TAAN THAI: A Taste of Thailand at Home

Update #8: Production Progress and the PHA KAO MA Bags!
5 months ago – Tue, May 28, 2024 at 07:16:48 PM

Dear TAANTHAI Backers

We trust that this message finds you well. In our previous update, we shared with you the news regarding the pesticide residue issues with our suppliers. Now, we have some good news to share with you!

We are able to find another supplier with no pesticide issue, based on the lab test. There is. however, one product for which we are still waiting for the final confirmation of the lab result. Indeed, we went and found an organic-grade supplier to make sure that the issue did not arise again. Currently, they are under production. We should be able to ship all of our products by the third week of June and deliver them to you by the end of July (as updated last time) or the beginning of August if things go according to plan. Next week we’re going to visit the shipping yard and warehouse in Long Beach, CA, to survey the location where the the shipment will come in. We will also keep you posted on this!

Another good news is that we finished the production of PAH KAO MA utensil tote bags and utensil bags, ready to be shipped with our first batch! In our next update, we will share the story of the person who created these awesome bags for us.

The past month has been difficult for us to find another supplier in such a short time, but the most important thing is to deliver the best products to you and your loved ones. We will keep you posted on our progress. We sincerely apologize for the delay and thank you for your patience.

Kind regards,

TAANTHAI TEAM

Update #6: Delivery Delay
6 months ago – Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 09:56:41 AM

Dear TAANTHAI Backers,

We trust this letter finds you well. We have some important news to keep you up-to-date with our situation. We ran into some issues with the raw materials with the pesticide residue issue, after sampling for the lab test, and we are currently looking for new raw material suppliers to ensure that they are producing the best possible products for us.

While a delay is extremely frustrating, we take the quality and safety of our products seriously because we know that you and your loved ones, as well as our loved ones, will be enjoying TAANTHAI. With this in mind, we are doing even more sampling and are committed to checking our products in every batch before they are delivered. So, if there is any issue in any of the samples, we will not let it slip.

Therefore, we would like to let you know that the delivery of our products will be delayed for approximately two months (around the end of July), depending on how fast we find new suppliers of the raw materials.

We keep working hard on this and thank you for your understanding. Once we find new raw material suppliers that fit our criteria, we will confirm again for the new shipping date. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us directly.

Kind regards,

TAANTHAI TEAM

Update #5: Getting Ready for the First Shipment from Thailand!
7 months ago – Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 07:50:34 AM

Hello again!

We are back with another big update! Now that we are in the final stage of production and shipment, let us give you a quick run of what we have been up to in the past month. Indeed, it has been a very busy month for us. Here are our updates:

1. Based on feedback from our friends and families, we added 15% more for Khao Soi Noodle, Tom Kha Coconut Soup, and Holy Basil Stir-Fried (Pad Kra Pao). Now, you will be able to enjoy even bigger portions at home!
2. Also, based on feedback, we have improved the tastes of Tom Kha Coconut Soup and Holy Basil Stir-Fried (as certified by our friends and families).
3. Thai tea without food coloring will also be available as an option instead of traditional Thai tea. They have the same taste, just without the orange color.

Having finalized all the tasting sessions and lab tests, we are now in the production phase (a bit delayed from our original plan). We plan to ship out by April 20th and hopefully arrive in the US by the end of May to be delivered to your home.

To facilitate our process, we ask you to:

1. Fill out the Thai Tea form, and let us know which version you’d prefer (traditional Thai tea or without food coloring) by clicking on this link. If you don’t let us know by the end of this month, we will send you traditional Thai tea.
2. Fill out the survey form we sent out via BackerKit (if you haven’t done so, you should receive an email reminder soon). The survey includes your shipping address for us. So, please fill out the survey! We will lock in the orders by the end of this month.

That’s it for our updates! We are looking forward to being able to deliver some awesome Thai food products to you very soon.

Cheers,

TAAN THAI TEAM

Update #5: Thai Tea - More Choices for You!
9 months ago – Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 09:00:49 PM

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Update #4: Post-Kickstarter Journey
9 months ago – Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 07:05:37 AM

Happy MLK Day!

Our Kickstarter campaign wrapped up almost three weeks ago. We began 2024 with another tasting session and more R&D! After getting honest feedback from our friends, we went back to our suppliers to communicate the feedback, and we did another batch of “A/B tastings.” (Yes, this is how we call it!) At this rate, we think one more iteration is needed, and we should be close to where we want to go. We really do hope that we can make TAAN THAI’s products as authentic as possible. Allow us to share with you the photo of our tasting session below.

Thanks to your support via Kickstarter, we can now start reviewing food safety for our suppliers. The review should take up most of this month, in parallel with one or two more “A/B tastings.” Afterward, we should be ready for the laboratory test and production. The production should ideally take no longer than two weeks, and we will be shipping them off to the US. This is when it takes the longest time.

Next week, we will send out a survey for the details of our shipping information. We decided to do this via BackerKit since it provides great support for backers. So, watch out for our survey email. We will keep you posted on where we are on our exciting journey. We hope you are enjoying our journey as much as we do!

Have a flavorful week ahead!

Cheers,

TAANTHAI TEAM