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Complete Mexican-inspired Cooking Pastes

Spend more time eating incredible meals and less time cooking them.

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Project Description

  • What is the mission of your company or project?
    • Ser pan comido” is a colloquial term in Spanish, basically meaning "Easy Peasy" or "Piece of cake"! And that's what Pan Comida Cooking Pastes can do for busy home cooks everywhere. 
    • We want to help people spend more time eating incredible meals and less time cooking them. 

 

  • Describe the problem you are solving.
  1. People spend hundreds of dollars on seasonings and spices that they may only use for a specific dish.
  2. Precious space in your kitchen cupboards stores expensive single ingredient spices and herbs.
  3. The "ethnic" aisle in your local grocery store contains non-authentic older brands that have not changed in decades.
  4. Most home cooks know how to use basic seasonings and do not have the experience or knowledge to use more advanced spices and herbs, keeping more exciting flavors and dishes out of reach.
  • What is the market size/opportunity?
    • The global seasonings and spices market was valued at USD 35.38 billion in 2021.
    • 171.82 million Americans used plain tomato paste in 2020 to help create rich flavors in their dishes.

 

  • What is your company/product about, and how does it solve the problem? 
    • Pan Comida Cooking Pastes helps people spend more time eating incredible meals and less time cooking them by providing the only complete cooking paste on the market. 
    • Customers can now cook deliciously rich and authentically flavored Mexican-inspired meals in minutes using our complete cooking pastes.
    • My pastes are vegan, gluten-free, made with natural and authentic ingredients, create a rich, bold sauce just by adding water, and are made with sea kelp for that ultimate umami!
    • My cooking pastes are complete because you will not need to add other seasonings or sauces to create a meal. You simply:
      1. Cook up your favorite protein and/or veggies.
      2. A few minutes before the end of cooking time, add our paste and a splash of water. 
      3. Simmer for 1-3 minutes, then EAT! That's it!
Chicken thighs cooked using pan comida cooking paste.
I made chicken thigh taco filling in about 15 minutes using ONLY Pan Comida Cooking Paste and a splash of water.

 

  • Why are you seeking funding, and how will you spend the funding?
    • I am seeking funding to do the following:
      1. $10,000 to hire a reputable food science company to help us develop our first recipe in three different heat levels. This includes all testing, recipe formulation, and nutritional info needed to sell in stores and online.
      2. $5,000 to hire a design company that specializes in developing food package design.
      3. $5,000 first run fee from U.S. co-packer to do our first trial run of product samples. THESE FIRST SAMPLES GO TO YOU! :)
      4. $1,000 for shipping out the first sample run of products.
      5. $8,000 for the cost of ingredients for the first run.
      6. $20,000 for the co-packer to do the complete first run of our product. THESE GO TO STORES! :)
      7. $21,000 remainder will be used for marketing and funding purchase orders when we bring our product to grocers in Q1 2023.

That is a total of $70,000 to help me get my cooking paste on the market and into stores regionally.

  • Who is on your team?
    • Corina Andariese is the CEO, Founder, & Cooking Paste Wizard of Pan Comida. She is the mother of three elementary-aged homeschooled kids, a wife of 17 years, has a long background in project management in telecommunications, and is an ex-Walmart Labs software engineer in the Bay Area in California. What started over 10 years ago as a cooking hack became her go-to secret to putting delicious meals on the table in minutes. Now she is working to bring her complete cooking pastes to everyone.
Headshot of Corina Andariese the CEO and Founder of Pan Comida Cooking Pastes.
Corina Andariese

Thank you SO MUCH for your support! As a 100% Latin Women Owned business, I can only do this with the help of a strong and supportive community. Thank you, and I hope my cooking pastes help you spend more time eating incredible meals and less time cooking them! 

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Rachel Anderson
09/02/2022
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08/26/2022
1 for you and 1 for the food bank
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Monetary Contribution

Just Because I Care

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5.00 USD
Premium Vinyl Sticker

You will get one premium vinyl sticker with the Pan Comida Cooking Paste logo on it. Stick it on your laptop or your tuba case to show people your love for our cooking paste!

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10.00 USD
1 - 8oz Original Flavor Tex-Mex paste

You will be one of the FIRST people to get a container of our Original Flavor Tex-Mex paste. This flavor is not-spicy and is rich in flavor and helps you create meals in minutes including taco fillings, casseroles, pasta dishes, and even breakfast eggs!

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Flight of Cooking Pastes

You will get a flight of pastes including 1 each of all three heat levels of our Original Flavor. You will be one of the FIRST to try all of our flavors!

Thats a total of 3 - 8oz containers in our Original Flavor in 3 different heat levels including not-spicy, medium, and hot!

