Being from a culinary background, we’re intimately familiar with the kind of exploitation that workers can be subject to, even at the kind of high end, Michelin Star places Tim was cooking. From untold amounts of unpaid interns to being pressured to clock out and keep working, we've experienced how the pressures of profit can turn those with the best intentions into a stressed, irritable jerk who exploits others without a second thought.

That means we don't take investor money. We don't chase profit. We are a small, Asian-owned, family owned business, and will continue to be so. Our dream is to make it so that everyone can eat healthy, no matter if they have sensory issues, are struggling with mental health, are incredibly busy creating a new awesome thing, or are simply exhausted from the day they've had; our dream has never been, and will never be, to become incomprehensibly, exploitatively rich.

We know the pains of having to scrimp and decide whether you want to have insurance, or you want to be able to build up savings. We also very well know the pain of missing out on events, and of watching friends and family slowly drift away because of an inflexible work schedule that makes it so you can never see them.

Because of this, we've built the company from the ground up to be ultra-flexible, with a focus on work-life balance. Everything from our packaging to production to marketing to supply chains have been designed with flexibility as its key feature, allowing us to function whether there's only a single person available, or a full team. All of our staff also receive health insurance, vision, and dental, all 100% covered by the company, and to date, we have never denied a single time off request.

Bad things happen. That's a fact of life. Whether it's supply chain delays, machine failures, internet outages, global pandemics, or ever-increasing California wildfires, there are some days where work just can't happen.

This can make things incredibly difficult for workers who are not on a salary system. Having unpredictable income due to factors completely outside of your control is never a good feeling, and we do our best to mitigate this and balance the power dynamic between employer and employee with our Work Hours Reservation System.

Simply, when weekly schedules are made, the week's working hours are reserved, and the company must commit to paying for all hours that are reserved, no matter what happens. If someone expects to work 40 hours for the week, and is reserved for 40 hours for the week, they will be paid for the 40 hours no matter what as a minimum basis. Because any time in addition to this was not reserved, overtime pay doesn't change. If there's a wildfire, and can't work? Still paid. Machines went kaput and need repairs? Still paid. Superheroes fighting extra-dimensional beings again and endangering the fabric of reality, making it impossible to focus on work or really do anything because your tools keep warping out of existence? Still paid.

Employees are not machines. People are still people, and people's time should be respected.

Being from a culinary background, we’re intimately familiar with the kind of exploitation that workers can be subject to, even at the kind of high end, Michelin Star places Tim was cooking. From untold amounts of unpaid interns to being pressured to clock out and keep working, we've experienced how the pressures of profit can turn those with the best intentions into a stressed, irritable jerk who exploits others without a second thought.

That means we don't take investor money. We don't chase profit. We are a small, Asian-owned, family owned business, and will continue to be so. Our dream is to make it so that everyone can eat healthy, no matter if they have sensory issues, are struggling with mental health, are incredibly busy creating a new awesome thing, or are simply exhausted from the day they've had; our dream has never been, and will never be, to become incomprehensibly, exploitatively rich.

We know the pains of having to scrimp and decide whether you want to have insurance, or you want to be able to build up savings. We also very well know the pain of missing out on events, and watch friends and family slowly drift away because of an inflexible work schedule that makes it so you can never see them.

Because of this, we've built the company from the ground up to be ultra-flexible, with a focus on work-life balance. Everything from our packaging to production to marketing to supply chains have been designed with flexibility as its key feature, allowing us to function whether there's only a single person available, or a full team. All of our staff also receive health insurance, vision, and dental, all 100% covered by the company, and to date, we have never denied a single time off request.

Bad things happen. That's a fact of life. Whether it's supply chain delays, machine failures, internet outages, global pandemics, or ever-increasing California wildfires, there are some days where work just can't happen.

This can make things incredibly difficult for workers who are not on a salary system. Having unpredictable income due to factors completely outside of your control is never a good feeling, and we do our best to mitigate this and balance the power dynamic between employer and employee with our Work Hours Reservation System.

Simply, when weekly schedules are made, the week's working hours are reserved, and the company must commit to paying for all hours that are reserved, no matter what happens. If someone expects to work 40 hours for the week, and is reserved for 40 hours for the week, they will be paid for the 40 hours no matter what as a minimum basis. Because any time in addition to this was not reserved, overtime pay doesn't change. If there's a wildfire, and can't work? Still paid. Machines went kaput and need repairs? Still paid. Superheroes fighting extra-dimensional beings again and endangering the fabric of reality, making it impossible to focus on work or really do anything because your tools keep warping out of existence? Still paid.

Employees are not machines. People are still people, and people's time should be respected.