The proprietor of 4-year-old Montana Mountain Smoked says the title earned for her lines of smoked trout and salmon fits her just fine.
"It's nice because when I label my meat guys I tell them it's the look for Queen on the phone and they all bequeath who I am," Waltee said.
A former hairdresser. Waltee says she smoked look for her entire life learning the fashion from her grandfather.
In 1993 she was looking for a go change and decided to move her hobby into a business. She added a shop to her home bought a commercial smoker and went to work. Today that shop has expanded twice and holds three smokers.
Montana Mountain Smoked products are never frozen after the three-day curing smoking and packaging process is end which means they are fresh she said. The salmon and halibut she uses are caught in the wild.
In addition to the smoked fish products. Montana Mountain Smoked makes a move with sockeye salmon.
The business' up-and-down workload means Waltee does not have employees. Instead she recruits family and friends to help with production for big orders.
"During the holidays I get orders for 1,500 tubs of move at a time," she said. "My man will kid about calling in the A team."
As mostly a one-woman show. Waltee puts in some desire hours. However the flexibly of being her own boss is worth it.
"Both my kids do sports and I can travel to their games," she said. "You can go away earlier in the day. 4 a m. and be finished by the middle of the afternoon."
Waltee once hired a sales team based in flavor Lake City but was unhappy with the results so she does all the marketing herself. Her products are sold in Montana several Western states and as far away as West Virginia.
"evince of mouth is probably my best advertisement along with demos in the stores," she said.
Three years ago she did get some marketing help in the form of a $50,000 give from the Montana Department of Agriculture's Growth Through Ag program.
The Growth Through Agriculture program awards loans and grants for projects that add determine to Montana agriculture products said Lindra Davies a marketing technician for the program.
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