Julie & Gary Vadnais

Gary and Julie began their franchise search in their quest for stability and control of their destiny - fearing that either of them could lose their job in this down economy. And because their income had leveled off in corporate America, they were looking for a little extra income to "put them over the top" to secure their retirement.

After investigating several franchises that would require one or both of them to quit their jobs - they just couldn't get comfortable with that approach. So we went back to the drawing board and researched options that would allow them to keep their full-time jobs and work their business on a part-time basis..

We found just the fit for them with a Happy & Healthy Products franchise. Gary and Julie are distributors for Fruitfull - the most amazing, tasty, out-of-this world frozen fruit bars you ever laid your taste buds on. And they're healthy too!

"When we started our quest to find just the right business for us we were unsure of how to even the start the process. Luckily for us we found Carolyn from The Entrepreneur's Source to help us sort through all the options available and eventually find the right fit for us. She was an instrumental part of the process and we believe hiring her was the first good business decision we made."

Julie and Gary supply grocery stores, coffee shops, convenience stores, museums, attractions, movie theaters, schools and hospitals with these delicious, healthy treats. You can find them at Mercy Hospital, The River Market and The Daily Grind in Stillwater along with all 3 of the Lakewinds Natural Foods locations and Fresh and Natural in Plymouth - to name a few. If you don't find them where you shop, be sure to ask the proprietor to visit www.rumriverfoods.com to request the product.

"We are looking forward to growing our business because it is an outstanding product and we can't wait for everyone in the Twin Cities are to try it."

Find 'em. Taste 'em. Love 'em. Congrats, Vadnais'!