don’t get bent out of shape over the winter!

unless you are Micha from Flyhouse Detroit, then you have our permission!  with all this rain in the West Coast, snow in the East Coast and frigid temperatures in the Midwest, it’s no wonder everyone begins to feel a little gloomy this time of year.

so for the 99% of us who can’t touch our toes, [me] & goji has the just the thing waiting in our cereal store:  hot cereal!  this mix was designed by hot cereal aficionado–adam–who credits his knowledge of hot cereal for getting him through the tough New England winters he experienced growing up on a X-Mas tree farm.

once you taste the flavor-bursting goldenberries & naturally sweet apple, you will be off regular oatmeal forever!  so go ahead, warm your winters!

new look, same goji

after lots of planning and the ruining of josh’s weekends, we are proud to present our new mixing section. all your comments and suggestions inspired us to make it cleaner and easier to use. thank you for all your help, we hope you enjoy!

we will be making improvements over the coming weeks. we would love to hear what you think about our new mixing section compared to the old one and if you have any new suggestions! check it out!

unusual ingredients

at [me] & goji, we are extremely proud of our customer service. by making it a point to personally answer each customer email, we’ve been able to improve our company and, every so often, have a little fun. the following is an example of two clever customers making an ingredient suggestion, followed by our response. enjoy!

From: XXXX
Date: January 13, 2010 8:27:30 AM EST
To: contact@meandgoji.com
Subject: cereal ingredient suggestion

ingredient name: Buffalo Chicken
comments: Buffalo chicken is the greatest thing around

From: ZZZZ
Date: January 13, 2010 8:28:16 AM EST
To: contact@meandgoji.com
Subject: cereal ingredient suggestion

ingredient name: Buffalo Chicken
comments: I can’t live without my fix of Buff Chicken

—–Original Message—–
From: Alexander Renzi
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:55:09
To: XXXX; ZZZZ
Subject: Re: cereal ingredient suggestion

Dear XXX & ZZZ,

My apologies for addressing the two of you together, but as of late we have been receiving an overwhelming demand for chicken related ingredients in our cereal and, in an effort to reduce our digital footprint, have implemented an email grouping policy. While most of the chicken suggestions have been of the generic grilled and fried variety, the buffalo route certainly caught my eye and warranted further investigation.

All of our ingredients adhere to a rigorous testing procedure by our cereal mixologists before making the cut. Because chicken is a perishable good, it was of utmost importance to go directly to the source to find the freshest ingredients. So with bowls filled with our finest artisanal mix, I headed to the local KFC, ordered 5 buffalo buckets and beckoned others to join me in what was sure to be a glorious feast and a revolutionary moment in cereal history.

After 15 nauseous looks, 12 vulgar comments, 7 customer complaints and 2 popcorn chicken pieces to the face, I was asked to vacate the premises. It turns out America just isn’t ready for your revolutionary combination of chicken and cereal. I want you to know that the fight does not end here. There is still Chick-fil-A and several other high end buffalo chicken providers. As we are all about customizing to each individual’s needs, I will be sure to keep you updated in our search to make your dream our reality.

Thank you for your interest in [me] & goji. As a small company we are heavily reliant on customer feedback like yours to continuously improve. I’d like to extend a 10% off coupon for your next [me] & goji purchase, just enter DIRTYBIRD upon checkout. Feel free to reach out to me at this address with any feedback/questions.

sinCerealy yours,

alexander

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while buffalo chicken didn’t make the cut, we love hearing about new ingredients suggestions, ways to improve our company and fun stories.  Keep those emails coming at contact@meandgoji.com!

[me] & goji featured at the Golden Globes

What do celebrities, sitcoms and cereal have in common? All three were amply represented at The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards this week in LA. [me] & goji was invited to the notorious Nathalie Dubois DPA Golden Globe gifting suite as a featured product where 300 of the industry’s biggest names crunched and munched on custom creations.

this year, everyone took something home for their mantel

The DPA gifting lounge offered celebrities, nominees, and presenters the newest and hottest products from Marchon couture gowns to [me] & goji couture cereal.

