and spices and you have such a variety that I don't feel deprived of anything. Also, some of your meals are low fat, and I've found that even the meals that are not advertised as low fat are within my caloric range for the day and that is truly wonderful! I've even told some of my friends at Weight Watchers about them.
 
Soup. Now on to the reason for this letter. I want you to know that this is the FIRST time I have ever felt compelled to write a letter like this to any company, it meant that much to me. My blood pressure has been up a little lately and due to this I will sometimes buy low sodium products, so I decided to try the low sodium Cream of Tomato soup today. I was kind of worried because my experience with low sodium products has never been good, so I admit I was somewhat skeptical about the taste. I read the back of the label and it sounded so positive I thought, okay, I'll give it a try. Usually low sodium products are bland tasting, but not this soup! Oh my goodness! One sip and my taste buds were singing. I could not believe the flavor. I was so surprised I actually found myself eating the soup out of the pan, before it was completely heated! WOW! What flavor! I just had to write this letter to tell you that once again you've created something your family should be proud of. This is unquestionably the BEST tomato soup, low sodium or otherwise that I have EVER eaten. Fantastic is the word. The flavor was completely unexpected, especially because of my past experience with low sodium soups.  I must tell you that I am off to the grocery store with list in hand to add more of this lovely soup as well as others that you have advertised on your web site.
 
Thank you so much for putting such thought into your products, I just can't tell you how refreshing it is to find something that is good for you and that is bursting with flavor at the same time.  I appreciate that you have a wide variety of vegetarian meals which I just love. I have never been able to find the variety and goodness that Amy's provides in any other company.
 
Thanks also for the wonderful web site, the information about your products is invaluable to me too because of lactose intolerant family members.
 
Thank you for taking the time to read my letter and I hope to again write to you when I have more experiences to share with you and your family about your wonderful Amy's products.
 
Ruthia Jones
Minneapolis, MN

Email from: Lydia Fink-Cox - July 8th 2004

Subject: Thank you

To: Amy. I have long been an advocate of your products. Everyone is curious about the black bean burritos they smell in the kitchen  around lunchtime here at the office: "Oh, that smells good! What is that?" I tell them exactly what it is and where to find it in the store.
I am expecting my first child and appreciate not only that you produce vegetarian meals and use organic ingredients, but that you do not add preservatives and chemicals to your meals and do not use plastic trays. Knowing that everything I eat affects my baby, I am much more comfortable eating your microwaveable meals than any other product line on the shelf!

All in all, your combination of ingredients and wholesome foods provides the best option to affordable, frozen lunches.

Thank you - and keep up the good work!
Sincerely
Lydia Fink-Cox
Amy's consumer of 9 years

Email from: Dom Moreci - June 21st 2004

Subject: Amy, Thanks from a 17 month old.

Thank you very much for making such yummy Lasagna.
Our 17 month old daughter Ava (see photo) is a bit of a picky eater.

Sometimes she will eat very well and a large variety of foods. Other times we can barely get her to take a bite of anything. The only thing she has enjoyed every single time and the only thing keeping us sane at times is Amy's Lasagna's.

Maybe its an Italian thing since she is half Sicilian. Maybes its a baby thing. Either way she LOVES her Amy's.

Great handfuls of Lasagna get shoved in her mouth and smeared all over her face. And its one of the only foods that doesn't end up on our dining room floor.

Thanks again.
Dom, Dawn and Ava Moreci

Email from: Michele La Barge - June 20th 2004

Subject: Thanks
Dear Amy

I had to write.  I love your food especially the cheese enchilada dinner and I can't live without your chunky tomato bisque soup - I'm heating it as I write.  My 12 year old son begs for your pizza bites.  We discovered your product when visiting Austin TX last May and I was presently surprised when Hannaford in our area (Rotterdam, NY) began offering it recently.  I like the healthy choices and that my husband is finally eating right because it tastes so good!  Thank you!!
 
Regards,
Michele La Barge

Email from: Charlie Torres - June 10th 2004

Subject: A Sincere Thank You!!

Dear Amy's,
I am a 23 year old male living in Philadelphia. I work at a high volume car dealership. In a given week, I put in about 55-65 hours. So eating for me had become a nuisance. It just got in the way. At mealtimes I would get some fast food or delivery. This trend put me in a position where I was eating very unhealthy. I was always tired and stressed-out.

Then one day my roommate's girlfriend recommended your Tamale pie. I had never heard of Amy's before but after reading your packaging and seeing how healthy it appeared, I decided to give it a try. Needless to say it was delicious!!! The following weeks have been filled with wonder and discovery. I have a Whole Foods nearby and they carry most of your line. I have sampled everything from your Tasty Lasagna to your Satisfying Brown Rice and Vegetable Bowl and everything in between.

I want to thank everyone at Amy's for creating such an approachable line of delicious and nutritious foods. My life has changed so dramatically since I was introduced to your products. Amy's has opened my eyes to the wonderful world of natural, organic food. I feel healthier and more alive than I have in YEARS. When I sit down to eat one of your meals, time stops and the comfort of home warms my heart. In today's world, it's nice to have a company that truly gives something to the public. Keep it up Amy's, I look forward to trying your new products in the future.

Truly Yours,
Charlie Torres