WTF is Schwan’s thinking

[BoomerClone]

Dang. The Schwan’s truck came to our house every 2 weeks. I loved their mint chocolate ice cream bars. I also have fond memories of eating their chicken patties and mini pizzas as a kid. I also remember the time we flagged the truck down on a back country road while working on a detassing crew. The driver sold us enough popsicles to give the whole crew.

 

[BoomerClone]

They sold fake (aka processed) 'food'.
The ongoing multi-decade experiment in fake food is largely why so many are today fat and sick and metabolically deranged.
Opt out of the experiment. Eat real food.

While I agree with you in premise. I’m guessing you’re not very fun at parties.

 

[brianhos]

I have to think there is a market for this. Specialized food products that are delivered to your home seems like something that would work. I guess places like Costco/Sam's offer similar products for a lot lower price.

Yeah that is the issue, I can get stuff for way cheaper with much higher quality buying at Costco. But I do with I had a box of silver mint bars right now.

 

[Jdk]

Always enjoyed their maple nut ice cream in the tin container

 

[carvers4math]

I only bought stuff when it was on sale and preordered cause it costs less. Gave up on them years ago when they were short on drivers and wanted to change my delivery to a day we were in Florida and I had to fight them to cancel my order.

 

[Die4Cy]

Always enjoyed their maple nut ice cream in the tin container

I'm old enough to remember when the tin containers were a contributing factor to an e. coli outbreak that almost bankrupted them previously...

 

[CycloneSpinning]

Similar enough that their model was no longer unique enough.

They should have pivoted to a food truck model. Delivering delicious but way overpriced foods to households the way they did was way beyond outdated.

 

[NATEizKING]

It was all downhill after they quit selling pizza burgers.

 

[SerenityNow]

We would order from the occasionally, so I'm sorry to see them close down.

Like others have said, some of their items were excellent. We got some salmon steaks this summer that were cajun-rubbed and had bourbon sauce. They were amazing on the grill.

 

[Zyklon]

They should have pivoted to a food truck model. Delivering delicious but way overpriced foods to households the way they did was way beyond outdated.

Is it? It seems like I’m always seeing ads for mail order meals like blue aprons or whatever. Seems like they could have pivoted to that if they started the transition a half decade ago.

 

[simply1]

Hello Fresh, getting pints from Salt and Straw ice cream, delivery from grocery or Costco. Tough market.

 

[JEFF420]

they should pivot to fresh veggie delivery

 

[cydsho]

Ironically they were at the ISU career fair in Hilton today.

 

[Jer]

It's hard to remember nowadays, but back when I was young it was incredibly fun and rewarding when the Sears and JC Penney Christmas Catalogs, Tiger Direct, CompUSA, or Eastbay magazines arrived or the Schwan's truck visited Grandma and Grandpa's farm.

Ahh, those were the simpler times when things stayed the same long enough that you could mark or cutout what you wanted - down to the color and size codes - months in advance of getting it. I could pre-order the upcoming Celeron 500 CPUs, mobo, etc at the same time as picking out my Starter Jacket or favorite frozen pizza. I'd swing by the post office on my bike ride (uphill both ways) to school - rocking out to Green Day on the Walkman - buy a stamp, and drop the order form in the outbox. I'd see something 3 months later. Often times I'd be putting in my "Order 20 CDs for the Price of 1" form at the same time.

Kids these days have it so easy but miss so much.

Be back, damn kids on the lawn again...

 

[VeloClone]

They had started to substitute lower quality products for some of the favorites not to mention their recent policy of adding a huge surcharge to any orders that weren't placed ahead of time. You had to pay a $5 or so fee if you ordered it right off the truck rather than ordering in advance. That is a big surcharge on a $10 item. Where's the convenience?

 

[VeloClone]

By the way I'm afraid we are the cause of this. Mrs. Velo just deleted her account and told the driver to stop coming earlier this month. I'm pretty sure that was the last straw causing them to fold up the tent.

Sorry...

 

[Gunnerclone]

While I agree with you in premise. I’m guessing you’re not very fun at parties.

these ************* be all like “processed foods, red 5, wheat gluten you’re all killing yourselves and your children” and then binge drink Thursday-Sunday.

 

[gypsyroad]

I can't believe Schwan's managed to go through the Rona and not explode. They had food delivery before pretty much anyone had food delivery. While everyone else was converting to a delivery or pickup model, Schwans was....well, I'm not sure what they were doing. All they had to do was say "hey, you want food delivered? Cuz we already do that"

Now everyone has food delivery. They blew it.

 

[cycub51]

They had started to substitute lower quality products for some of the favorites not to mention their recent policy of adding a huge surcharge to any orders that weren't placed ahead of time. You had to pay a $5 or so fee if you ordered it right off the truck rather than ordering in advance. That is a big surcharge on a $10 item. Where's the convenience?

Maybe it changed but our family stopped ordering from them when they would charge all the time whether you ordered ahead or not. We also would order ahead and they didn’t always have what we ordered.

 

[Marcelason78]

I'm old enough to remember when the tin containers were a contributing factor to an e. coli outbreak that almost bankrupted them previously...

Never heard of this. When did this happen?