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All of this on a Red Head Weber... saw this on the news last night.. had a right purty red head.. You can see it in the link... for 30 bucks a pound I might start selling it as well....
A special family recipe for hot smoked, wild-caught sockeye salmon has launched a father-and-son team on a quest to begin producing the delicacy as a commercial business in Dayton.
Martin Davis Jr., and son Martin Davis III, expect to move into the former New York Style Pizza location at Wayne and Arbor avenues and begin producing 200 pounds of the salmon every week starting this fall. To supplement the venture they’re calling Oak River Salmon, they launched a 30-day campaign at Kickstarter.com, the crowdfunding site, to raise $25,000.
So far, with a looming Tuesday deadline to raise the full amount, 33 backers have offered $5,574 in exchange for product samples from Oak River Salmon. Anticipation is high, as the father and son team won’t get any of the Kickstarter funding unless they reach the goal.
There are other backers and investors, too, said Davis Jr. But Kickstarter would be a big help. They’re offering a special deal for investors in the final days of the campaign. The Davis’ project is one of four active Kickstarter fundraising projects in Dayton. Others include an arts project and a video game.
Crowdfunding is when individuals pool their money, usually via the Internet, to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations. Kickstarter, which began in 2009, allows the public to make small contributions to businesses and creative projects in return for a sample of a product, a t-shirt, or signed artistic creation.
The plan is to supply restaurants, retailers and caterers in the Dayton-Cincinnati region and also ship around the country through an online website. Davis Jr., who began wood-smoking fish as a hobby 20 years ago, spent four years perfecting his secret recipe of low-salt brine and natural ingredients. The fish will retail for about $30 a pound.
Davis Jr. comes to the project after careers in academe and business, the latest as a Wright State University instructor and project manager. His son is a University of Cincinnati grad with a degree in architectural engineering who’s now ready for the entrepreneurial world.
Both are fired up about the possibilities for locally smoked salmon. The delicacy would seem to fit in an area that’s become so enthusiastic lately about craft beers and gourmet food trucks. Martin Jr. said that his fish has gotten great reviews for years at gatherings of friends and family, and now’s the time to go commercial.
“It’s the best smoked salmon I’ve ever tasted,” said Ed Wiles, president of Knight’s Inn Inc., the company that owns the building where the Davis’ plan to move. “We’re really excited for these guys. Plus, we’ll be eating well.”
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All of this on a Red Head Weber... saw this on the news last night.. had a right purty red head.. You can see it in the link... for 30 bucks a pound I might start selling it as well....
A special family recipe for hot smoked, wild-caught sockeye salmon has launched a father-and-son team on a quest to begin producing the delicacy as a commercial business in Dayton.
Martin Davis Jr., and son Martin Davis III, expect to move into the former New York Style Pizza location at Wayne and Arbor avenues and begin producing 200 pounds of the salmon every week starting this fall. To supplement the venture they’re calling Oak River Salmon, they launched a 30-day campaign at Kickstarter.com, the crowdfunding site, to raise $25,000.
So far, with a looming Tuesday deadline to raise the full amount, 33 backers have offered $5,574 in exchange for product samples from Oak River Salmon. Anticipation is high, as the father and son team won’t get any of the Kickstarter funding unless they reach the goal.
There are other backers and investors, too, said Davis Jr. But Kickstarter would be a big help. They’re offering a special deal for investors in the final days of the campaign. The Davis’ project is one of four active Kickstarter fundraising projects in Dayton. Others include an arts project and a video game.
Crowdfunding is when individuals pool their money, usually via the Internet, to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations. Kickstarter, which began in 2009, allows the public to make small contributions to businesses and creative projects in return for a sample of a product, a t-shirt, or signed artistic creation.
The plan is to supply restaurants, retailers and caterers in the Dayton-Cincinnati region and also ship around the country through an online website. Davis Jr., who began wood-smoking fish as a hobby 20 years ago, spent four years perfecting his secret recipe of low-salt brine and natural ingredients. The fish will retail for about $30 a pound.
Davis Jr. comes to the project after careers in academe and business, the latest as a Wright State University instructor and project manager. His son is a University of Cincinnati grad with a degree in architectural engineering who’s now ready for the entrepreneurial world.
Both are fired up about the possibilities for locally smoked salmon. The delicacy would seem to fit in an area that’s become so enthusiastic lately about craft beers and gourmet food trucks. Martin Jr. said that his fish has gotten great reviews for years at gatherings of friends and family, and now’s the time to go commercial.
“It’s the best smoked salmon I’ve ever tasted,” said Ed Wiles, president of Knight’s Inn Inc., the company that owns the building where the Davis’ plan to move. “We’re really excited for these guys. Plus, we’ll be eating well.”
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