Today we’d like to introduce you to Michele Razzano and Kevin Bollinger.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
We started our company a little over 2 years ago. It started with me asking Kevin if he knew how to carve watermelons as I saw his talent with pumpkins! My son is allergic to so many foods and one thing he can eat is fruit, so a watermelon carved with a Jake the Pirate was so much better than a cake! He said he never tried so I bought 4 watermelons at Kroger and told him to make a pirate ship, a baby carriage, a bbq, and a teapot, and the next day the business started! We have expanded into being able to carve into fruits, vegetables, and blocks of cheese! We have even carved into goats milk soap for weddings as place cards!
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Things have been awesome since we started, we have found a niche in corporate company logos in watermelons, and blocks of cheese. We have done a few wedding watermelon cakes, would love to do more! Our biggest bump was this year during Hurricane Harvey as we entered pumpkin season. We normally do over 100 Pumpkins, but with so many displaced which we understand, our business did slow down quite a bit, but picking back up!
So, as you know, we’re impressed with Kustom Karvings – tell our readers more, for example what you’re most proud of as a company and what sets you apart from others.
Kustom Karvings personalizes your events by carving logos, characters and more into fruit, vegetables, blocks of cheese, pumpkins, watermelon wedding cakes and more! We are most proud of as a company all the community we create so many wonderful logos for so many people in the community for their events. What sets us apart from others is our attention to detail to make sure everything looks exactly like you want it to!
So, what’s next? Any big plans?
We are definitely planning to expand bringing in more corporate clients as well as being bigger in the wedding industry. With so many nutrition eating habits we are so good for gluten free, whole30, keto, vegan and more to accommodate everyone and it is healthier than cake!
Pricing:
- Watermelon carvings range from $50.00+
- Cheese Carvings for a 45lb block of cheese at $250.00
- Watermelon wedding cakes start at $165.00
Contact Info:
- Website: www.kustomkarvings.com
- Phone: 281-616-7053
- Email: admin@kustomkarvings.com
- Instagram: @kustomkarvings
- Facebook: Facebook.com/kustomkarving
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