My business started in 1992 when I moved to the Ozarks in Arkansas? & started working for a Distributing company selling Veterinary products to Veterinary Clinics in Arkansas & Southern Missouri. I Have a portable Horizon BBQ Smoker so I started doing some cooking for my clinics to help promote my business, during that time I met some guides & went fishing on the Famous White River below Bull Shoals lake--- the Guides asked me if I would be interested in doing some cooking for their guided trips--as things progressed I was doing a lot of cooking & needed Seasonings--I had 3 Seasonings of my own that I was Hand mixing---I Was fortunate to meet the folks at Ingredients Corp. in Memphis, Tenn. & they started making my Seasonings in a Certified FDA facility! We now have 6 Seasonings plus a Chili Mix & our FAMOUS Mike's SALSA!