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50.00 USD
1 for you and 1 for the food bank

Our pastes make cooking at home cheaper and easier. Buy a flight of pastes for you and another flight of pastes will be donated to a food bank in a food desert in the U.S.

Because our pastes are so easy to use, it breaks down the barrier to entry in cooking at home for many families. This reward will help folks in food deserts in the U.S. make incredible, tasty, and nutritious meals at home easily and quickly. 

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100.00 USD
A Flight of Paste, sticker, and t-shirt

You get a flight of pastes! All three heat levels of our Original Flavor, one premium vinyl sticker, and a Pan Comida t-shirt to show off your love for Pan Comida wherever you go!

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500.00 USD
Cooking Class for up to 6 people

I will host a cooking class for you and up to 5 other people either virtually or in your home. I will also send you and your guests cooking paste from Pan Comida, kelp salsa from Barnacle Foods, as well as heirloom beans and/or corn flour masa from Masienda.

You can choose between 3 recipes including Traditional Tacos, Huaraches con Frijoles, or Tamales. 

*You will have 12 months from the end of the campaign (Sept 30, 2022) to schedule your cooking class. 

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We host a Taco Bar @ a Shelter

We will host or sponsor a full taco bar at a shelter in your name. If you are a business, we will make the donations in your name. 

The full taco bar will include tortillas, salsa, beef and veggie taco fillings made with Pan Comida cooking paste, cheese, fresh veggie slaw topping. We will also provide beans and rice as sides to make sure the folks we feed are full to the brim with delicious Mexican food!

*We can either host the taco bar ourselves or we can send the ingredients needed for the shelter to host it's own taco bar in your name. We will coordinate everything!

*You will have 12 months from the end of the campaign 09/30/2022 to organize or schedule your taco bar donation.

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Monetary Contribution

Just Because I Care

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5.00 USD
Premium Vinyl Sticker

You will get one premium vinyl sticker with the Pan Comida Cooking Paste logo on it. Stick it on your laptop or your tuba case to show people your love for our cooking paste!

500 Left
0 Supporters
Select this reward
10.00 USD
1 - 8oz Original Flavor Tex-Mex paste

You will be one of the FIRST people to get a container of our Original Flavor Tex-Mex paste. This flavor is not-spicy and is rich in flavor and helps you create meals in minutes including taco fillings, casseroles, pasta dishes, and even breakfast eggs!

1000 Left
0 Supporters
Select this reward
25.00 USD
Flight of Cooking Pastes

You will get a flight of pastes including 1 each of all three heat levels of our Original Flavor. You will be one of the FIRST to try all of our flavors!

Thats a total of 3 - 8oz containers in our Original Flavor in 3 different heat levels including not-spicy, medium, and hot!

500 Left
0 Supporters
Select this reward
50.00 USD
1 for you and 1 for the food bank

Our pastes make cooking at home cheaper and easier. Buy a flight of pastes for you and another flight of pastes will be donated to a food bank in a food desert in the U.S.

Because our pastes are so easy to use, it breaks down the barrier to entry in cooking at home for many families. This reward will help folks in food deserts in the U.S. make incredible, tasty, and nutritious meals at home easily and quickly. 

498 Left
2 Supporters
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100.00 USD
A Flight of Paste, sticker, and t-shirt

You get a flight of pastes! All three heat levels of our Original Flavor, one premium vinyl sticker, and a Pan Comida t-shirt to show off your love for Pan Comida wherever you go!

150 Left
0 Supporters
Select this reward
500.00 USD
Cooking Class for up to 6 people

I will host a cooking class for you and up to 5 other people either virtually or in your home. I will also send you and your guests cooking paste from Pan Comida, kelp salsa from Barnacle Foods, as well as heirloom beans and/or corn flour masa from Masienda.

You can choose between 3 recipes including Traditional Tacos, Huaraches con Frijoles, or Tamales. 

*You will have 12 months from the end of the campaign (Sept 30, 2022) to schedule your cooking class. 

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1,000.00 USD
We host a Taco Bar @ a Shelter

We will host or sponsor a full taco bar at a shelter in your name. If you are a business, we will make the donations in your name. 

The full taco bar will include tortillas, salsa, beef and veggie taco fillings made with Pan Comida cooking paste, cheese, fresh veggie slaw topping. We will also provide beans and rice as sides to make sure the folks we feed are full to the brim with delicious Mexican food!

*We can either host the taco bar ourselves or we can send the ingredients needed for the shelter to host it's own taco bar in your name. We will coordinate everything!

*You will have 12 months from the end of the campaign 09/30/2022 to organize or schedule your taco bar donation.

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