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Hello there, we're Warren and Jen Simmons, Atlanta residents
​and bakers of Cheese Rounds!

In 2016, we found ourselves combing through Warren's grandmother's handwritten recipes from a much simpler time.  Born in 1907, Irene Simmons, "DeDe" to her grandchildren, was a loving woman devoted to her family. A consummate hostess, her parties were the talk of Charleston, SC.  We began experimenting with DeDe's recipes, and time and time again, her Cheese Rounds were a clear favorite of family, friends, co-workers, and clients.  In 2017, word (and Rounds!) had spread, and we were invited to participate as a vendor at the Peachtree Center Green Market in downtown Atlanta.  We had a fun season and definitely learned a lot at the Green Market.  Halfway through the season, we were asked by Master Chef Tom Catherall to provide Cheese Rounds for a book signing at his restaurant for John Oates. With an obsession-level love for Hall & Oates since childhood, you can imagine how giddy Jen was watching John Oates enjoy our Cheese Rounds!

After working for a couple of years with a food broker in the airline industry to come to market as a snack for first-class passengers, but failing to secure a production facility that could make our Cheese Rounds taste as amazing as we had made them ourselves, we regrouped and refocused our consumer target.  We entered the 2020 Flavor of Georgia Contest, and were floored to have beaten out 117 products (including 30 of us whom were named Finalists)! Quickly, we had to teach ourselves the ins and outs of production on commercial equipment, as well as jump into the world of marketing, sales, and fulfillment.  But, as both of us are Project Managers, we were up for the task, and we're thrilled now to be in the marketplace sharing our Cheese Rounds throughout the Southeast! Truly, our Cheese Rounds are everything Warren's grandmother DeDe was—sassy, Southern with a kick, and the life of the soirée!