For the event, we designed five custom mixes highlighting “Trailblazing Moments” in film and television. Red carpet recipes included: The Gojifather (honoring The Godfather), Boys Don’t Rye (honoring Hillary Swank’s role in Boys Don’t Cry), Guess Who’s Coming to Breakfast? (honoring Sidney Poitier), and Berry Funny (honoring cereal connoisseur, Seinfeld).

Which is your favorite?

boston globe & goji

if you’re a new england native you know that wednesdays can mean only one thing in the boston globe- food section!  that is why [me] & goji is pleased to receive some local love on a global (no pun intended) scale. check out the feature here!

and for the Highlights nostalgics, the first person to post the number of cereal capsules in the picture will receive a 15% off coupon on their next order!  happy counting…

happy new year! some highlights and a polar bear cub

dear gojians,

thank you for all your continued support, feedback and loyalty throughout 2009. we had an amazing year and it is due to our wonderful, passionate customers.

some highlights from this truly incredible year:

We planted dozens of trees on Earth Day

The Sports Club/LA started carrying [me] & goji

We improved our website and added The Cereal Store

Food & Wine picked us as the best natural cereal in August

Our annual Pink Tag promotion for Breast Cancer Awareness Month was bigger than ever

The Today Show featured us in October

We already have lots planned for 2010 so we hope you will join us for the ride and continue to share you feedback and suggestions as we strive to become a better company and meet your needs.

Here’s to a safe and happy 2010!

sinCerealy yours,

adam, alexander & carl

happy birthday adam!

adam & alexander circa 2004

while Christmas Day commemorates the birth of Jesus, Christmas Eve will forever commemorate the birth of Adam (no, not the biblical one, the [me] & goji one).  on this very day, Adam’s parents proudly welcomed the little gojian into the world. little did they know, some 26 years later, Adam would go on to revolutionize the cereal world.

so on behalf of alexander, carl and the rest of team goji- happy birthday Adam!  your cereal capsule is in the mail…

Kellogg’s crazy claim

in an attempt to become more health conscious, Kellogg’s decided to add the phrase “Now helps support your child’s immunity.”  Kelly Brownell, director of Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, stated “By their logic, you can spray vitamins on a pile of leaves, and it will boost immunity.” Click here to check out the rest of the article.

[me] & goji contains food as nature intended it: unprocessed and without synthetic or artificial ingredients. in addition, our automatic nutritional counter allows you to design a cereal for your specific nutritional needs.

unfortunately, we were unable to get a quote from a Kellogg rep.  We were, however, able to reach Lucy, mother of [me] & goji founder Alexander, who released this statement, “It’s terrible to think of all the sugar and artificial ingredients they put in children’s cereal today. I wish [me] & goji was around when I was raising Alexander, maybe we could have gotten him to sit still once in awhile. Wait, you’re not going to quote me on that blog of yours are y… (lost connection).”

so while some people tell you not to fear the unknown, we take comfort in knowing exactly what goes into our cereal. check out some of recommended mixes in our cereal store today!

[me] & goji on facebook

Are you on Facebook? Well [me] & goji is and we are trying to get 20,000 cereal fans. We are at just over 4k so we have a ways to go and need your help!

Click here to become our Facebook Fan and, better, yet, flex those social networking muscles and tell your friends to join too!

We have lots of cool things happening on our Facebook page like our Top 10 mixes of the Week and, coming next week, our new Funky Name Generator. We recently gave away a $500 American Express Gift Card for the holidays, so make sure you don’t miss out on the next giveaway!

spotlight: mulberries and resveratrol

here we go ’round the mulberry bush,
the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush.
here we go ’round the mulberry bush,
so early in the morning.

this is the way we fight disease,
fight disease, fight disease.
this is the way we fight disease,
so get your resveratrol today!

Resveratrol, found in our mulberries and blue berries, are strong combatants of cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s by reducing inflammation, normalizing blood sugar and removing amyloid-beta protein (the cause of brain damage associated with Alzheimer’s disease).

Recent clinical trials suggest eating a polyphenol-rich diet (resveratrol is the superstar of the polyphenols) to maximize the benefits or resveratrol. So load up on your mulberries and blueberries today!