Honouring and Celebrating the Father
Sharing our thoughts on why it's so important to recognize and appreciate the special dad's in your life this Father's Day.
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What Is a Good Business Gift for a Professional Client or Customer?
Did you know that the corporate gifting industry is currently valued at $125B? An increasing number of business owners understand just how much thanking their clients can work in their favor, and sending out gifts is a popular way of doing so.
Gift Ideas For Coworkers They’ll Thank You For
Plenty of occasions call for giving office gifts to your coworkers holiday parties, birthdays, to say thank you for their hard work, or to celebrate an accomplishment. If you've been struggling to find the best office gift for your coworkers, this guide will help you find something to surprise and delight even the most finicky of your colleagues.
Have you seen the butterflies? Watch for butterflies at Bread and Butter Basket Company!
We love to decorate our boxes and our gifts with butterflies and we certainly love the symbolism of the butterfly. The butterfly is a deep and powerful representation of life.
A History of Giving | Why Easter Baskets Aren't Just For Kids
If your first impression of Easter is walking into a grocery store, you may think that it is a holiday strictly about chocolate rabbits, decorated baskets, and of course, colourful eggs. You'd likely see children flocking around the treats, begging their parent to give in and let them indulge. If you were once one of these children, you may have thought that the Easter bunny reliably came along each year to drop off these treats, as he has for centuries.
Seven Signs of Luck in your Life
There are many different objects that have become symbols of good luck. Many of us would not describe ourselves as “lucky” simply because we feel that good twists of fate or happy coincidences rarely happen to us. With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, Bread and Butter would like to remind everyone that being lucky comes from more than just seeing 11:11 on the clock every night.
International Women’s Day | Recognizing the women in your life
At Bread and Butter, we would like to encourage everyone to recognize and show gratitude to all of the beautiful, intelligent, and powerful women in your life today.
Food For Thought: Ten ways to share gratitude through food
Bread and Butter Basket Company is all about showing gratitude whenever and wherever we can, and we want to encourage you to do the same - through food. Here are a few ways that you can share gratitude through what we love and savour the most.
Raising the Basket | What Makes Bread and Butter Company Stand Out?
At Bread and Butter Basket Company we are passionate about the gift baskets that we create and the experiences that result when you receive one. Our goal is to create exquisite gifts for your everyday moments. Whether your moment is celebrating a loved ones achievement, or simply extending your appreciation to a good friend, there is a carefully constructed gift basket for any and all occasions that encompass the showing of love, gratitude, and compassion.
Show Love, Do Love, Be Love
Love is continually around us 365 days a year. Here at Bread and Butter we want everyone to embrace the idea of love and showing that love every single day—not just on a certain holiday. To help you become a regular old cupid, we have some ways that you can show love, do love, and be love on a regular basis. We’re sure you’ll love it
Gratitude in Edmonton | Five YEG stories that will make you feel grateful that you live here
Living in the fast-paced and hectic environment that we do, it can be easy to forget to be grateful or even simply positive sometimes. There is so much going on in our day-to-day lives that we sometimes don’t stop to think about just how great it is to live in Edmonton, and the great things that happen here.
We here at Bread and Butter Basket Company want to remind everyone about the Edmonton gratitude and compassion that is shown through tiny and big acts alike done by the great people who live here.
'Tis the Season | Four Baskets to help spread the Christmas Spirit This Holiday Season
Although it’s been said many times, many ways, Merry Christmas to you...with a Bread and Butter Basket Company gift basket!
It’s time to spread some Christmas spirit and what better way to do that than to shop local this holiday season and present your loved ones with a gift basket stuffed to the brim with delicious treats and goodies from our amazing Canadian suppliers and our very own stoves. We’ve created a list of our top four recommended baskets to help make choosing a Christmas gift effortless and fun.
Gift with Purpose | Five Edmonton Charities to Donate to this Holiday Season
Tis’ the season of giving and we want you to give something that you can feel good about this holiday season. With Christmas coming in just a few weeks it is easy to see just how lucky most of us are to have some of the most basic things like a home and food. Some people are not as fortunate, and so we’ve put together a list of charities that would love and appreciate any donation you might be willing to give them this year!
Oh Canada | Canadian suppliers that we carry at Bread and Butter Basket Co.
Our gift baskets are meticulously put together to ensure that you are receiving only the most delicious assortments of baked goods. This could not be possible without all of our great Canadian suppliers that ensure we are including only the most decadent of ingredients in our cookies, loaves, and other treats.
Kitchen Therapy: How cooking benefits your mental health
Here at Bread and Butter Basket Company we have a passion for homemade products. Each and every one of the treats you find in our gift baskets is created with love and enjoyment right here in Canada. We have a passion for crafting treats for your satisfaction and a passion for the time and energy it takes to bake them.
Baking and cooking, in general, can have a purpose besides being purely enjoyment. In fact, it can be a form of therapy that can substantially aid with a variety of mental health diseases.
10 Thoughtful Ideas for New Moms in your Life
Being a new mom is never easy. Between trying to care for a baby and herself at the same time, things can get overwhelming fast. Here are a few easy ways that you can help out a new mom, complete with great gift ideas that include some of our most loved baskets!
Simple Ingredients. Big Impact.
It can be easy to think that something that tastes so good requires an endless amount of ingredients. How else could such an unforgettable flavour be possible? When you go about your daily life, tasting things here and there, you might not even consider what sort of products go into making a cookie or a loaf, but only think that the list is so long that you don’t even want to bother reading it.
Product Spotlight: Newget Kompany
Chocolate - it’s creamy, delicious, and the perfect treat for anyone who has a sweet tooth. Chocolate is like a universal language that everyone can understand whether it’s milk, dark, or white. This melt in your mouth classic treat can be paired with an endless amount of ingredients and desserts that satisfy the taste buds to no end. A few of these ingredients include nuts and fruits. Nougat is a delicious treat enjoyed by many packed with confections that make the taste buds swoon.
4 Hidden Holidays to Celebrate this Fall
Rest assured there's a multitude of hidden holidays that most of us are not aware of! Read ahead for four holidays paired with great gift ideas for all of those that deserve a well-needed treat --Specifically, a delectable gift basket packed with all of the essentials.
Spread the Love | 8 Heartfelt and Meaningful Gift Ideas
We all have that amazing person in our life that we’re sincerely thankful for because of so many reasons: maybe they were there to help you get through a difficult time or maybe they’re just an all around great person. Maybe it’s someone that has moved away that you miss deeply. A thoughtful way to show someone your gratitude is a gift. A gift that is special and shouts: “I’m really grateful for you and need you to know!” A gift doesn’t have to be a purchased item, it can be a day spent together, or a generous service. Any form of effort that shows you want to make someone feel special at that moment. Feeling low on ideas? We’ve got some below that will help!
Gift Giving 101 | How Customized Gifts Tell a Better Story
The most enjoyable part of gift gifting is finding the perfect thing that expresses thank-you, congratulations, or whatever the occasion calls for. The key to memorable gift giving? Personalization!
Deliver Happiness | Five ways to make someone smile today
We’ve all heard the term that a “smile can go a long way” and since our days can be filled with frustrations and challenges, we often forget to smile and showcase the beauty that we have within. A smile is the easiest way to show someone you care and the best way to share a piece of your brightness into someone else’s life. From those you walk past on the street to the friendly neighbour that held the door open for you, a smile is your greatest gift and here are five ways to deliver this happiness to those around you every day.